Manage Excel Document Properties

The following example shows how to read and write built-in and custom Excel document properties (Excel file metadata) using GemBox.Spreadsheet in C# and VB.NET.

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using System;
using GemBox.Spreadsheet;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

        var workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%");
        var properties = workbook.DocumentProperties;

        Console.WriteLine("# Built-in document properties:");

        // Write built-in document properties.
        properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperties.Title] = "My Spreadsheet Title";
        properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperties.DateLastSaved] = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ");

        // Read built-in document properties.
        foreach (var builtinProperty in properties.BuiltIn)
            Console.WriteLine($"{builtinProperty.Key,20}: {builtinProperty.Value}");

        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine("# Custom document properties:");

        // Write custom document properties.
        properties.Custom["My Custom Property 1"] = "My Custom Value";
        properties.Custom["My Custom Property 2"] = 123.4;

        // Read custom document properties.
        foreach (var customProperty in properties.Custom)
            Console.WriteLine($"{customProperty.Key,20}: {customProperty.Value,-20} [{customProperty.Value.GetType()}]");
    }
}
Imports System
Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet

Module Program

    Sub Main()

        ' If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

        Dim workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%")
        Dim properties = workbook.DocumentProperties

        Console.WriteLine("# Built-in document properties:")

        ' Write built-in document properties.
        properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperties.Title) = "My Spreadsheet Title"
        properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperties.DateLastSaved) = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")

        ' Read built-in document properties.
        For Each builtinProperty In properties.BuiltIn
            Console.WriteLine($"{builtinProperty.Key,20}: {builtinProperty.Value}")
        Next

        Console.WriteLine()
        Console.WriteLine("# Custom document properties:")

        ' Write custom document properties.
        properties.Custom("My Custom Property 1") = "My Custom Value"
        properties.Custom("My Custom Property 2") = 123.4

        ' Read custom document properties.
        For Each customProperty In properties.Custom
            Console.WriteLine($"{customProperty.Key,20}: {customProperty.Value,-20} [{customProperty.Value.GetType()}]")
        Next

    End Sub
End Module
Excel file's built-in and custom document properties
Screenshot of document properties from Excel file

For more information about the document properties API, refer to our documentation page.

To learn how to view or change properties for an Office file using Microsoft Office applications, check this article.

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