| SpreadsheetML element | Open XML SDK Class | Description |
| ~<workbook/>` | DocumentFormat.OpenXML.Spreadsheet.Workbook | The root element for the main document part. |
<sheets/> | DocumentFormat.OpenXML.Spreadsheet.Sheets | The container for the block level structures such as sheet, fileVersion, and others specified in the ISO/IEC 29500 specification. |
<sheet/> | DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet.Sheet | A sheet that points to a sheet definition file. |
<worksheet/> | DocumentFormat.OpenXML.Spreadsheet.Worksheet | A sheet definition file that contains the sheet data. |
<sheetData/> | DocumentFormat.OpenXML.Spreadsheet.SheetData | The cell table, grouped together by rows. |
<row/> | DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet.Row | A row in the cell table. |
<c/> | DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet.Cell | A cell in a row. |
<v/> | DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet.CellValue | The value of a cell. |