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h1. New, rewritten OfficeWriter Designer for Excel

You will find the OfficeWriter Designer toolbar on the Excel ribbon, under *OfficeWriter Designer .NET*

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As of OfficeWriter 8.6, there are two OfficeWriter Designers available for Excel: the OfficeWriter Designer and the OfficeWriter Designer .NET. The differences between the two Designers are outlined in [OfficeWriter Designer vs OfficeWriter Designer .NET]. 
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| *Open Report* | The *Open Report* button allows you to open saved report definition files (RDL files). These files can be created with the OfficeWriter Designer, Visual Studio, or Report Builder. Open files from your local disk or from a remote server.  \\ \\ | !open_report.jpg! \\ \\ |
| *Import Template* | *New in 8.6* The *Import Template* button allows you to import an existing DOC, DOCX, or DOCM file and use it as the template for the RDL. This will remove any existing design information.  \\ \\ |!ImportTemplateXL.jpg! \\ \\ |
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