# Excel Files

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**Excel (v2)** refers to the latest version of Kognitos procedures for working with **offline or local Excel files**.
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### Overview

**Excel** procedures allow you to automate with **offline or local Excel files** in Kognitos. With these procedures, you can upload and interact with files stored on your device rather than in the cloud.

> Looking to Work with Online Excel Files?
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> If you want to integrate with Excel files stored in the cloud, such as those in OneDrive or SharePoint — check out the [**Microsoft Excel Book (BDK)**](broken://spaces/oKZaZnDYaUIpWB1JPR1C/pages/a44CzNJdpJT0gx2DdN0G), which supports integrating with and operating on online Excel files.

### What You Can Do

With these procedures, you can automate a wide range of Excel-related tasks, including:

* **Create** new Excel files (workbooks)
* **Access and manage** worksheets
* **Extract content** from worksheets, such as text or tables
* **Add, update, or remove data** in specific rows, columns, or cells
* **Get and apply** changelogs
* **Save changes** to the Excel

### Key Terminology

Excel procedures rely on several key concepts. Here's how they are defined:

<table><thead><tr><th width="140.03125">Concept</th><th>Definition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Workbook</strong></td><td>An entire Excel file (e.g., <code>report.xlsx</code>) that contains one or more worksheets.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Worksheet</strong></td><td>A single tab within a workbook, like "January Sales" or "Summary," where data is organized in rows and columns.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Row</strong></td><td>A horizontal line of cells, labeled with numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.).<br>Each row represents a single record or data entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Column</strong></td><td>A vertical line of cells, labeled with letters (A, B, C, etc.).<br>Columns typically represent a type of data, such as "Date" or "Amount."</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cell</strong></td><td>The smallest unit in a worksheet, identified by a column letter and row number (e.g., A1). A cell can hold text, numbers, formulas, or be left empty.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table</strong></td><td>A structured block of data within a worksheet that includes headers and rows of related information.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Changelog</strong></td><td>A list of changes made to an Excel file.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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