# Importing Excel Data from a Spreadsheet > This sample application shows how to import data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets into TX Text Control tables. It addresses a frequent document generation scenario where structured data from multiple external sources must be combined into a single formatted document output. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2005-06-17 - **Modified:** 2026-03-05 - **Description:** This sample application shows how to import data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets into TX Text Control tables. It addresses a frequent document generation scenario where structured data from multiple external sources must be combined into a single formatted document output. - **1 min read** (63 words) - **Tags:** - Excel - Sample - **LLMs.txt URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2005/06/17/importing-excel-data-from-a-spreadsheet/llms.txt - **LLMs-full.txt URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2005/06/17/importing-excel-data-from-a-spreadsheet/llms-full.txt - **Canonical URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2005/06/17/importing-excel-data-from-a-spreadsheet/ --- Sometimes, it is required to merge data from various data sources including Microsoft Excel sheets into a document. I have just finished a sample application which imports Microsoft Excel data from a spreadsheet into a TX Text Control table. Please take a look at this sample in our source code library: [Importing Excel data from a spreadsheet](https://github.com/TextControl/ "Code Sample") --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [Loading and Processing Excel XLSX Spreadsheet Tables into TX Text Control using .NET C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/10/16/loading-and-processing-excel-spreadsheet-tables-into-tx-text-control-using-net-csharp/llms.txt) - [Import and Manipulate Excel Spreadsheets by Converting Cells into Merge Fields in C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/08/08/import-and-manipulate-excel-spreadsheets-by-converting-cells-into-merge-fields/llms.txt) - [Importing Excel XLSX Spreadsheets into TX Text Control in ASP.NET Core and Windows Forms in C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/02/07/importing-excel-xlsx-spreadsheets-into-tx-text-control/llms.txt) - [Create a Table of Contents in Windows Forms using C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/01/23/create-toc-in-windows-forms/llms.txt) - [Official TX Text Control .NET Sample Applications Are Now Hosted on GitHub](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/01/08/official-tx-text-control-net-sample-applications-are-now-hosted-on-github/llms.txt) - [Detect Toggle Button Changes Using a MutationObserver](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2021/11/11/detect-toggle-button-changes-using-a-mutationobserver/llms.txt) - [Two Ways to Restart Numbered Lists in TX Text Control](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2021/11/03/two-ways-to-restart-numbered-lists/llms.txt) - [Zoom Tricks: Disabling CTRL + MOUSE WHEEL and More](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/12/09/zoom-tricks-disabling-ctrl-mouse-wheel-and-more/llms.txt) - [Merge Excel Documents into MailMerge Templates using IncludeText Fields](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/08/13/merge-excel-documents-into-mailmerge-templates/llms.txt) - [ReportingCloud: Backend Updated to TX Text Control X16](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/01/03/impact-of-the-azure-reboot-strategy/llms.txt) - [Automatically Format Numbers in Table Cells](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2018/12/10/automatically-format-numbers-in-table-cells/llms.txt) - [Opening Microsoft Excel files with TX Text Control X16](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2018/11/15/opening-microsoft-excel-files-with-tx-text-control-x16/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek X16: Excel Formulas and MailMerge](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2018/10/30/sneak-peel-x16-excel-formulas-and-mailmerge/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek X16: Selecting Reference Cells for Table Formulas](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2018/10/03/sneak-peek-x16-select-reference-cells-for-table-formulas/llms.txt) - [AutoCorrect Using TX Text Control and TX Spell .NET](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/08/17/autocorrect-using-tx-text-control-and-tx-spell-net/llms.txt) - [Creating Conference Badges with Text Control Reporting](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/02/14/creating-conference-badges-with-text-control-reporting/llms.txt) - [Using Custom Document Properties to Store Additional Document Information](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/02/09/using-custom-document-properties-to-store-additional-document-information/llms.txt) - [Use SubTextParts to Protect Document Parts](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/12/29/use-subtextparts-to-protect-document-parts/llms.txt) - [Reporting: Styling the DocumentViewer for ASP.NET](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/06/14/reporting-styling-the-documentviewer-for-aspnet/llms.txt) - [Reporting: Merging MS Word Documents with DocVariables](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/06/10/reporting-merging-ms-word-documents-with-docvariables/llms.txt) - [TextControl.Web: Determine when a Document Has Been Completely Loaded](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/06/09/textcontrolweb-determine-when-a-document-has-been-completely-loaded/llms.txt) - [TextControl.Web: Adding Custom Ribbon Tabs](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/05/29/textcontrolweb-adding-custom-ribbon-tabs/llms.txt) - [Building a Touch-enabled Button Bar with Javascript](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/05/27/building-a-touch-enabled-button-bar-with-javascript/llms.txt) - [TextControl.Web: Inserting Merge Fields Using Javascript](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/05/16/textcontrolweb-inserting-merge-fields-using-javascript/llms.txt) - [MailMerge: Merge Hyperlinks into Merge Fields](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2015/05/15/mailmerge-merge-hyperlinks-into-merge-fields/llms.txt)