Introduction
  Welcome
  The Web Reporting Solution
  What is ExcelWriter?
  Features and Benefits
  New in This Version  V4
  Requirements
  Edition Differences
  Frequently Asked Questions
  Troubleshooting

Quick Start
  Creating Your First Spreadsheet
  Adding a Formula
  Adding Formatting
  Importing from a Database

Features In Depth
  Addressing Cells
  Setting Values
  Output Options
  Adding Charts
  Reading an Existing Spreadsheet
  Modifying an Existing Spreadsheet
  The Range Object
  Template Spreadsheets
  How to Use Templates
  ExcelApp.Open vs. ExcelTemplate
  Using ExcelTemplate with PivotTables
  Templates and Charts
  Reliable Spreadsheet Download  V4
  Page Setup
  Formatting Headers & Footers
  Protecting your Worksheet
  Multilingual Support  V4
  XML Import

HotCell Technology  V4
  What is HotCell Technology?
  Upload Example
  Advanced POST Example
  Advanced Upload Example

Programmer's Reference
  Object Model
      ExcelTemplate Object
      ExcelApplication Object
         3DProperties Object
         Area Object
         Axis Object
         Cells Object
         Cell Object
         Charts Object
         Chart Object
         ChartFrame Object
         Font Object
         Line Object
         PageSetup Object
         Pictures Object
         Picture Object
         Range Object
         SeriesCollection Object
         Series Object
         Style Object
         Worksheets Object
         Worksheet Object
  Formula Functions
  Formula Calculation Operators
  Formatting Codes
  Chart Codes

Installation
  Quick Installation
  Configuring IIS
  Security Considerations

External Links
  ExcelWriter Home Page
  Technical Support
  ExcelWriter Demos
  SoftArtisans Home Page
  E-mail General Questions
  E-mail Technical Support
  Legal Information

Features and Benefits


  • Generates full function, native Microsoft Excel from a Web form, an existing Excel workbook, or any data source.

  • Built for the most demanding sites, ExcelWriter easily generates thousands of workbooks per day.

  • Code-based or template-driven development.

  • Server-side solution—does not require that Microsoft Excel be installed on the user's computer or on server.

  • Enables easy one-step spreadsheet generation from a database.

  • HotCell Technology allows you to update a server-side data source directly from client-side Microsoft Excel.  V4

  • Produces editable Excel spreadsheets (BIFF8 or BIFF7).

  • Supports virtually all Excel formatting, functions, and charts.

  • Supports advanced Excel features such as pivot tables, VBA, and macros.

  • Creates pictures from existing image files.

  • Allows you to save the generated workbook to disk or stream it to a Web browser.

  • ExcelWriter is a high performance, multithreaded, single dynamic link library (DLL).

  • Designed to work fully with ASP.NET.

  • Reads existing Excel spreadsheets and allows you to modify existing spreadsheets.

  • Can be used from ASP, VB or .NET.

  • Easy to use.
     
Note on ExcelWriter Editions

SoftArtisans offers four production editions of ExcelWriter. Not all ExcelWriter features are available in ExcelWriterSE, ExcelWriterLE, and ExcelWriterFree. For more information, see ExcelWriter Editions.


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