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  • Overview of the Spreadsheet Document API Features

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    Spreadsheet Document API is a feature-rich component. This article lists available workbook elements and workbook-related settings, and on which levels the Spreadsheet Document API supports them.

    Features that are not supported are excluded from this list.

    Please refer to the following topic for information on supported file formats: Supported Formats.

    Workbook Parts

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code
    Worksheets green tick green tick green tick
    Chart Sheets green tick green tick green tick

    Worksheet Elements and Parts

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code
    ActiveX Controls green tick red x red x
    Charts green tick green tick green tick
    Custom XML Parts green tick N/A green tick
    Defined Names green tick green tick green tick
    Document Properties green tick green tick green tick
    Form Controls green tick green tick green tick
    Freeze Panes green tick green tick green tick
    Headers/Footers green tick green tick green tick
    Hyperlinks green tick green tick green tick
    Macros green tick N/A red x
    OLE Objects green tick green tick green tick
    Pictures green tick green tick green tick
    Pivot Charts green tick green tick[1] red x
    Pivot Tables green tick green tick green tick
    Simple Notes green tick green tick green tick
    Shapes green tick green tick green tick
    Slicers green tick red x red x
    Smart Art green tick red x red x
    Sparklines green tick green tick green tick
    Tables green tick green tick green tick
    Text Boxes green tick green tick green tick
    Threaded Comments green tick red x green tick
    Word Art[2] green tick green tick green tick

    Formulas and Functions

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code
    Array Formulas green tick N/A green tick
    Built-In Functions green tick N/A green tick
    Dynamic Arrays green tick N/A green tick
    Nested Functions green tick N/A green tick
    Shared Formulas green tick N/A green tick
    Tracing Precedents/Dependents green tick N/A green tick
    User-Defined Formulas green tick[3] N/A green tick

    Chart Elements

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code
    Axis Titles green tick green tick green tick
    Chart Axes green tick green tick green tick
    Chart Legends green tick green tick green tick
    Chart Titles green tick green tick green tick
    Chart Templates green tick[4] green tick green tick
    Data Labels green tick green tick green tick
    Data Points / Custom Data Points green tick green tick green tick
    Data Series green tick green tick green tick
    Data Table green tick green tick green tick
    Error Bars green tick green tick green tick
    Gridlines green tick green tick green tick
    Trendlines green tick green tick green tick

    Data Shaping Features

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code
    Filter Data green tick green tick green tick
    Outlines (Grouping) green tick green tick green tick
    Sort Data green tick green tick green tick
    Validate Data green tick green tick green tick
    Workbook/Worksheet Protection green tick green tick green tick

    Formatting Features

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code
    Cell Styles green tick green tick green tick
    Chart Styles green tick green tick green tick
    Conditional Formatting green tick green tick green tick
    Format Cells green tick green tick green tick
    Page Setup Settings green tick green tick green tick
    Print Titles green tick green tick green tick
    Rich Text Cell Formatting green tick green tick green tick
    Table Styles green tick green tick green tick
    Themes (Fonts and Colors) green tick green tick green tick
    Footnotes
    1. Pivot charts are rendered and printed as regular charts.

    2. Limited support: some properties are not supported in binary (XLS and other) formats.

    3. Add a custom function to the CustomFunctionCollection collection before you load a document to successfully import this function.

    4. Export is not supported.