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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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Open

The Open button provides the option to Open From Disk and Open From Server.
*Open From Disk:* open an RDL file stored locally on your machine. *Open From Server:* Download an RDL file from a report server.

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Save

The 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.

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Import Template

The Import Template button allows you to import an existing XLS, XLSX, or XLSM file and use it as the template for the RDL. This will remove any existing design information.

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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 If you click this button with an unpublished report open, you will be prompted to publish before viewing.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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