Excel Easy Text VI
- Updated2024-07-30
- 6 minute(s) read
Inserts text into a Microsoft Excel report.

Inputs/Outputs
font settings source
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font settings source specifies the way in which you want to select font settings. The VI ignores this input for HTML and standard reports.
font
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font sets the font attributes that the VI uses when formatting. The VI ignores this input if you wire the autoformat input.
border? (F)
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border? determines whether a border encloses the text.
report in
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report in is a reference to the report whose appearance, data, and printing you want to control. Use the New Report VI to generate this LabVIEW class object.
text
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text contains the text to insert into the worksheet.
start (-1, -1)
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start represents the position of the top left corner of the range of cells that the VI merges before inserting the text.
end (-1, -1)
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end represents the position of the bottom right corner of the range of cells that the VI merges before inserting the text.
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
name ("")
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name describes the named range from which the VI retrieves data.
report out
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report out is a reference to the report whose appearance, data, and printing you want to control. You can wire this output to other Report Generation VIs.
font out
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font out contains the font settings the VI uses for formatting, which you can use in other VIs. The values are valid for all report types.
next cell bottom-left
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next cell bottom-left returns the position of the cell located next to the bottom left corner of the range that the start and end clusters define. You can insert the output values in the start input of the Excel Easy Text, Excel Easy Table, or Excel Easy Graph VIs to append new elements below.
next cell top-right
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next cell top-right returns the position of the cell located next to the top right corner of the range that the start and end clusters define. You can insert the output values in the start input of the Excel Easy Text, Excel Easy Table, or Excel Easy Graph VIs to append new elements on the left side.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
font settings source
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font
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font name
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font size
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font color
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border? (F)
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report in
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start (-1, -1)
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row
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error in (no error)
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report out
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font out
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font name
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font size
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bold
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font color
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next cell bottom-left
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row
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error out
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