Add Syncfusion® Spreadsheet Editor SDK component

9 Dec 20253 minutes to read

Syncfusion® supports Visual Studio Item Templates to add Syncfusion®Spreadsheet Editor SDK component to the corresponding applications with their references.

IMPORTANT

The Syncfusion® Spreadsheet Editor SDK item templates are available from v32.1.19.

The following steps will guide you in adding the Syncfusion® Spreadsheet Editor SDK component to your Visual Studio WinForms or WPF application.

Add Syncfusion® Spreadsheet Editor SDK Component using Syncfusion® Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item Template

  1. Open a new or existing WinForms or WPF application.

    Option 1:

    From the Solution Explorer, right-click on the WinForms or WPF application. Choose Add Syncfusion® Spreadsheet….

    Choose Add Syncfusion Item option from right click project

    Option 2:

    Click Extensions > Essential Studio® for Spreadsheet Editor SDK > Add Syncfusion® Spreadsheet… in Visual Studio.

    Choose Add Syncfusion Item option from menu

  2. The Syncfusion® Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item Template wizard will be launched, displaying available component for the selected platform (WinForms or WPF).

    • Windows Forms:

      Syncfusion WinForms Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template component

    • WPF:

      Syncfusion WPF Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template component

  3. The Component and the features associated with the Spreadsheet Editor SDK component will be presented within your Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template.

  4. The required Syncfusion® assemblies are added to the project from the NuGet packages reference option.

  5. Click Add, and a pop-up will appear providing information about adding Component files and NuGet/Assemblies details.

    • Windows Forms:

      Syncfusion WinForms Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template details

    • WPF:

      Syncfusion WPF Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template details

  6. Click OK to incorporate the component into the application, along with the necessary Syncfusion® assemblies.

    • Windows Forms:

      Syncfusion WinForms Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template Gallery

    • WPF:

      Syncfusion WPF Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template Gallery

  7. Then, Syncfusion® licensing registration required message box will be shown if you installed the trial setup or NuGet packages since Syncfusion® introduced the licensing system from 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio® release. Navigate to the help topic, which is shown in the licensing message box to generate and register the Syncfusion® license key to your project. Refer to this blog post for understanding the licensing changes introduced in Essential Studio®.

    Syncfusion Spreadsheet Editor SDK Item template Gallery