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{info}You will need ExcelWriter 8 installed in order to run the _Hello World_ sample.
* If you haven't purchased ExcelWriter, you can download an evaluation version [here].
* If you need to install ExcelWriter, please visit the [install page|Docs:Installing OfficeWriter] for instructions.{info}
h1. ExcelWriter Reference in Visual Studio
Create a .NET project and add a reference to the ExcelWriter library.
# Open Visual Studio and create a .NET project (this tutorial uses a web application).
# Add a reference to SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.ExcelWriter.dll
#* SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.ExcelWriter.dll is located under *Program Files > SoftArtisans > OfficeWriter > bin*
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You can [download the Hello World sample code] to see the finished product.
h1. Template vs. Application based Approaches
ExcelWriter offers two approaches to generating, processing and manipulating Excel documents: ExcelTemplate and ExcelApplication. {excerpt}This tutorial will walk you through assigning the contents of a cell using ExcelTemplate and ExcelApplication. {excerpt}
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With ExcelTemplate, we can insert our data into a specially formatted excel file.
* [Hello World using ExcelTemplate]
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With ExcelApplication, we have a full object-model for the excel file format. This means that we can create an excel file completely from scratch.
* [Hello World Using ExcelApplication]
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h1. Next Steps
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