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+# ClosedXML
+
+          we are in process of moving the project from codeplex to github
+          Documentations to follow 
+
+ClosedXML makes it easier for developers to create Excel 2007/2010 files. It provides a nice object oriented way to manipulate the files (similar to VBA) without dealing with the hassles of XML Documents. It can be used by any .NET language like C# and Visual Basic (VB).
+
+### What can you do with this?
+
+ClosedXML allows you to create Excel 2007/2010 files without the Excel application. The typical example is creating Excel reports on a web server.
+
+If you've ever used the Microsoft Open XML Format SDK you know just how much code you have to write to get the same results as the following 4 lines of code.
+
+            var workbook = new XLWorkbook();
+            var worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sample Sheet");
+            worksheet.Cell("A1").Value = "Hello World!";
+            workbook.SaveAs("HelloWorld.xlsx");
+
+Something more elaborate: