Open XML SDK V2. The first CTP of V2 of the Open XML SDK is now available for download. This release includes a high-level DOM (document object model) for Open XML development, as well as several tools to streamline Open XML development: The OpenXmlDiff ... [Read More]

Article by Chhavi Kumar Agrawal, Sonata Software Limited This article explains about line shape and how line properties like color, width, and head/tail etc details of line shape are represented in DrawingML language within drawing part stored in SpreadsheetML ... [Read More]

Microsoft unveiled today the roadmap for the Open XML SDK that was released last June as a CTP (Community Technology Preview) version. After collecting developer feedback through the CTP release, they've put together a two-phased release plan to get developers ... [Read More]

  The attached white paper broadly describes how DrawingML is different from Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) in terms of design goals, target audience and the problem areas intended to address.  This paper hopes to raise the level of awareness ... [Read More]

Article by Sheela E.N, Sonata Software Limited   This article explains the DrawingML implementation in Spreadsheet and how a drawing object is stored in SpreadsheetML using DrawingML. When an image/picture is inserted in a Spreadsheet document, ... [Read More]

Article By - Sheela E.N, Sonata Software Limited   This article explains the process of changing type of chart in a SpreadsheetML document programmatically using Open XML SDK API.   In this article, we will be replacing a bar chart embedded ... [Read More]

This article has upated versions of the simple sample Open XML documents that were posted in March 2006.  The latest versions attached here were created with the shipping version of the 2007 Microsoft Office system as of August 2007. ... [Read More]