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Requirements:

Using the classes in the Open XML SDK 2.5 is simple. When you have installed the Open XML SDK 2.5, open your existing project or application in Visual Studio, or create a new project or application. Then, in your project or application, add references to the following components:

DocumentFormat.OpenXml
WindowsBase

To add a reference in a Microsoft Visual Studio project

1. In Solution Explorer, right-click References and then click Add Reference. If the References node is not visible, click Project and then click Show All Files.

2. In the Add Reference dialog box, click .NET.

3. In the Component Name column, select the components (scroll if you need to), and then click OK.

What is the use of Aspose .NET Products?

Aspose are file format experts and provide APIs and components for various file formats including MS Office, OpenOffice, PDF and Image formats. These APIs are available on a number of development platforms including .NET frameworks; the .NET frameworks starting from version 2.0 are supported. If you are a .NET developer, you can use Aspose’s native .NET APIs in your .NET applications to process various file formats in just a few lines of codes. All the Aspose APIs don’t have any dependency over any other engine. For example, you don’t need to have MS Office installed on the server to process MS Office files. Here is a list of products we support for .NET developers.

OpenXML SDK:

The Open XML SDK for Office simplifies the task of manipulating Open XML packages and the underlying Open XML schema elements within a package. The classes in the Open XML SDK encapsulate many common tasks that developers perform on Open XML packages, so that you can perform complex operations with lines of code.

This project covers the following topics:

Aspose.Words Vs OpenXML Word:

Aspose.Cells Vs OpenXML Excel:

Aspose.Slides Vs OpenXML PowerPoint: