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Complete the following steps to read from a spreadsheet file.

1. Place the Read From Spreadsheet File VI on the block diagram.
2. Select the polymorphic instance of the Read From Spreadsheet File VI that corresponds to the type of data you want to read from the spreadsheet file.
3. Create a relative path to the file from which you want to read data.
4. Wire the appended path output to the file path input of the Read From Spreadsheet File VI.
5. Right-click the all rows output and select Create»Indicator.
6. Run the VI. LabVIEW returns the data from the spreadsheet file in the all rows indicator.