Import Spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel

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No, there is no free version of SpreadsheetConverter. Prices for unlimited, lifetime licenses for the current version start at $254 (there are no extra fees per server, month, page or visitor). I clicked on Choose Package but I don’t know where the SSC Calculator file is. The SSC Calculator file is created after the conversion of the spreadsheet to web format, using the WordPress plugin dialog. By default, it is located in Documents > SpreadsheetConverter. If your calculator is called weekly-time-card.xlsx, there will be a folder called weekly-time-card with your converted calculator. You cannot upload this uncompressed folder, only the specially prepared and compressed SSC Calculator file which is in ZIP format. Scroll down past the folder to the weekly-time-card.zip file, select it and press Open. I have selected an SSC Calculator ZIP file but there is no Upload button. Sorry, WordPress requires the button to be labeled Publish. Press the Publish button and the SSC Calculator file will be uploaded to WordPress. It will not be visible in any post or page until you embed it. I have uploaded a calculator but it is not visible in the website. After you upload the SSC Calculator file you must embed the calculator into any page or post where you want it to appear. If you use the Block editor, insert a Custom HTML block and paste the HTML from the Calculator iframe column for the uploaded calculator. If you use the Classic editor, place the cursor at the right spot and click Embed SSC Calculator. In the list called Calculator Link, scroll to and select the calculator you want to embed. If necessary, modify the size of the calculator frame in the fields Iframe Width and Iframe Height. Click Insert Calculator. I don’t see the calculator, only an iframe tag. To get a preview of the web page, you must switch to the Preview or Visual view. When you paste the embed code you need to be in the HTML or Text view. I managed to insert a calculator but the frame is too small so parts of the calculator aren’t visible. Switch to the HTML or Text view. Adjust the height and width parameters in the table id="hasIframe" tag that represents the calculator, switching back and forth to the Preview or Visual view until the calculator looks good. With the Classic editor, you can also use the resize handle at the lower right-hand corner of the calculator. Drag the handle to resize the calculator frame. Don't be afraid of leaving a considerable margin around your calculator.

If you don't want the calculator to include a toolbar, or if you want to select other buttons for the toolbar, you need to adjust the Workbook settings in SpreadsheetConverter. Uncheck all buttons in the Workbook > Toolbar section and unselect Enable Real-time Sync in Workbook > Web Page Options. Convert the spreadsheet again and update it in WordPress. I want the calculator to appear at the bottom of the page. If you are using the Block editor, move the Custom HTML block to the correct position on the page, either by dragging it or using the up/down arrows. If you are using the Classic editor, switch to the Text tab. Select the entire embed code, from the table id="hasIframe" statement to the /table statement, and move it to a different location using cut-and-paste. I want to remove a calculator that I previously embedded in “page A”, because I have moved it to “page B”. Edit “page A”. If you are using the Block editor, simply remove the Custom HTML block. If you are using the Classic editor, switch to the Text tab, remove the entire "hasIframe" table, from the table id="hasIframe" statement to the /table statement. I was editing my page and now the web form no longer appears. You may have deleted the embed code by mistake. HTML code may also disappear when you switch between the Block editor and the Classic editor. Just embed the web form again using the instructions above.

Of course! You can embed a calculator on as many posts or pages as you like.

You need to create a two-column layout for your page. Search the web for wordpress tutorial two columns to get help on how you create a two-column layout first, then move the embed code to the correct location in your two-column design. I have created a calculator and it works fine in my blog. Since then I have edited the spreadsheet in Excel and converted it again. How do I update all the pages on the website that are using the old version, to use the new version instead? In WordPress, click on Upload SSC Calculator, then All Calculators. Move the mouse cursor over the title of the calculator you want to update, so that its menu links appear. Click on the Edit link. Click Choose Package and select the SSC Calculator ZIP file from the the most recent conversion. Press Publish. The new version is uploaded and automatically used instead of the old one. If you have changed the dimensions of the calculator, you may want to adjust the height and width parameters of the embed code in each page (it is visible and editable on the Text tab) until the calculator looks good. If your WordPress site uses advanced caching, you may have to clear the cache to activate the updated calculator.

Click on Upload SSC Calculator, then All Calculators. Move the mouse cursor over the title of the calculator you want to update, so that its menu links appear. Click on the Trash link. If you want to delete two or more calculators, you can also tick the checkbox for all calculators that you want to delete, select Move to Trash in the Bulk Actions menu and press Apply. I deleted a calculator by mistake and now I want it back. This is how you restore it from the Trash: click on Upload SSC Calculator, then All Calculators. Just above the first calculator in the list, you will see links for All, Published, Drafts and Trash. Click on the Trash link. Locate the calculator you want to restore in the list and click on its Restore link. If there is no Trash link, or if your calculator is no longer in the Trash, it is because calculators automatically get deleted by WordPress after 30 days in the Trash. If you still have the SSC Calculator file you can just upload it again. I am creating a blog entry for a presentation I’m going to give. I want to include a simple sign-up list for people that want to participate in my presentation. There are only 20 seats. How do I enable the Real-Time Sync feature so that everybody can see all previously registered participants? Create the sign-up form as a spreadsheet in Excel, with column headings for all the information you need about each participant, e.g. Seat, Name, Department and Phone. Fill twenty rows with the numbers 1-20 in the Seat column. Insert Text widgets in all other cells you wish your participants to enter data into, i.e. the Name, Department and Phone cell for each Seat. Convert the spreadsheet with SpreadsheetConverter, upload the ZIP file to WordPress and embed the sign-up form in your blog post. Before you publish the post, switch to the Text tab and locate the iframe tag that represents the sign-up form. Add ?k=presentation at the end of the iframe’s src parameter. Example: if the link to the sign-up list ends with /sign-up.htm, change it to /sign-up.htm?k=presentation. All visitors now share a common list. As people add their names to the list, everybody can see who else registered for your presentation. This also makes it easy for you to know when the event is fully booked. Read the full tutorial. I have another question that is not answered in this FAQ. A full online help for the plugin is available on the SpreadsheetConverter website. Please send any other questions you have to qa@spreadsheetconverter.com.