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Release OfficeIMO-v3.5.3
Language: C# Updated: 2026-11-03
Cmdlet

Add-OfficeExcelSheet

Aliases: ExcelSheet
Module
PSWriteOffice
Aliases
ExcelSheet
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Excel.ExcelDocument
Outputs
OfficeIMO.Excel.ExcelSheet

Adds or reuses a worksheet within the current Excel DSL scope.

Syntax

Add-OfficeExcelSheet
[[-Content] <ScriptBlock>]
[[-Name] <String>]
[-PassThru]
[-ValidationMode <Sanitize|Strict>]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Context
Add-OfficeExcelSheet
[[-Content] <ScriptBlock>]
-Document <ExcelDocument>
[[-Name] <String>]
[-PassThru]
[-ValidationMode <Sanitize|Strict>]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Document

Description

Creates the sheet when missing, pushes it onto the DSL stack, and executes the nested script block.

Examples

Create a sheet named Data.

New-OfficeExcel -Path .\report.xlsx { Add-OfficeExcelSheet -Name 'Data' { ExcelCell -Address 'A1' -Value 'Region' } }

Creates a workbook with a worksheet named Data and writes the header “Region”.

Add a worksheet through the workbook pipeline.

$sheet = $workbook | Add-OfficeExcelSheet -Name 'Data' -PassThru
$sheet | Set-OfficeExcelCell -Address A1 -Value 'Region'

Returns the worksheet so subsequent commands can target it directly.

Parameters

-Content ScriptBlock optionalposition: 1
Code to execute inside the worksheet context.
-Name String optionalposition: 0
Name of the worksheet to create or reuse. When omitted the last sheet is reused or a default sheet is created.
-PassThru SwitchParameter optional
Emit the ExcelSheet object after execution.
-ValidationMode ExcelSheetNameValidationMode optional
Controls how invalid sheet names are handled.
Possible values: Sanitize, Strict
-Document ExcelDocument requiredpipeline: True (ByValue)sets: Document
Workbook that will receive the worksheet.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.