# Handling Data Using Cell Properties

Spread for ASP.NET provides you various ways to get or set the data in cells using various cell properties. Learn more in documentation.

## Content

The following table summarizes the ways you can get or set data in cells using the properties of the cell.

| **Data Description** | **Cell Class Property** |
| ---------------- | ------------------- |
| As a string with formatting (for example "$1,234.56") | [Text](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.Cell.Text.html) |
| As a string without formatting (for example "1234.45") | [Value](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.Cell.Value.html) |

## Using Code

Set the [Text](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.Cell.Text.html) property.

## Example

This example code sets the [Text](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.Cell.Text.html) property for the cell.

```csharp
FpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[0,0].Text = "test";
```

```vbnet
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(0,0).Text = "test"
```

## See Also

[Handling Data Using Sheet Methods](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-asp/overview/spweb-devguide/spweb-datamanage/spweb-dataaddreturn/spweb-databymethod)