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Overview of the Spreadsheet Document API Features

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Overview of the Spreadsheet Document API Features

  • Aug 08, 2025
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Spreadsheet Document API is a feature-rich component. This article lists available workbook elements and workbook-related settings, and on which levels the Spreadsheet Document API supports them.

Features that are not supported are excluded from this list.

Please refer to the following topic for information on supported file formats: Supported Formats.

Workbook Parts

FeatureImport, ExportPrint, Export to PDFManage in Code
Worksheets
Chart Sheets

Worksheet Elements and Parts

FeatureImport, ExportPrint, Export to PDFManage in Code
ActiveX Controls
Charts
Custom XML PartsN/A
Defined Names
Document Properties
Form Controls
Freeze Panes
Headers/Footers
Hyperlinks
MacrosN/A
OLE Objects
Pictures
Pivot Charts[1]
Pivot Tables
Simple Notes
Shapes
Slicers
Smart Art
Sparklines
Tables
Text Boxes
Threaded Comments
Word Art[2]

Formulas and Functions

FeatureImport, ExportPrint, Export to PDFManage in Code
Array FormulasN/A
Built-In FunctionsN/A
Dynamic ArraysN/A
Nested FunctionsN/A
Shared FormulasN/A
Tracing Precedents/DependentsN/A
User-Defined Formulas[3]N/A

Chart Elements

FeatureImport, ExportPrint, Export to PDFManage in Code
Axis Titles
Chart Axes
Chart Legends
Chart Titles
Chart Templates[4]
Data Labels
Data Points / Custom Data Points
Data Series
Data Table
Error Bars
Gridlines
Trendlines

Data Shaping Features

FeatureImport, ExportPrint, Export to PDFManage in Code
Filter Data
Outlines (Grouping)
Sort Data
Validate Data
Workbook/Worksheet Protection

Formatting Features

FeatureImport, ExportPrint, Export to PDFManage in Code
Cell Styles
Chart Styles
Conditional Formatting
Format Cells
Page Setup Settings
Print Titles
Rich Text Cell Formatting
Table Styles
Themes (Fonts and Colors)

Footnotes

  1. Pivot charts are rendered and printed as regular charts.

  2. Limited support: some properties are not supported in binary (XLS and other) formats.

  3. Add a custom function to the CustomFunctionCollection collection before you load a document to successfully import this function.

  4. Export is not supported.