| Spread for ASP.NET 8.0 Product Documentation > Import and Export Reference > Excel-Formatted File Import |
This topic summarizes how Spread imports the data from an Excel-formatted file to a Spread control. When bringing an Excel-formatted file into Spread (importing) and when saving Spread files to an Excel format (exporting), not all of the content and features are preserved. The intention of the import and export capability is to handle as much of the data and formatting of a spreadsheet or set of spreadsheets as possible. The results of the import operation is summarized in these topics: