User Guides

In this section we cover the concepts that you need to know in order to use FlexCel effectively.

The documents here are not a full reference for every type and method in FlexCel: If you are looking for the reference documentation in the methods and classes, you can find it in the API Documentation tab.

In this section:

Installation Guide

Because before using FlexCel you need to install it.

Getting started

An introduction to start using FlexCel quickly.

API Developer Guide

How to use the FlexCel API to read and write Excel files.

Reports Developer Guide

How to create Excel files by replacing tags in a template.

Reports Designer Guide

How to design a template to be used with TFlexCelReport.

Reports Tag Reference

A list with all the tags available in a report.

Performance Guide

How to get the most of FlexCel performance wise.

PDF Exporting Guide

How to use FlexCel to export Excel files to PDF.

HTML Exporting Guide

How to use FlexCel to export Excel files to HTML.

iOS Guide

Special considerations when working in iOS.

Android Guide

Special considerations when working in Android.

Linux Guide

Special considerations when working in Linux

Lazarus Guide

Special considerations when working in Lazarus

Migrating from FlexCel 3

FlexCel for VCL 5 was a whole rewrite of the code which put FlexCel for VCL on par with FlexCel .NET. A lot of stuff changed. If you are an old FlexCel user, you can keep using the old components with the new engines, or migrate completely to the newer versions.