diff --git a/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.lpi b/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.lpi
index b90b42234..c40b7e934 100644
--- a/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.lpi
+++ b/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.lpi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <CONFIG>
   <ProjectOptions>
     <Version Value="9"/>
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
     <i18n>
       <EnableI18N LFM="False"/>
     </i18n>
-    <VersionInfo>
-      <StringTable ProductVersion=""/>
-    </VersionInfo>
     <BuildModes Count="1">
       <Item1 Name="Default" Default="True"/>
     </BuildModes>
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@
       <Unit0>
         <Filename Value="lazspreadsheet.lpr"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="lazspreadsheet"/>
       </Unit0>
       <Unit1>
         <Filename Value="about.pas"/>
@@ -49,7 +45,6 @@
         <ComponentName Value="Form1"/>
         <HasResources Value="True"/>
         <ResourceBaseClass Value="Form"/>
-        <UnitName Value="about"/>
       </Unit1>
       <Unit2>
         <Filename Value="mainform.pas"/>
@@ -57,7 +52,6 @@
         <ComponentName Value="lazfpsmainform"/>
         <HasResources Value="True"/>
         <ResourceBaseClass Value="Form"/>
-        <UnitName Value="mainform"/>
       </Unit2>
     </Units>
   </ProjectOptions>
@@ -77,12 +71,6 @@
         </Win32>
       </Options>
     </Linking>
-    <Other>
-      <CompilerMessages>
-        <MsgFileName Value=""/>
-      </CompilerMessages>
-      <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
-    </Other>
   </CompilerOptions>
   <Debugging>
     <Exceptions Count="3">
diff --git a/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.res b/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.res
index e66ecf85f..e1df0e994 100644
Binary files a/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.res and b/applications/lazspreadsheet/lazspreadsheet.res differ
diff --git a/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.lfm b/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.lfm
index 5a4c3fd5e..50c13a59a 100644
--- a/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.lfm
+++ b/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.lfm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ object lazfpsmainform: Tlazfpsmainform
   ClientWidth = 700
   OnCreate = FormCreate
   OnDestroy = FormDestroy
-  LCLVersion = '1.1'
+  LCLVersion = '1.7'
   object pagesSheets: TPageControl
     Left = 0
     Height = 289
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ object lazfpsmainform: Tlazfpsmainform
     end
     object editSourceFile: TFileNameEdit
       Left = 136
-      Height = 21
+      Height = 23
       Top = 8
       Width = 136
       DialogOptions = []
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ object lazfpsmainform: Tlazfpsmainform
       Left = 8
       Height = 15
       Top = 14
-      Width = 116
+      Width = 106
       Caption = 'Source Spreadsheet:'
       ParentColor = False
     end
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ object lazfpsmainform: Tlazfpsmainform
       Left = 424
       Height = 96
       Top = 8
-      Width = 230
+      Width = 264
       Lines.Strings = (
         'memoCellData'
       )
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ object lazfpsmainform: Tlazfpsmainform
       Left = 8
       Height = 15
       Top = 40
-      Width = 72
+      Width = 66
       Caption = 'Current Cell:'
       ParentColor = False
     end
diff --git a/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.pas b/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.pas
index 5b9cf6c36..77ee38989 100644
--- a/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.pas
+++ b/applications/lazspreadsheet/mainform.pas
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ uses
   StdCtrls, Grids, EditBtn, ExtCtrls, ComCtrls, fpspreadsheetchart,
   fpspreadsheetgrid, TAGraph, TASeries, TypInfo,
   // FPSpreadsheet and supported formats
-  fpspreadsheet, fpsallformats
+  fpstypes, fpspreadsheet, fpsallformats
   ;
 
 type
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ implementation
 
 {$R *.lfm}
 
+uses
+  fpsUtils;
+
+
 { Tlazfpsmainform }
 
 procedure Tlazfpsmainform.btnLoadSpreadsheetClick(Sender: TObject);
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ begin
     Worksheets[i].Parent := lCurPage;
     Worksheets[i].Align := alClient;
     //Worksheets[i].Options = [goFixedVertLine, goFixedHorzLine, goVertLine, goHorzLine, goRangeSelect, goEditing, goSmoothScroll]
-    Worksheets[i].LoadFromWorksheet(lCurWorksheet);
+    Worksheets[i].LoadFromWorkbook(Workbook, i); //LoadFromWorksheet(lCurWorksheet);
     Worksheets[i].OnSelection := @HandleSelectionChanged;
     lCurPage.Caption := lCurWorksheet.Name;
   end;
@@ -84,12 +88,14 @@ var
   lX, lY, lCurTab: LongInt;
   lCurWorksheet: TsWorksheet;
   lCurCell: PCell;
+  fmt: PsCellFormat;
 begin
   lCurTab := pagesSheets.TabIndex;
-  lX := Worksheets[lCurTab].Selection.Left;
-  lY := Worksheets[lCurTab].Selection.Top;
+  lX := Worksheets[lCurTab].Selection.Left - 1; // -1 for fixed rows/cols
+  lY := Worksheets[lCurTab].Selection.Top - 1;
   lCurWorksheet := Workbook.GetWorksheetByIndex(lCurTab);
   lCurCell := lCurWorksheet.GetCell(lY, lX);
+  fmt := Workbook.GetPointerToCellFormat(lCurCell^.FormatIndex);
   memoCellData.Lines.Text := '';
   memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('Row: %d Col: %d (zero-based)', [lY, lX]));
   memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('ContentType: %s', [GetEnumName(TypeInfo(TCellContentType), integer(lCurCell^.ContentType))]));
@@ -97,11 +103,11 @@ begin
   memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('UTF8StringValue: %s', [lCurCell^.UTF8StringValue]));
   //memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('DateTimeValue: %s', [lCurCell^.DateTimeValue]));
   //memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('UsedFormattingFields: %f', [lCurCell^.NumberValue]));
-  memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('TextRotation: %s', [GetEnumName(TypeInfo(TsTextRotation), integer(lCurCell^.TextRotation))]));
+  memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('TextRotation: %s', [GetEnumName(TypeInfo(TsTextRotation), integer(fmt^.TextRotation))]));
   //memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('Border: %f', [lCurCell^.NumberValue]));
-  memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('BackgroundColor: %s', [GetEnumName(TypeInfo(TsColor), integer(lCurCell^.BackgroundColor))]));
+  memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('BackgroundColor: %s', [GetColorName(fmt^.Background.BgColor)]));
   memoCellData.Lines.Add('');
-  memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('ReadAsUTF8Text(): %s', [lCurWorksheet.ReadAsUTF8Text(lY, lX)]));
+  memoCellData.Lines.Add(Format('ReadAsText(): %s', [lCurWorksheet.ReadAsText(lY, lX)]));
 end;
 
 procedure Tlazfpsmainform.DeleteAllSheets;