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Create, edit, audit, and extract Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx): generate reports/exports, apply formulas/formatting/charts/data validation, parse existing workbooks, and avoid spreadsheet risks (formula injection, broken links, hidden rows). Supports ExcelJS, openpyxl, pandas, XlsxWriter, and SheetJS.
npx skill4agent add vasilyu1983/ai-agents-public document-xlsx| Task | Tool/Library | Language | When to Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create XLSX | ExcelJS | Node.js | Reports, data exports |
| Create XLSX | openpyxl | Python | Read/write, modify existing files |
| Create XLSX | XlsxWriter | Python | Write-only, rich formatting, charts |
| Data analysis | pandas + openpyxl | Python | DataFrame to Excel with formatting |
| Read XLSX | xlsx (SheetJS) | Node.js | Parse spreadsheets |
| Charts | openpyxl/XlsxWriter | Python | Embedded visualizations |
| Styling | ExcelJS/openpyxl | Both | Conditional formatting |
| Automation | xlwings | Python | Excel installed, interactive workflows |
keep_vba=Trueformulaimport ExcelJS from 'exceljs';
const workbook = new ExcelJS.Workbook();
const sheet = workbook.addWorksheet('Sales Report');
// Headers with styling
sheet.columns = [
{ header: 'Product', key: 'product', width: 20 },
{ header: 'Quantity', key: 'qty', width: 12 },
{ header: 'Price', key: 'price', width: 12 },
{ header: 'Total', key: 'total', width: 15 },
];
// Style header row
sheet.getRow(1).font = { bold: true };
sheet.getRow(1).fill = {
type: 'pattern',
pattern: 'solid',
fgColor: { argb: 'FF4472C4' }
};
// Add data
const data = [
{ product: 'Widget A', qty: 100, price: 10 },
{ product: 'Widget B', qty: 50, price: 25 },
];
data.forEach((item, index) => {
sheet.addRow({
product: item.product,
qty: item.qty,
price: item.price,
total: { formula: `B${index + 2}*C${index + 2}` }
});
});
// Add totals row
const lastRow = sheet.rowCount + 1;
sheet.addRow({
product: 'TOTAL',
total: { formula: `SUM(D2:D${lastRow - 1})` }
});
// Currency formatting
sheet.getColumn('price').numFmt = '$#,##0.00';
sheet.getColumn('total').numFmt = '$#,##0.00';
await workbook.xlsx.writeFile('report.xlsx');from openpyxl import Workbook
from openpyxl.styles import Font, PatternFill
wb = Workbook()
ws = wb.active
ws.title = 'Sales Report'
# Headers
headers = ['Product', 'Quantity', 'Price', 'Total']
for col, header in enumerate(headers, 1):
cell = ws.cell(row=1, column=col, value=header)
cell.font = Font(bold=True, color='FFFFFF')
cell.fill = PatternFill(start_color='4472C4', end_color='4472C4', fill_type='solid')
# Data
data = [
('Widget A', 100, 10),
('Widget B', 50, 25),
('Widget C', 75, 15),
]
for row_idx, (product, qty, price) in enumerate(data, 2):
ws.cell(row=row_idx, column=1, value=product)
ws.cell(row=row_idx, column=2, value=qty)
ws.cell(row=row_idx, column=3, value=price)
ws.cell(row=row_idx, column=4, value=f'=B{row_idx}*C{row_idx}')
# Totals row
total_row = len(data) + 2
ws.cell(row=total_row, column=1, value='TOTAL')
ws.cell(row=total_row, column=4, value=f'=SUM(D2:D{total_row-1})')
# Number formatting
for row in range(2, total_row + 1):
ws.cell(row=row, column=3).number_format = '$#,##0.00'
ws.cell(row=row, column=4).number_format = '$#,##0.00'
wb.save('report.xlsx')import pandas as pd
# Read Excel file
df = pd.read_excel('data.xlsx', sheet_name='Sheet1')
# Analysis
summary = df.groupby('Category').agg({
'Sales': 'sum',
'Quantity': 'mean'
}).round(2)
# Write to Excel with formatting
with pd.ExcelWriter('analysis.xlsx', engine='openpyxl') as writer:
df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Raw Data', index=False)
summary.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Summary')
# Auto-adjust column widths
for sheet in writer.sheets.values():
for column in sheet.columns:
max_length = max(len(str(cell.value)) for cell in column)
sheet.column_dimensions[column[0].column_letter].width = max_length + 2from openpyxl.chart import BarChart, Reference
chart = BarChart()
chart.title = 'Sales by Product'
chart.x_axis.title = 'Product'
chart.y_axis.title = 'Sales'
# Data range (assumes column D contains the series and row 1 is headers)
max_row = ws.max_row
data_ref = Reference(ws, min_col=4, min_row=1, max_row=max_row, max_col=4)
categories = Reference(ws, min_col=1, min_row=2, max_row=max_row)
chart.add_data(data_ref, titles_from_data=True)
chart.set_categories(categories)
chart.shape = 4
ws.add_chart(chart, 'F2')from openpyxl.formatting.rule import ColorScaleRule, FormulaRule
from openpyxl.styles import PatternFill
# Color scale (heatmap)
ws.conditional_formatting.add(
'D2:D100',
ColorScaleRule(
start_type='min', start_color='FF0000',
end_type='max', end_color='00FF00'
)
)
# Highlight cells above threshold
red_fill = PatternFill(start_color='FFCCCC', fill_type='solid')
ws.conditional_formatting.add(
'D2:D100',
FormulaRule(formula=['D2>1000'], fill=red_fill)
)| Purpose | Formula | Example |
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| Average | | |
| Count | | |
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| If | | |
| Percentage | | |
Excel Task: [What do you need?]
├─ Create new spreadsheet?
│ ├─ Simple data export → pandas to_excel()
│ ├─ Formatted report → exceljs or openpyxl
│ └─ With charts → openpyxl charts module
│
├─ Read/analyze existing?
│ ├─ Data analysis → pandas read_excel()
│ ├─ Preserve formatting → openpyxl load_workbook()
│ └─ Fast parsing → xlsx (SheetJS)
│
├─ Modify existing?
│ ├─ Add data → openpyxl (preserves formatting)
│ └─ Update formulas → openpyxl
│
└─ Complex features?
├─ Pivot tables → pandas summary tables or xlwings (native pivots)
├─ Data validation → openpyxl DataValidation
└─ Macros → preserve only; use xlwings for Excel automation#REF!assets/spreadsheet-model-review-checklist.md