diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/ClosedXML_Sandbox.csproj b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/ClosedXML_Sandbox.csproj
index 3e4ab60..83f2958 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/ClosedXML_Sandbox.csproj
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/ClosedXML_Sandbox.csproj
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="XmlHelper.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="app.config" />
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/Program.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/Program.cs
index 111f9ae..4d74ee3 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/Program.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/Program.cs
@@ -6,191 +6,15 @@
 using ClosedXML;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
-using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Packaging;
-
 namespace ClosedXML_Sandbox
 {
     class Program
     {
-        static void xMain(string[] args)
-        {
-            //var fileName = "DataValidation";
-            var fileName = "Sandbox";
-            //var fileName = "Issue_0000";
-            //var wb = new XLWorkbook(String.Format(@"c:\Excel Files\ForTesting\{0}.xlsx", fileName));
-            var wb = new XLWorkbook();
-            var ws = wb.Worksheets.Add("SheetX");
-            ws.Cell(1, 1).Value = "1 234";
-            
-            //ws.Cell("A1").Value = "Category";
-            //ws.Cell("A2").Value = "A";
-            //ws.Cell("A3").Value = "B";
-            //ws.Cell("B1").Value = "Value";
-            //ws.Cell("B2").Value = 5;
-            //ws.Cell("B3").Value = 10;
-
-            //ws.RangeUsed().CreateChart(4, 4, 22, 12);
-
-            //workbook.Worksheet("CCR").Column("C").LastCellUsed().Address is: {C29}
-            //workbook.Worksheet("CCR").Column("B").LastCellUsed().Address is : {B25}
-
-            //Now, when i use workbook.Worksheet("CCR").Range("B1:C34").RangeUsed().
-            //The expect is B1:C29.
-
-            wb.SaveAs(String.Format(@"c:\Excel Files\ForTesting\{0}_Saved.xlsx", fileName));
-
-
-            //var start = DateTime.Now;
-            //var wb = new XLWorkbook(@"C:\Excel Files\ForTesting\Issue_0000.xlsx");
-            //var end = DateTime.Now;
-            //Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Opened file in {0} seconds", (end - start).TotalSeconds));
-            //var ws = wb.Worksheet(1);
-            //var cell = ws.Cell(100000, 13);
-            //Console.WriteLine(cell.GetString());
-            Console.ReadKey();
-        }
-
-
-
-        static void CopyWorksheets(String source, XLWorkbook target)
-        {
-            var wb = new XLWorkbook(source);
-            foreach (var ws in wb.Worksheets)
-            {
-                ws.CopyTo(target, ws.Name);
-            }
-        }
-
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            FillStyles();
-            List<Double> runningSave = new List<Double>();
-            List<Double> runningLoad = new List<Double>();
-            List<Double> runningSavedBack = new List<Double>();
+            //Use this space to play with ClosedXML
 
-            var wb = new XLWorkbook();
-            var startTotal = DateTime.Now;
-            var start = DateTime.Now;
-            foreach (var i in Enumerable.Range(1, 1))
-            {
-                var ws = wb.Worksheets.Add("Sheet" + i);
-                foreach (var ro in Enumerable.Range(1, 10000))
-                {
-                    foreach (var co in Enumerable.Range(1, 20))
-                    {
-                        //ws.Cell(ro, co).Style = GetRandomStyle();
-                        //if (rnd.Next(1, 5) == 1)
-                        //ws.Cell(ro, co).FormulaA1 = ws.Cell(ro + 1, co + 1).Address.ToString() + " & \"-Copy\"";
-                        //else
-                        ws.Cell(ro, co).Value = GetRandomValue();
-                    }
-                    //System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10);
-                }
-            }
-
-            var end = DateTime.Now;
-            Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Created file in {0} seconds", (end - start).TotalSeconds));
-
-            start = DateTime.Now;
-            wb.SaveAs(@"C:\Excel Files\ForTesting\Benchmark.xlsx");
-            end = DateTime.Now;
-            var saved = (end - start).TotalSeconds;
-            runningSave.Add(saved);
-            Console.WriteLine("Saved in {0} secs.", saved);
-
-            foreach (Int32 r in Enumerable.Range(1, 1))
-            {
-                var start1 = DateTime.Now;
-                var wb1 = new XLWorkbook(@"C:\Excel Files\ForTesting\Benchmark.xlsx");
-                var end1 = DateTime.Now;
-                var loaded = (end1 - start1).TotalSeconds;
-                runningLoad.Add(loaded);
-                Console.WriteLine("Loaded in {0} secs.", loaded);
-
-                //var start2 = DateTime.Now;
-                ////wb1.SaveAs(@"C:\Excel Files\ForTesting\Benchmark_Saved.xlsx");
-                //var end2 = DateTime.Now;
-                //var savedBack = (end2 - start2).TotalSeconds;
-                //runningSavedBack.Add(savedBack);
-                //Console.WriteLine("Saved back in {0} secs.", savedBack);
-
-                var endTotal = DateTime.Now;
-                Console.WriteLine("It all took {0} secs.", (endTotal - startTotal).TotalSeconds);
-            }
-            Console.WriteLine("-------");
-            Console.WriteLine("Avg Save time: {0}", runningSave.Average());
-            Console.WriteLine("Avg Load time: {0}", runningLoad.Average());
-            //Console.WriteLine("Avg Save Back time: {0}", runningSavedBack.Average());
-            Console.ReadKey();
-        }
-
-        private static IXLStyle style1;
-        private static IXLStyle style2;
-        private static IXLStyle style3;
-        private static void FillStyles()
-        {
-
-            style1 = XLWorkbook.DefaultStyle;
-            style1.Font.Bold = true;
-            style1.Fill.BackgroundColor = XLColor.Azure;
-            style1.Border.BottomBorder = XLBorderStyleValues.Medium;
-            style1.Alignment.Horizontal = XLAlignmentHorizontalValues.Center;
-
-            style2 = XLWorkbook.DefaultStyle;
-            style2.Font.Italic = true;
-            style2.Fill.BackgroundColor = XLColor.Orange;
-            style2.Border.LeftBorder = XLBorderStyleValues.Medium;
-            style2.Alignment.Vertical = XLAlignmentVerticalValues.Center;
-
-            style3 = XLWorkbook.DefaultStyle;
-            style3.Font.FontColor = XLColor.FromColor(Color.Red);
-            style3.Fill.PatternColor = XLColor.Blue;
-            style3.Fill.PatternType = XLFillPatternValues.DarkTrellis;
-            style3.Border.DiagonalBorder = XLBorderStyleValues.Dotted;
-        }
-        private static IXLStyle GetRandomStyle()
-        {
-
-            var val = rnd.Next(1, 4);
-            if (val == 1)
-            {
-                return style1;
-            }
-            else if (val == 2)
-            {
-                return style2;
-            }
-            else
-                return style3;
 
         }
-        private static DateTime baseDate = DateTime.Now;
-        private static Random rnd = new Random();
-        private static object GetRandomValue()
-        {
-            var val = rnd.Next(1, 7);
-            if (val == 1)
-                return Guid.NewGuid().ToString().Substring(1, 5);
-            else if (val == 2)
-                return true;
-            else if (val == 3)
-                return false;
-            else if (val == 4)
-                return DateTime.Now;
-            else if (val == 5)
-                return rnd.Next(1, 1000);
-            else 
-                return (DateTime.Now - baseDate);
-        }
-
-
-
-        class Person
-        {
-            public String Name { get; set; }
-            public Int32 Age { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        // Save defaults to a .config file
     }
 }
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/XmlHelper.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/XmlHelper.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index d38395a..0000000
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox/XmlHelper.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Xml.Serialization;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Xml;
-
-namespace ClosedXML_Sandbox
-{
-    public class XmlHelper
-    {
-        //Creates an object from an XML string.
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates an object from an XML string.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to be constructed.</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="xml">The XML string to convert to the object.</param>
-        /// <returns>An object of type T.</returns>
-        public static T GetObjectFromXml<T>(string xml)
-        {
-            T retVal;
-            Type objType = typeof(T);
-            var ser = new XmlSerializer(objType);
-            using (var stringReader = new StringReader(xml))
-            {
-                retVal = (T)ser.Deserialize(stringReader);
-                stringReader.Close();
-            }
-            return retVal;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates an XML string from an object.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of object process.</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="obj">The object from which to extract the XML.</param>
-        /// <returns>An XML string.</returns>
-        public static String GetXmlFromObject<T>(T obj, XmlSerializerNamespaces xmlSerializerNamespaces = null)
-        {
-            String retVal;
-            Type objType = typeof(T);
-            var ser = new XmlSerializer(objType);
-            //this will remove the namespace from the xml. Necessary per RealEC.
-            //XmlSerializerNamespaces xmlnsEmpty = new XmlSerializerNamespaces();
-            //xmlnsEmpty.Add(String.Empty, String.Empty);
-
-            using (var memStream = new MemoryStream())
-            {
-
-                ser.Serialize(memStream, obj, xmlSerializerNamespaces);
-
-                retVal = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(memStream.GetBuffer()).Replace("\0", "");
-                memStream.Close();
-            }
-
-            return retVal;
-        }
-
-        public static String ConvertSpecialChars(String xmlData)
-        {
-            return
-                xmlData
-                .Replace("&lt;", "<")
-                .Replace("#60;", "<")
-                .Replace("&gt;", ">")
-                .Replace("&#62;", ">")
-                .Replace("&quot;", "\"")
-                .Replace("&#39;", "\"")
-                .Replace("&apos;", "'")
-                .Replace("&#34;", "'")
-                .Replace("&amp;", "&")
-                .Replace("#38;", "&");
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox_VB/Module1.vb b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox_VB/Module1.vb
index 173f612..1301cf1 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox_VB/Module1.vb
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML_Sandbox_VB/Module1.vb
@@ -3,192 +3,10 @@
 Imports ClosedXML.Excel
 Imports System.IO
 Module Module1
-    Sub Main1()
-        Dim counter As Integer = 0
-
-        Dim workbook As New XLWorkbook
-        Dim worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sample Sheet")
-
-        'Row1
-        worksheet.Cell(1, 1).Value = "Some Random Text"
-
-        'Row2
-        For counter = 0 To 6 Step 1
-            worksheet.Cell(2, (counter * 2) + 2).Value = Now.AddDays(counter).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
-        Next
-
-        'Row3
-        worksheet.Cell(3, 1).Value = "val1"
-        worksheet.Cell(3, 2).Value = "val2"
-        worksheet.Cell(3, 3).Value = "val3"
-
-        'worksheet.PageSetup.PrintAreas.Clear()
-
-        workbook.SaveAs("C:\Excel Files\ForTesting\Issue_5957_Saved.xlsx")
-    End Sub
 
     Sub Main()
-        Dim table = GetDataTable(17, 8280)
-        DataSetToClosedXML1(table, "Center")
-        Console.ReadKey()
-    End Sub
-
-    Public Function GetDataTable(ByVal NumberOfColumns As Integer, ByVal NumberOfRows As Integer)
-        Dim table = New DataTable()
-        For co = 1 To NumberOfColumns
-            Dim coName = "Column" & co
-            Dim coType As Type
-            Dim val = co Mod 5
-            Select Case val
-                Case 1
-                    coType = GetType(String)
-                Case 2
-                    coType = GetType(Boolean)
-                Case 3
-                    coType = GetType(Date)
-                Case 4
-                    coType = GetType(Integer)
-                Case Else
-                    coType = GetType(TimeSpan)
-            End Select
-
-            table.Columns.Add(coName, coType)
-        Next
-        Dim baseDate = Date.Now
-        Dim rnd = New Random()
-        For ro = 1 To NumberOfRows
-            Dim dr As DataRow = table.NewRow()
-            For co = 1 To NumberOfColumns
-                Dim coName As String = "Column" & co
-                Dim coValue As Object
-                Dim val = co Mod 5
-                Select Case val
-                    Case 1
-                        coValue = Guid.NewGuid().ToString().Substring(1, 5)
-                    Case 2
-                        coValue = (ro Mod 2 = 0)
-                    Case 3
-                        coValue = DateTime.Now
-                    Case 4
-                        coValue = rnd.Next(1, 1000)
-                    Case Else
-                        coValue = (DateTime.Now - baseDate)
-                End Select
-                dr.Item(coName) = coValue
-            Next
-            table.Rows.Add(dr)
-        Next
-
-        Return table
-    End Function
-
-    Public Sub DataSetToClosedXML1(ByVal MyDataTable As DataTable, ByVal BodyAlignment As String)
-
-        'based on ClosedXML.dll downloaded from this website (free license: Version 0.39.0 12/30/2010) (ASPNET 3.5, not 4.0) - add to References
-        'http://closedxml.codeplex.com/
-
-        'requires DocumentFormat.OpenXML.dll - add to References
-        'DLL can be obtained by downloading the full OpenXML SDK 2.0 package OR just the assembly containing the DLL
-        'http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6e744e5-36e9-45f5-8d8c-331df206e0d0&DisplayLang=en
-
-        'OpenXML also requires Reference to the WindowsBase assembly (WindowsBase.dll) in order to use the System.IO.Packaging namespace.
-
-        'inputs: dataset; filename; Tab name; BodyAlignment = None (default), Left, Center, Right; optional SaveToDisk = Yes
-        'code sample: DataSetToClosedXML(MyDS, "TestFile", "Test", "Left")
-
-
-        On Error GoTo ErrHandler
-
-
-        Dim wb As ClosedXML.Excel.XLWorkbook = New ClosedXML.Excel.XLWorkbook
-
-        Dim ws As ClosedXML.Excel.IXLWorksheet = wb.Worksheets.Add("Sheet1")
-
-        Dim column As DataColumn
-        Dim ColCount As Integer = MyDataTable.Columns.Count
-        Dim RowCount As Integer = MyDataTable.Rows.Count
-        Dim ColLetter As String
-
-        For Each column In MyDataTable.Columns
-
-            ws.Cell(1, MyDataTable.Columns.IndexOf(column) + 1).Value = column.ColumnName
-
-        Next
-
-        Dim contentRow As DataRow
-        Dim r, c As Integer
-
-        For r = 0 To MyDataTable.Rows.Count - 1
-
-            contentRow = MyDataTable.Rows(r)
-
-            For c = 0 To ColCount - 1
-
-                'adjust for header in first row
-                ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).Value = contentRow(c)
-
-                'format for data type:
-
-                Select Case MyDataTable.Columns(c).DataType.ToString
-                    Case "System.Int16", "System.Int32", "System.Int64", "System.UInt16", "System.UInt32", "System.UInt64", "System.Byte", "System.SByte"
-                        ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).Style.NumberFormat.NumberFormatId = 3
-                    Case "System.Single", "System.Double", "System.Decimal"
-                        ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).Style.NumberFormat.NumberFormatId = 0
-                    Case "System.Boolean"
-                        ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).Value = "'" & contentRow(c).ToString()
-                    Case "System.DateTime"
-                        ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).Style.NumberFormat.NumberFormatId = 14
-                    Case "System.String", "System.Char", "System.TimeSpan"
-                        ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).Value = "'" & contentRow(c).ToString()
-                    Case "System.Byte[]"
-                        ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).DataType = ClosedXML.Excel.XLCellValues.Text
-                    Case Else
-                        ws.Cell(r + 2, c + 1).DataType = ClosedXML.Excel.XLCellValues.Text
-                End Select
-
-            Next
-
-        Next
-
-        'header: set to Bold
-        ws.Range(1, 1, 1, ColCount).Style.Font.Bold = True
-
-        'header column alignment (always centered)
-        ws.Range(1, 1, 1, ColCount).Style.Alignment.Horizontal = ClosedXML.Excel.XLAlignmentHorizontalValues.Center
-
-        'body column alignment
-        Select Case BodyAlignment
-            Case "None"
-                'do nothing (default)
-            Case "Left"
-                ws.Range(2, 1, RowCount + 1, ColCount).Style.Alignment.Horizontal = ClosedXML.Excel.XLAlignmentHorizontalValues.Left
-            Case "Center"
-                ws.Range(2, 1, RowCount + 1, ColCount).Style.Alignment.Horizontal = ClosedXML.Excel.XLAlignmentHorizontalValues.Center
-            Case "Right"
-                ws.Range(2, 1, RowCount + 1, ColCount).Style.Alignment.Horizontal = ClosedXML.Excel.XLAlignmentHorizontalValues.Right
-        End Select
-
-        'auto-fit cols
-        'ws.Columns(1, ColCount).AdjustToContents()
-
-        'View: freeze pane - freezes top row (headers)
-        ws.SheetView.FreezeRows(1)
-
-
-        'save to disk
-        Dim startTime = DateTime.Now
-        wb.SaveAs("C:\Excel Files\ForTesting\Benchmark.xlsx")
-        Dim endTime = DateTime.Now
-        Console.WriteLine("Saved in {0} secs.", (endTime - startTime).TotalSeconds)
-
-        Exit Sub
-
-ErrHandler:
-        'this is a library Sub that displays a javascript alert
-        Console.WriteLine("Error: " & Err.Description)
+        'Use this space to play with ClosedXML
 
     End Sub
 
-
-
 End Module