New Features of ZK Spreadsheet 2.0

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Introduction

ZK Spreadsheet is an Ajax component that delivers functionalities found in Microsoft Excel to your browsers.
Embedding ZK Spreadsheet in your Java web application to garner features such as:

• Import your Excel 2003/2007 files to ZK Spreadsheet and make them collaborative online.
• Control or configure an Ajax spreadsheet with pure Java and seamlessly integrate with Java EE and other back-end services.
• Register event listeners on rows, columns, cells, or any range of selected cells to make a highly interactive web application.
• Enter name expressions in cells to make bindings to back-end Java beans transparently, including Spring and CDI managed beans.
• Extend on top of hundreds built in functions that come with ZK Spreadsheet in Java.
• Use ZK Spreadsheet as a JSF Component.

Features

Embeddable Ajax Java Component

• Server-centric Architecture

  Seamlessly integrate with Java EE, Web services and other back-end technologies.

  No JavaScript required.

• Fully Controllable in Java

  The backend data model and formula evaluation engine is built on top of the Apache POI library. Developers could control, configure, or extend the Ajax spreadsheet entirely in Java.

• Event Driven

  A comprehensive set of events were designed to allow developers to create a highly interactive spreadsheet application.

  [/_w/images/8/88/EditingEvents.swf See Demo-Editing Events], [/_w/images/c/cd/KeyEvent.png See Illustration-Key Events], [/_w/images/1/1b/OnHeaderRightClick.swf See Demo-Mouse Events], [/_w/images/4/40/SelectionEvents.png See Illustration-Selection Events]

  Read Doc

• Java Bean Binding

  ZK Spreadsheet resolves name expressions in cells to make bindings to back-end Java beans transparently, including Spring and CDI managed beans.

  [/_w/images/5/5e/DataBinding_Chart.png See Illustration]

• Embeddable in Java Web Pages

  ZK Spreadsheet is a ZK component which developers could embed into any Java web application, such as JSP, JSF, and ZUML.

  Interact with other Ajax components such as Charts, Google Maps, etc.

• Support All Major Browsers without Plugin

  Ajax interactivity without Applets, Flash, ActiveX, or Excel.

  ZK Spreadsheet supports all major browsers: IE 6-9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, ...

• Collaborate Among Multiple Users

  Allow multiple users to collaborate on the same worksheet.

• Use as a JSF Component

  In addition as an embeddable ZK component, ZK Spreadsheet is also provided as a JSF Ajax Component.

Imort/Export Worksheet

• Import/Export Excel 2003/2007 Files

  Import or export worksheets with xls (Excel 2003) or xlsx (Excel 2007) formats.

• Export to PDF

  Print worksheets or a selection of cells to PDF.

  [/_w/images/5/5a/ExportPDF.swf See Demo]

Worksheet Operations

• 3-D Cell Reference

  Reference the same cell or range on multiple worksheets

• External Book Reference

  Reference a cell or range on a worksheet in another workbook.

• Sorting and Custom Sort

  Sort columns or rows in ascending/descending order, or sort with predefined conditions, such as sorting columns of data one by one sequentially.

  [/_w/images/c/cf/Sorting.swf See Demo]

• Drag and Drop Editing of Selected Cells

  Use drag and drop to copy or move selected cell on worksheets.

  [/_w/images/9/9c/DragNDropCells.swf See Demo]

• Auto-fill Cells

  Select and drag a selection of cells to copy their content to adjacent cells.

  [/_w/images/6/69/AutoFillCells.swf See Demo]

• Merge/Unmerge Cells

  ZK Spreadsheet supports merging and unmerging of horizontal cells

• Copy-Paste Cells with Paste Special Support

  Users can copy and paste selected cells with the option of executing a specific paste special task.

  [/_w/images/b/b4/CopyPaste.swf See Demo]

• Access Named Range of Cells

  Access a named range imported from Excel in ZK Spreadsheet.

• Insert/Delete Rows, Columns, or a Range of Cells

  Rows, columns, or a selected range of cells can be inserted or deleted dynamically.

  [/_w/images/a/a2/AlterRanges.swf See Demo]

• Keystroke Shortcuts

  ZK Spreadsheet has an array of built in shortcuts, such as "Ctrl + Delete" for clearing CSS styling,"Shift + Arrow Keys" for selecting a range of cells, etc.

  [/_w/images/4/41/ShortcutKeys.swf See Demo]

• Hyperlink Web Pages

  A hyperlink can be opened in the same window or users can hold the Ctrl key to open the web page in a new tab.

  [/_w/images/c/cd/Hyperlink.swf See Demo]

• Multi-line In-place Cell Editing

  [/_w/images/9/9e/EditingZSS.swf See Demo]

Worksheet Customization

• Multiple Worksheets

  Multiple worksheets are allowed for a workbook

  [/_w/images/d/d4/Muti-Sheets.swf See Demo]

• Freeze Rows and Columns

  Rows and columns can be made frozen so that desired rows or columns are locked in view.

  [/_w/images/d/d1/FreezeColRow.swf See Demo]

• Hide/Show Rows and Columns

  Rows and columns can be shown or hidden using context menu or by simply dragging the rows or columns to collapse or expand.

  [/_w/images/b/b0/HideRowCol.swf See Demo - Using Context Menu]

  [/_w/images/1/12/HideRowColByDragging.swf See Demo - Using Drag and Collapse/Expand]

• Hide/Show Row/Column Headers

  Headers for rows and columns can be made visible/invisible

• Modify Row/Column Headers

  [/_w/images/1/12/ModifyHeader.swf See Demo]

• Hide/Show Grid Lines

  Users can make grid visible/invisible with a click of the check-box.

  [/_w/images/c/c5/GridLines.swf See Demo]

• Set Maximum Rows and Columns Allowed

  The maximum number of rows and columns allowed for a ZK Spreadsheet component can be predefined.

  [/_w/images/0/04/MaxColRow.swf See Demo]

• Set Column Width and Row Height

  Column width and row height are adjustable.

• Set Worksheet Size

  ZK Spreadsheet is sizable just like other ZK components.

• User Defined Functions

  ZK Spreadsheet allows developers to implement custom formula functions on top of hundreds built in ones in Java. End users can use custom these functions just like any other built in functions.

  Read Doc

Cell Formatting and Styling

• Styling

  Cells can be styled using CSS definitions.

  [/_w/images/d/d4/FastIconToolbar.swf See Toolbar Demo]

  [/_w/images/b/b3/ChangeStyleByContextMenu.swf See Context-menu Demo]

• Bullet List in Cells

  Content in cells can be shown in bullet form.

• Number Formatting

  Numbers can be formatted to reflect their context such as date, currency, etc.

  [/_w/images/b/bf/NumberFormatting.swf See Demo]

• Text Formatting

  Text formatting options include font, boldfaced, italic, among others. Any text format imported from an Excel worksheet would remain consistent in ZK Spreadsheet.

  [/_w/images/5/52/RichFormattedText.swf See Demo]

• Input Mask for Date and Time

  Data and time values are converted to the appropriate format.

• Text Overflow to Adjacent Cells

  Over-sized content in cells is automatically overflown to the right adjacent cell.

• Text Wrapping

  Over-sized content can be wrapped in cells.

• Selected Cells Highlighting

  Selected cells are masked with a shade.

  [/_w/images/8/8b/SelectionHighlight.swf See Demo]

• Set Borders

  Borders of a cell can be made visible or invisible.

• Text Alignment

  Text in cells can be made aligned to right, center, and left.

  [/_w/images/5/51/MenuFunction.swf See Menu Demo]

Charts and Images

• Work with Interactive Excel Charts

  Charts created in Excel can be imported to ZK Spreadsheet. Changes in the data are reflected on the charts instantly.

  Charts supported include: Bar, Bar3D, Line, Line3D, Pie, Pie3D, and Donut in 2003(xls) and 2007(xlsx) format.

  [/_w/images/2/2c/ColumnChart.swf See Demo]

• Export Excel charts to PDF

  Export Excel charts to PDF

  [/_w/images/3/3f/ExportChartPDF.swf See Demo]

• Insert/Import Images

  Users can insert images into cells and images embedded in an Excel 2003 (xls) and 2007 (xlsx) worksheets can be rendered in ZK Spreadsheet when it is imported into ZK Spreadsheet.

  [/_w/images/0/00/LoadImage.swf See Demo]

Worksheet Utilities

• Cell Load on Demand

  Like other tabular components in ZK, ZK Spreadsheet supports “Load on Demand” which only the cells in view are loaded.

  [/_w/images/1/1a/LoadCellOnDemand.png See Illustration]

• Efficient Formula Reference Dependency Tracking

  Advanced algorithm for formula evaluation and calculation.

• POI Enhancements

  Performance tuning, bug fixing, feature enhancements, etc.

Built-in Functions

41 Financial Formula Functions

ACCRINT	ACCRINTM	AMORDEGRC	AMORLINC	COUPDAYBS	COUPDAYS	COUPDAYSNC	COUPNCD	COUPNUM	COUPPCD
CUMIPMT	CUMPRINC	DB	DDB	DISC	DOLLARDE	DOLLARFR	DURATION	EFFECT	FV
FVSCHEDULE	INTRATE	IPMT	NOMINAL	NPER	NPV	PMT	PPMT	PRICE	PRICEDISC
PRICEMAT	PV	RECEIVED	SLN	SYD	TBILLEQ	TBILLYIELD	XNPV	YIELD	YIELDDISC
YIELDMAT

60 Math Formula Functions

ABS	ACOS	ACOSH	ASIN	ASINH	ATAN	ATAN2	ATANH	CEILING	COMBINACCRINT
COS	COSH	DEGREES	EVEN	EXP	FACT	FACTDOUBLE	FLOOR	GCD	INT
LCM	LN	LOG	LOG10	MDETERM	MINVERSE	MMULT	MOD	MROUND	MULTINOMIAL
ODD	PI	POWER	PRODUCT	QUOTIENT	RADIANS	RAND	RANDBETWEEN	ROMAN	ROUND
ROUNDDOWN	ROUNDUP	SERIESSUM	SIGN	SIN	SINH	SQRT	SQRTPI	SUBTOTAL	SUM
SUMIF	SUMIFS	SUMPRODUCT	SUMSQ	SUMX2MY2	SUMX2PY2	SUMXMY2	TAN	TANH	TRUNC

45 Statistical Formula Functions

AVEDEV	AVERAGE	AVERAGEA	AVERAGEIF	AVERAGEIFS	BETADIST	BETAINV	BINOMDIST	CHIDIST	CHIINV
COUNT	COUNTA	COUNTBLANK	COUNTIF	DEVSQ	EXPONDIST	FDIST	FINV	GAMMADIST	GAMMAINV
GAMMALN	GEOMEAN	GROWTH	HARMEAN	HYPGEOMDIST	INTERCEPT	KURT	LARGE	MAX	MAXA
MEDIAN	MIN	MINA	MODE	NORMDIST	POISSON	SKEW	SLOPE	SMALL	STDEV
STDEVA	TDIST	TINV	VAR	WEIBULL

7 Logical Formula Functions

AND

FALSE

IF

IFERROR

NOT

OR

TRUE

38 Engineering Formula Functions

BESSELI	BESSELJ	BESSELK	BESSELY	BIN2DEC	BIN2HEX	BIN2OCT	COMPLEX	DEC2BIN	DEC2HEX
DEC2OCT	DELTA	ERF	ERFC	GESTEP	HEX2BIN	HEX2DEC	HEX2OCT	IMABS	IMAGINARY
IMARGUMENT	IMCONJUGATE	IMCOS	IMDIV	IMEXP	IMLN	IMLOG10	IMLOG2	IMPOWER	IMPRODUCT
IMREAL	IMSIN	IMSQRT	IMSUB	IMSUM	OCT2BIN	OCT2DEC	OCT2HEX

24 Text Functions

CHAR	CLEAN	CODE	CONCATENATE	DOLLAR	EXACT	FIND, FINDB	FIXED	LEFT, LEFTB	LEN, LENB
LOWER	MID, MIDB	PHONETIC	PROPER	REPLACE, REPLACEB	REPT	RIGHT, RIGHTB	SEARCH, SEARCHB	SUBSTITUTE	T
TEXT	TRIM	UPPER	VALUE

16 Info Functions

ERROR.TYPE	INFO	ISBLANK	ISERR	ISERROR	ISEVEN	ISLOGICAL	ISNA	ISNONTEXT	ISNUMBER
ISODD	ISREF	ISTEXT	N	NA	TYPE

15 Date & Time Functions

DATE	DATEVALUE	DAY	DAYS360	HOUR	MINUTE	MONTH	NETWORKDAYS	NOW	SECOND
TIME	TIMEVALUE	TODAY	WEEKDAY	YEAR

ZK Spreadsheet App

• Excel-like Web Application

  A stand-alone web based spreadsheet application that allows real-time online collaboration.

  Tap into the functionalities of ZK Spreadsheet with menus, context menus, dialogs, wizards, etc.

  Import/export Excel worksheets, Charts and PDF.

Reference

Integrate ZK Spreadsheet with Spring

Use JavaBean in Excel with ZK Spreadsheet