How to Insert Slicer in Excel using Node.js

his brief tutorial guides on how to insert slicer in Excel using Node.js. It has the details to set the development environment, a list of steps, and a runnable sample code to add a slicer in Excel using Node.js. Different options will be discussed to add and remove slicers using different overloaded methods in the slicer collection class.

Steps to Insert Slicers in Excel using Node.js

  1. Set the environment to use Aspose.Cells for Node.js via Java to add a slicer
  2. Load the workbook having tables in it
  3. Select the worksheet where the slicer is to be added along with the table
  4. Access the slicer collection in the selected sheet and call the add() method to insert a slicer
  5. Save the resultant workbook having the slicer at the desired cell

These steps explain how to add slicer in Excel using Node.js. The process shows that first load the workbook and access the slicer collection class object from the target worksheet followed by accessing the target table. This table reference is used in the add() method of the slicer collection class along with the target column in the table for which the slicer is to be added and the location where this slicer is to be displayed.

Code to Insert a Slicer in Excel using Node.js

This code demonstrates the process to add slicers in Excel using Node.js. We have used add() method that takes the target table, column index, and destination cell for the slicer however, you may use other overloaded methods for instance provide a list of columns instead of a single column from the table for the slicer, or provide row and column index for the target cell where slicer is to be placed. Similarly, you may use the remove() or removeAt() method to remove a slicer from Excel.

This article has taught us to insert slicer using Node.js. If you want to delete a pivot table in the Excel file, refer to the article on how to delete pivot table using Nodejs.

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