WinForms Spreadsheet Control API

Apr 15, 2025
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Use the following links to access reference information about the most important classes and interfaces in the WinForms Spreadsheet control:

Class/Interface	Description
SpreadsheetControl	The primary control of the WinForms Spreadsheet Suite that allows you to create, load, edit, save and print spreadsheet documents.
SpreadsheetFormulaBar	Displays the active cell’s address and content and is used to view, enter and edit formulas and cell data in the SpreadsheetControl.
SpreadsheetControlOptions	Stores settings specific for the SpreadsheetControl.
SpreadsheetBehaviorOptions	Contains options used to restrict an end-user’s ability to manage a document within the SpreadsheetControl.
IWorkbook	A document in the SpreadsheetControl.
Worksheet	An individual worksheet in a workbook.
Row	An individual row in a worksheet.
Column	An individual column in a worksheet.
Cell	A box at the intersection of a column and a row. A cell can contain worksheet data, a formula, and formatting.
CellRange	The base interface that provides the functionality required to work with a worksheet cell and a range of cells.
CellValue	A data value contained in a cell.
Formatting	An interface containing options to change cell format settings: fill, font, alignment, borders, and number format.
RichTextString	Rich formatted text in a cell.
ConditionalFormatting	The base interface for conditional formatting rules.
DefinedName	A name that refers to a cell, cell range, formula, or constant value.
WorkbookFunctions	An interface that provides access to the built-in worksheet functions divided into categories by their functionality and allows you to override a specific function.
ICustomFunction	An interface that provides basic properties and methods required to implement a custom worksheet function.
FormulaEngine	Provides the capability to calculate and parse worksheet formulas. See Formula Engine.
Hyperlink	A hyperlink associated with a cell or cell range.
Comment	A comment attached to a worksheet cell.
Shape	A common class for drawing objects in a worksheet.
Picture	An embedded image in a worksheet.
Chart	An embedded chart in a worksheet.
Sparkline	A sparkline within a cell.
Table	A table in a worksheet.
PivotTable	A PivotTable report in a worksheet.
WorksheetDataBinding	An interface containing information about a cell range bound to an external data source or used to create a data source. See Data Binding.
CustomCellInplaceEditor	A custom cell in-place editor assigned to a cell or cell range in a worksheet.