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  • Overview of WPF Spreadsheet Control Features

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    WPF Spreadsheet Control is a feature-rich component. This article lists available workbook elements and workbook-related settings, and on which levels the Spreadsheet Control 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 Manage in UI
    Worksheets yes yes yes yes
    Chart Sheets yes yes yes yes

    Worksheet Elements and Parts

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code Manage in UI
    ActiveX Controls yes no no no
    Charts yes yes yes yes
    Custom XML Parts yes N/A yes no
    Defined Names yes yes yes yes
    Document Properties yes yes yes yes
    Form Controls yes yes yes no
    Freeze Panes yes yes yes yes
    Headers/Footers yes yes yes yes
    Hyperlinks yes yes yes yes
    Macros yes N/A no no
    OLE Objects yes yes yes no
    Pictures yes yes yes yes
    Pivot Charts yes yes[1] no no
    Pivot Tables yes yes yes yes
    Simple Notes yes yes yes yes
    Shapes yes yes yes no
    Slicers yes no no no
    Smart Art yes no no no
    Sparklines yes yes yes no
    Tables yes yes yes yes
    Text Boxes yes yes yes no
    Threaded Comments yes no yes no
    Word Art yes yes yes no

    Formulas and Functions

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code Manage in UI
    Array Formulas yes N/A yes yes
    Built-In Functions yes N/A yes yes
    Dynamic Arrays yes N/A yes yes
    Nested Functions yes N/A yes yes
    Shared Formulas yes N/A yes yes
    Tracing Precedents/Dependents yes no yes no
    User-Defined Formulas yes[2] N/A yes no

    Chart Elements

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code Manage in UI
    Axis Titles yes yes yes yes
    Chart Axes yes yes yes yes
    Chart Legends yes yes yes yes
    Chart Titles yes yes yes yes
    Chart Templates yes[3] yes yes no
    Data Labels yes yes yes yes
    Data Points / Custom Data Points yes yes yes no
    Data Series yes yes yes yes
    Data Table yes yes yes no
    Error Bars yes yes yes yes
    Gridlines yes yes yes yes
    Trendlines yes yes yes no

    Data Shaping Features

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

    Formatting Features

    Feature Import, Export Print, Export to PDF Manage in Code Manage in UI
    Cell Styles yes yes yes yes
    Chart Styles yes yes yes yes
    Conditional Formatting yes yes yes yes
    Format Cells yes yes yes yes
    Page Setup Settings yes yes yes yes
    Print Titles yes yes yes yes
    Rich Text Cell Formatting yes yes yes no
    Table Styles yes yes yes yes
    Themes (Fonts and Colors) yes yes yes no
    Footnotes
    1. Pivot charts are displayed and printed as regular charts.

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

    3. Export is not supported.