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title: "Using Layouts in MS Excel"
description: "The layouts defined in a Layout Robot in Lucanet Disclosure Management can be applied in an MS Excel table. The applied layouts will be adopted automatically when the table is inserted in a MS Word document."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/disclosure-management/work-with-msoffice/excel-files-disclmgmt/assign-layout-toexcel
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Using Layouts in MS Excel

## Overview

The layouts defined in a [Layout Robot](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/glossary.md#layout-robot) can be applied in an Excel table. The applied layouts will be adopted automatically when the table is inserted in a Word document.

## Applying a Layout

To apply a layout defined in a Layout Robot to an Excel table:

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Select the table cells for which you want to apply a layout.
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Click **Add Layout Range** in the Excel ribbon. The menu containing the layouts available in the selected **Layout Robot** will be displayed:

'Add Layout Range' button in the Excel ribbon

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Select the desired layout from the menu.
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If necessary, repeat the process for other cells in the table.
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Click **Check In** in the Excel ribbon.

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- If the outarea defined in the Excel file has already been applied in a Word document, the layout changes will only become visible when the Excel file is checked in.
- If you checked out both documents at the same time, you can make the changed layout visible by clicking the **Update** button in the [Word Ribbon](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/disclosure-management/work-with-msoffice/ribbons-disclosure-mgmt.md).
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A separate layout robot can be stored for each document in Lucanet Disclosure Management.

To assign a layout robot to a document, you must open the Configure document workspace and add a layout robot in the Layout Robot settings area (see also [Configuring a Document](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/disclosure-management/configure-document-disclmgmt.md)).

This is also where you can use the icon to save an already assigned layout robot locally, e.g. to use it in another document.

Assign, save, or delete layout robots
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