# Excel-Formatted Files Import

Learn how Spread preserves Excel settings when importing files. Find out which workbook, sheet, row, column, and cell settings are imported and how border styles and print settings are substituted.

## Content



These topics summarize what settings are preserved when Spread imports an Excel file.

*   [Workbook Settings Imported](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-workbk)
*   [Chart Settings Imported](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-chart)
*   [Sheet Settings Imported](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-sheet)
*   [Row and Column Settings Imported](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-rowcol)
*   [Cell Settings Imported](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-cell)
*   [Formula Settings Imported](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-formulas)
*   [Border Styles Substituted](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-border)
*   [Print Settings Imported](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelimport/spwin-excelimport-print)

For the sake of organization, the settings are organized based on the level of the spreadsheet object: workbook, sheets, columns, rows, and individual cells. Some of the properties are set in the underlying models and some are set on the Spread object.

## See Also

[Excel-Formatted Files Export](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-impexpref/spwin-excelexport)