| Title |
Author |
Rating |
Printing Multiple Sheets on a Printed Page
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2, Spread for Windows Forms 2.5 for VS2002/2003, Spread for Windows Forms 2.5 for VS2005
Typically, only one sheet of the spreadsheet is printed on one piece of paper using the default printing settings, but you can configure various kinds of layout such as printing multiple sheets per page by customizing the printing settings.
|
Bill Albing |
5 |
Handling User Interaction with the Keyboard
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2, Spread for Windows Forms 2.5 for VS2002/2003, Spread for Windows Forms 2.5 for VS2005
There are many ways to handle user input from the keyboard. Here are just a few tips.
|
Bill Albing, FarPoint Technologies |
8 |
Setting Multiple Columns Visible or Not Using a ParamArray
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
Here are a couple overloaded functions I wrote that allow you to set multiple columns visible or not using a ParamArray.
|
Gary Winey |
5 |
Handy Collection of Functions for Spread
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
This handy collection of 50+ functions are intended to speed application development by offering functions that capture often-used tasks.
|
Gary Potts |
8 |
Getting Left and Right Bounding Coordinates for Columns
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
This code sample demonstrates how to get the bounding left and right x-coordinate for a given column, even if no data cells on that column are currently visible on the Spread.
|
JSchn |
4 |
Power of Graphics: Creating Compound Shapes
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
This article explains a useful technique of creating shapes within shapes to customize the appearance of the Spread component in the new shapes layer in version 2 of FarPoint Spread for Windows Forms.
|
Chris Freeman, FarPoint |
5 |
Fine Art of Filtering: Reducing Data to Manageable Chunks
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
This article introduces row filtering, to let your users tailor their data views and perform customized run-time queries on the data, using version 2 of Spread for Windows Forms in a typical application.
|
Robby Powell, FarPoint |
8 |
Expanding Data Display Capabilities with Custom Cell Types
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
This article explains how you can create custom cell types as one way of extending the power and flexibility of Spread for Windows Forms in order to handle data display challenges.
|
Bobby Orndorff, FarPoint |
6 |
Retrieving DataSet Properties from DataSource
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
For those working with data sources, here are some library functions to determine whether the source is a DataTable or a DataView.
|
Gary Winey |
9 |
Splitting Long Column Names to Allow Word Wrap in FpSpread
Applies to:
Spread for Windows Forms 2
Here is a quick way to split long data table column names when capitalization changes to allow FpSpread to word wrap the column headers.
|
Gary Winey |
9 |
Super Models: Introducing the Underlying Data Model
Applies to:
Spread for Web Forms 2, Spread for Windows Forms 2
This article introduces the use of the data model, the most powerful of the underlying models, to extend a Spread .NET component and customize it for your application.
|
Bobby Orndorff, FarPoint |
8 |
Serialization: An Essential Part of Successful .NET Customization
Applies to:
Spread for Web Forms 2, Spread for Web Forms 2.5 for VS2002/2003, Spread for Web Forms 2.5 for VS2005, Spread for Windows Forms 2, Spread for Windows Forms 2.5 for VS2002/2003, Spread for Windows Forms 2.5 for VS2005
This article provides reminders for successful serialization when developing custom classes for an application so copying to the Clipboard or saving to a database works properly.
|
Chris Freeman, FarPoint |
8 |
Optimizing Web Applications with AJAX and Spread
Applies to:
Spread for Web Forms 2, Spread for Web Forms 2.5 for VS2002/2003, Spread for Web Forms 2.5 for VS2005
This article introduces AJAX and how you can use it in a spreadsheet application that has Spread. The use of AJAX in a Web Forms application provides many benefits and improvements. There are also limitations to its use. FarPoint recommends understanding
|
Bill Albing |
6 |
AJAX Development Approaches
Applies to:
Spread for Web Forms 2, Spread for Web Forms 2.5 for VS2002/2003, Spread for Web Forms 2.5 for VS2005
Details the two basic approaches to AJAX development.
|
Bill Albing |
1 |
Taking Command of the Command Bar in Spread
Applies to:
Spread for Web Forms 2
In this brief introduction to the command bar in Spread for Web Forms, we give a sample of the types of customization you can do to tailor it to your application.
|
Scott Shorter, FarPoint |
8 |
Improving Performance Using State Management
Applies to:
Spread for Web Forms 2
This article introduces the idea of state management and shows how to improve performance of Spread for Web Forms using state management.
|
FarPoint |
7 |
Using Virtual Mode in Spread COM
Applies to:
Spread 7
This article describes the use of virtual mode in a Spread COM control.
|
FarPoint |
7 |
Adding Data in Spread COM
Applies to:
Spread 7
This tutorial guides you through the process of deciding how you want to add your data to Spread. It then steps you through the procedures appropriate for your situation.
|
FarPoint |
6 |
Event Identifiers in Spread COM
Applies to:
Spread 7
While most users will find event IDs in the OCX part of the product easily with integrated tools, other developers lack the tools and would like to consult a list. This article lists the event IDs for Spread 7.
|
Bill Albing, FarPoint |
6 |
Discovering the Advantages of Unbound Virtual Mode
Applies to:
Spread 7
This article introduces the concept of virtual (buffering) mode and how it is used today in Spread.
|
Rick Williamson, FarPoint |
10 |
Supporting ADO with FarPoint Products
Applies to:
Input Pro 3, Spread 7
This article provides an overview of ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), its data-binding features, and how those features are implemented in FarPoint products.
|
FarPoint |
6 |
Validating Data in Input Pro
Applies to:
Input Pro 3
This article describes data validation in FarPoint Input Pro controls.
|
FarPoint |
1 |
Handling Dates in FarPoint Controls
Applies to:
Button Objx 2, Calendar Objx 3, Input Pro 3, List Pro 3, Spread 7, Tab Pro 3
This article summarizes how the controls in FarPoint products handle dates and how they use different algorithms for handling dates.
|
FarPoint |
N/A |
Using OLE Drag and Drop
Applies to:
Button Objx 2, Calendar Objx 3, Input Pro 3, List Pro 3, Spread 7, Tab Pro 3
This article describes OLE drag and drop in FarPoint controls. After a general overview of OLE drag and drop and a comparsion between automatic and manual drag and drop, the paper provides detailed information on how manual drag-and-drop operations wo
|
FarPoint |
8 |
Adding ActiveX Content to Your Web Pages
Applies to:
Button Objx 2, Calendar Objx 3, Input Pro 3, List Pro 3, Spread 7, Tab Pro 3
This article explains how to add an ActiveX control (OCX) to your Web page. Included in this article are summaries and instructions.
|
FarPoint |
7 |