Spreadsheet fields need to be enabled by an Instance admin, as described here: Enable Rich Text Editor or Spreadsheet Widgets
![](https://openbis.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/spreadsheet-exp-step-1.png)
The spreadsheet supports some basic Excel functionalities, such as mathematical formulas (e.g. =SUM(A1+A2)).
It is possible to import an openBIS Object into the spreadsheet, with the import button, on the spreadsheet itself:
![](https://openbis.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-17-at-13.18.40.png)
Please note that if the Object is updated in openBIS, it will NOT be updated in the spreadsheet.