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Microsoft Excel®-compatible Spreadsheet Controls

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  • Why you should choose Spread.NET
  • Spread Windows Forms - Getting Started... Data Binding
  • Spread WPF-Silverlight
  • Excel® Document Integration

Embed Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet functionality into your .NET, ASP.NET, Silverlight, WPF, Windows Store, and COM applications. Spread delivers an integrated charting engine, data visualizations for informative and effective business dashboards, and comprehensive Excel document support for information sharing across the enterprise.

Why Choose Spread?

  • Native Microsoft Excel Compatibility

    Native Microsoft Excel Compatibility

    Import data from and export data to, with full formatting and formulas preserved, Excel in your applications. Several Microsoft Excel document formats are supported, including Excel 97 - Excel 2003 (XLS), Excel 2007 - Excel 2010 XML (XLSX), comma-delimited (CSV), and tab-delimited (TXT). Open an entire multiple-sheet Excel file into the Spread component, or specify a particular sheet (either by name or number) and open it into a specific sheet in Spread.

  • Unmatched Flexibility

    Unmatched Flexibility

    With Spread, you get unmatched flexibility at the cell level for maximum control over the display and entry of the data, plenty of events to respond to user changes, and an extensive list of built-in calculation functions. And you’re guaranteed a quick learning curve using the Spread Designer, a design-time tool with a point-and-click interface.

  • Exceed Grids and Excel

    Exceed Grids and Excel

    When the simple grid does not meet your needs, use Spread, the control that far exceeds the grid capabilities. Find calculation accuracy and data scalability in a control that also provides a highly customizable interface.

  • Time-tested by Developers Worldwide

    As the first spreadsheet component on the market for Visual Basic, Spread has been used by tens of thousands of developers worldwide for the past 20 years. It's one of the few components to be successfully localized, sold, and supported in Japan, Europe, United States, and other parts of the world. While Spread has continued to evolve over the years, the development team has stayed true to the legacy and continues to support VB.NET for .NET products, and VB for the Spread COM product.

  • Strong Public Knowledge Base

    When you purchase Spread, you get a market leader. This means you get thorough documentation, technical support, and expert advice. Plus, be confident knowing that for nearly 20 years, over 100,000 developers have adopted and enriched Spread with their experience and skill, and have contributed to a global online knowledge base in the form of forum discussions, articles, and blogs.

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Spread Family

  • Spread Studio for .NET

    Spread Studio for .NET

    Embed Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet functionality for advanced business, engineering, and scientific applications.

  • Spread for WinForms

    Spread for WinForms

    Embed Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet functionality into your advanced business, engineering, and scientific Windows Forms applications.

  • Spread for ASP.NET

    Spread for ASP.NET

    Embed Excel spreadsheet functionality into your ASP.NET applications.

  • Spread WPF-Silverlight

    Spread WPF-Silverlight

    Embed Excel spreadsheet functionality into your WPF and Silverlight applications.

  • Spread WinRT

    Spread WinRT

    Embed Excel spreadsheet functionality into your Windows 8 applications.

  • Spread COM

    Spread COM

    High-performance, fully-customizable spreadsheet/grid components for powerful, extendable spreadsheet solutions.