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The question sometimes arises: why do we need Open XML? In my own words, in the following screen-cast, I identify the seven key reasons why Open XML is an important technology. As I discuss each of the seven reasons, I demonstrate in some fashion or another the actual technical or business benefit that...

This is the third in a series of screen-casts on getting started with Open XML development. In this screen-cast, I discuss the three most common scenarios around OpenXML WordprocessingML. Return to the Table of Contents of this screen-cast series.

Sometimes developers need to create huge spreadsheets, perhaps with 100's of thousands of rows, and many columns. A worksheet that contains 1,000,000 rows and 10 columns will contain upwards of 20,000,000 nodes in the worksheet part. This presents a problem when using a DOM approach. Both XmlDocument...

This is the second in a 2-part screen-cast series on controlling vertical spacing in an Open XML WordprocessingML document. When generating word-processing documents, you sometimes want to control vertical spacing very explicitly. You may want to control how much space there is between lines in a paragraph...

I've recorded a 2-part screen-cast series on controlling vertical spacing in an Open XML WordprocessingML document. When generating word-processing documents, you sometimes want to control vertical spacing very explicitly. You may want to control how much space there is between lines in a paragraph...