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h2. New, rewritten OfficeWriter Designer for Excel

You will find the OfficeWriter Designer .NET 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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h2. File
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| *Open Report* | The *Open Report* button allowsprovides youthe option to open*Open savedFrom reportDisk* definitionand files*Open (RDLFrom files)Server.* These files can be created with the OfficeWriter Designer, Visual Studio, or Report Builder. Open files from your local disk or\\*Open From Disk:* open an RDL file stored locally on your machine. \*Open From Server:* Download an RDL file from a remotereport server.  \\ \\ | !opensave_reportoptions.jpg! \\ \\ |
| *Import TemplateSave* | The *New in 8.6* Save* button provides the option to *Save to Disk* and *Deploy to Remote Server.* \\*Save To Disk:* save your template as an RDL file. \*Deploy To Remote Server:* Publish your report on the Reporting Services server. Once you do this, your report will be available for viewing in Excel and through Reporting Services Report Manager.  \\ \\ | !save_options.jpg! \\ \\ |
| *Import Template* | The *Import Template* button allows you to import an existing DOCXLS, DOCXXLSX, or DOCMXLSM file and use it as the template for the RDL. This will remove any existing design information.  \\ \\ |!ImportTemplateXL.jpg! \\ \\ |
| *View* | The *View* button sends a request to Reporting Services to run your report, then displays the results in another window in Excel. If you click this button with an unpublished report open, you will be prompted to publish before viewing.  \\ \\ | !view.jpg! \\ \\ |

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h2. Report
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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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h2. Help

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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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