The Excel section has been migrated to the Office Online Server add-on. Users can install the add-on from the Marketplace to add or edit Excel files. For existing customers, the functionality of the Excel section will remain active and only be removed once the Office Online Server add-on has been activated. New customers can only add an Excel section after installing the Office Online Server add-on.
Legacy Support Excel Section
eLabJournal offers seamless integration with Office Online Server. This enables users to work on Excel files directly within the browser without installing Microsoft Office on their local computer.
To add an Excel file to eLabJournal, add a new experiment section and choose the Excel sheet type.
Note: Excel functionality requires an additional Microsoft Office 365 license. Please contact eLabNext support for more information.
The eLabWebEdit application allows users to work in Excel (and other Microsoft Office applications) directly on their local computer without an additional license.
After adding the Excel section, users can choose to open a new Excel file or upload and open an existing Excel file.
Within the opened Excel file, users have access to all basic Excel functions, including plotting graphs. users can enlarge the Excel section to view it in full-screen mode. When saved, an image of the Excel file will automatically be displayed in the ELN.
As with all files in eLabJournal, all versions of the Excel files are automatically saved in the file history to maintain a full audit trail of all modifications.