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# Quick start

Two minimal walkthroughs that cover the most common use cases:

* [Create file](/english/quick-start/create.md) — build a new XLSX from scratch.
* [Read file](/english/quick-start/reader.md) — open an existing XLSX and iterate its rows.

Both examples use the `Vtiful\Kernel\Excel` class. Read-side features require building the extension with `--enable-reader` (the default in PECL packages).