{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* {div:class=kate-style} You can [download the Hello World sample code] to see the finished product. ExcelWriter offers two approaches to generating, processing and manipulating Excel documents: ExcelTemplate and ExcelApplication. This tutorial will walk you through assigning the contents of a cell using ExcelTemplate and ExcelApplication. {section}{column:width=50%} {panel:title=Template Based Approach|borderColor=#AAA|bgColor=white|titleBGColor=#EEE|titleColor=#666} With ExcelTemplate, we can insert our data into a specially formatted excel file. * [Hello World using ExcelTemplate] {panel} {column}{column:width=50%} {panel:title=Programatic Approach|borderColor=#AAA|bgColor=white|titleBGColor=#EEE|titleColor=#666} 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] {panel} {column}{section} \ That's all you need to start processing excel files with OfficeWriter. {div} h1. Next Steps {children:page=ExcelWriter 8.0|depth=1|style=h6|excerpt=true} |