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47 changes: 47 additions & 0 deletions FAQ/Conditional Formatting/.NET/Time period/README.md
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# How to apply TimePeriod conditional formatting in Excel using C#?

Step 1: Create a New C# Console Application Project.

Step 2: Name the Project.

Step 3: Install the [Syncfusion.XlsIO.Net.Core](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Syncfusion.XlsIO.Net.Core) NuGet package as reference to your .NET Standard applications from [NuGet.org](https://www.nuget.org).

Step 4: Include the following namespaces in the **Program.cs** file.

```csharp
using System;
using System.IO;
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;
```

Step 5: Include the below code snippet in **Program.cs** to apply TimePeriod conditional formatting in Excel.
```csharp
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/Input.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);
IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

//Apply conditional format for specific time period
IConditionalFormats conditionalFormats = worksheet.UsedRange.ConditionalFormats;
IConditionalFormat conditionalFormat = conditionalFormats.AddCondition();

//Set the format type to 'TimePeriod' to apply time-based conditional formatting
conditionalFormat.FormatType = ExcelCFType.TimePeriod;
conditionalFormat.TimePeriodType = CFTimePeriods.Today;

//Set the background color of the matching cells
conditionalFormat.BackColor = ExcelKnownColors.Sky_blue;

//Saving the workbook
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/Output.xlsx"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
workbook.SaveAs(outputStream);

//Dispose streams
outputStream.Dispose();
inputStream.Dispose();
}
```

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using System;
using System.IO;
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;

namespace Time_Period
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/Input.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);
IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

//Apply conditional format for specific time period
IConditionalFormats conditionalFormats = worksheet.UsedRange.ConditionalFormats;
IConditionalFormat conditionalFormat = conditionalFormats.AddCondition();

//Set the format type to 'TimePeriod' to apply time-based conditional formatting
conditionalFormat.FormatType = ExcelCFType.TimePeriod;
conditionalFormat.TimePeriodType = CFTimePeriods.Today;

//Set the background color of the matching cells
conditionalFormat.BackColor = ExcelKnownColors.Sky_blue;

//Saving the workbook
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/Output.xlsx"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
workbook.SaveAs(outputStream);

//Dispose streams
outputStream.Dispose();
inputStream.Dispose();
}
}

}
}
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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
<RootNamespace>Time_period</RootNamespace>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
</PropertyGroup>

<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.XlsIO.Net.Core" Version="*" />
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
<None Update="Output\*">
<CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
</None>
</ItemGroup>

</Project>