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- OfficeWriter allows Microsoft Excel users to maintain and create spreadsheets that contain:
- Pivot tables
- Interactive charts
- VBA and macros
- Advanced formulas
- * OfficeWriter allows you to separate roles of query developer and report designer. A developer can create shared data sources and build queries, and a business user can design the report in Word or Excel.*
- OfficeWriter delivers reports directly from Excel or Word. Use the OfficeWriter toolbar to browse the Reporting Services server and display the OfficeWriter rendered reports directly in Office.*
- The familiar Word and Excel design environments eliminate the learning time required by more complex development environments like Visual Studio .NET.*
- Avoid the cost of additional Visual Studio licenses by using the freely-distributed OfficeWriter designer in Word or Excel.
- * OfficeWriter generates real RDL files, allowing you to take full advantage of Reporting Services' report management, security, and delivery options.
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- The Microsoft Word format has only limited support in Reporting Services 2008 and no support in Reporting Services 2005 without the use of OfficeWriter.
- * OfficeWriter delivers reports directly from Excel or Word. Use the OfficeWriter toolbar to browse the Reporting Services server and display the OfficeWriter rendered reports directly in Office.*
- The familiar Word and Excel design environments eliminate the learning time required by more complex development environments like Visual Studio .NET.*
- Avoid the cost of additional Visual Studio licenses by using the freely-distributed OfficeWriter designer in Word or Excel.
- * OfficeWriter generates real RDL files, allowing you to take full advantage of Reporting Services' report management, security, and delivery options.