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# Spreadsheet File
The Spreadsheet File node is used to access data from spreadsheet files.
::: tip 💡 Keep in mind
You will need to use an additional node such as the [Read Binary File](../../core-nodes/ReadBinaryFile/README.md) node or the [HTTP Request](../../core-nodes/HTTPRequest/README.md) node to pass the image file as a data property to the Spreadsheet File node.
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## Basic Operations
- Read from file
- Write to file
## Node Reference
When writing to a spreadsheet file, the *File Format* field can be used to specify the format of the file to save the data as.
- File Format
- CSV (Comma-separated values)
- HTML (HTML Table)
- ODS (OpenDocument Spreadsheet)
- RTF (Rich Text Format)
- XLS (Excel)
- XLSX (Excel)
- ***Binary Property*** field: Name of the binary property in which to save the binary data of the spreadsheet file.
- Options
- ***Sheet Name*** field: This field specifies the name of the sheet from which the data should be read or written to.
- ***Read As String*** field: This toggle enables you to parse all input data as strings.
- ***RAW Data*** field: This toggle enables you to skip the parsing of data.
- ***File Name*** field: This field can be used to specify a custom file name when writing a spreadsheet file to disk.
## Example Usage
This workflow allows you to read a spreadsheet file using the Spreadsheet File node. You can also find the [workflow](https://n8n.io/workflows/586) on the website. This example usage workflow would use the following three nodes.
- [Start](../../core-nodes/Start/README.md)
- [Read Binary File](../../core-nodes/ReadBinaryFile/README.md)
- [Spreadsheet File]()
The final workflow should look like the following image.
![A workflow with the Spreadsheet File node](./workflow.png)
### 1. Start node
The start node exists by default when you create a new workflow.
### 2. Read Binary File
1. Enter the path to the spreadsheet file you want to read in the *File Path* field.
### 3. Spreadsheet File node
1. Enter the *Property Name* you used in the previous node in the *Binary Property* field.
2. Click on *Execute Node* to run the workflow.

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