# How to insert text into excel use wopi?

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**Category:** Calc\
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**Created:** [February 24, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908 "2022-02-24T02:13:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Joe](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/1 "2022-02-24T02:13:46Z")

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I need to insert text into excel use wopi,but it didn’t work!  
Does not CODE support this action?  
What should I do for this purpose?

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**Author:** ![pedro.silva](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/pedro.silva/32/4_2.png) [@pedro.silva](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/pedro.silva)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/2 "2022-02-24T10:14:19Z")

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Hi Joe and thanks for your interest on Collabora Online : ) I think it should work, how did you try to do it?

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Joe](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/3 "2022-02-24T10:28:15Z")

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I try to resolveit use python script,it’s work! But,how do I get the cell position?

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**Author:** ![pedro.silva](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/pedro.silva/32/4_2.png) [@pedro.silva](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/pedro.silva)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/4 "2022-02-24T10:41:48Z")

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BTW [Using Python scripting in Collabora Online — SDK https://sdk.collaboraonline.com/ documentation](https://sdk.collaboraonline.com/docs/Using_Python_scripting_in_Collabora_Online.html)

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**Author:** ![bearon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bearon](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/bearon)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/5 "2022-03-03T05:05:19Z")

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Concerning your question, hopefully these links help:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60663664/using-python-to-access-libreoffice-calc-using-uno>

> **[\[Solved\] How to get the Current Cell or Current Sheet (View topic) • Apache...](https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33400)**
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> The Apache OpenOffice User Forum is an user to user help and discussion forum for exchanging information and tips with other users of Apache OpenOffice, the open source office suite.

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Joe](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/6 "2022-03-03T10:06:11Z")

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Thank you so much，the problem has been solved.

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**Author:** ![pedro.silva](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/pedro.silva/32/4_2.png) [@pedro.silva](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/pedro.silva)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/7 "2022-03-03T10:16:05Z")

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nice to hear that @Joe , don’t you want to create a new forum topic documenting how you did it ; ) so maybe more people can use it as a reference : )

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**Author:** ![rpear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5ac83/32.png) [@rpear](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/rpear)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/8 "2022-03-03T12:15:06Z")

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Please say how you did it, it sounds very interesting.

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Joe](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/9 "2022-03-04T00:47:57Z")

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Ok,I will create a new topic to discuss it.  
I have a new problem like this topic [Using external storage as a link](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/using-external-storage-as-a-link/157)

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**Author:** ![pedro.silva](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/pedro.silva/32/4_2.png) [@pedro.silva](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/pedro.silva)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/how-to-insert-text-into-excel-use-wopi/908/10 "2022-03-10T10:46:53Z")

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@Joe let me know if you need help or ping me when you have the topic so Ic an make it a wiki post