Insert Excel rows and columns in C#, VB.NET

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Syncfusion Excel (XlsIO) library is a .NET Excel library used to create, read, and edit Excel documents. Also, converts Excel documents to PDF files. Using this library, you can insert Excel rows and columns in C#, VB.NET.

‘InsertRow’ and ‘InsertColumn’ methods are designed to work if the row index or column index falls within the used range of the worksheet. Also, these methods take input in one based index, and hence to insert a column at ‘A’, you must use worksheet.InsertColumn(1);

As per Microsoft Excel behavior,

the merged formats of the previous or next row/column to the inserted one, won’t be copied.
the styles and borders applied to the previous row/column will be updated.
formulas won’t be updated.

Steps to insert Excel rows and columns, programmatically:

Step 1: Create a new C# console application project.

Insert excel row and column in Project Application

Create a new C# console application

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion.XlsIO.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.

NuGet Package Manager in project application.

Install NuGet package

Step 3: Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file.

using Syncfusion.XlsIO;

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO

Step 4: Use the following code snippet to insert Excel rows and columns in C#, VB.NET.

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
    //Instantiate the application object
    IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
 
    //Add a workbook
    IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("InsertRowsandColumnsTemplate.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic);
 
    //The first worksheet object in the worksheets collection is accessed
    IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
 
    //Inserting Rows
    worksheet.InsertRow(3);
    worksheet.InsertRow(6);
    worksheet.InsertRow(8);
 
    //Inserting Columns
    worksheet.InsertColumn(2);
    worksheet.InsertColumn(3);
    worksheet.InsertColumn(4);
 
    //Save the workbook
    workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx");
}

VB.NET

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
    'Instantiate the application object
    Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
 
    'Add a workbook
    Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("InsertRowsandColumnsTemplate.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic)
 
    'The first worksheet object in the worksheets collection is accessed
    Dim worksheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
 
    'Inserting Rows
    worksheet.InsertRow(3)
    worksheet.InsertRow(6)
    worksheet.InsertRow(8)
 
    'Inserting Columns
    worksheet.InsertColumn(2)
    worksheet.InsertColumn(3)
    worksheet.InsertColumn(4)
 
    'Save the workbook
    workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx")
End Using

A complete Windows Forms working example of how to insert Excel rows and columns in C# and VB can be downloaded from Insert Excel Rows And Columns.zip.

By executing the program, you will get the output Excel file as shown below.

Excel file in Project Application

Output Excel document

Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Excel (XlsIO) library features.

Insert Excel rows and columns in C#, VB.NET

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