SpreadsheetML Font - Calibri vs Calibri (Body)

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Hi All

I'm creating Excel documents using what I understand to be SpreadsheetML. The XML syntax allows the specification of font using the following syntax:
<Style ss:ID="s200"> <Alignment ss:Vertical="Bottom"/> <Borders> <Border ss:Position="Top" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/> <Border ss:Position="Right" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="1"/> <Border ss:Position="Bottom" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="2"/> <Border ss:Position="Left" ss:LineStyle="Continuous" ss:Weight="1"/> </Borders> <Font ss:FontName="Calibri" x:Family="Swiss" ss:Size="11" ss:Color="#000000" ss:Bold="1"/> <Interior ss:Color="#FFFF00" ss:Pattern="Solid"/> </Style>

My problem is that our client has specified that they want the spreadsheet to be in Calibri (Body) font. How can I specify that in this code? ss:FontName="Calibri (Body)" doesn't work. Some research I did on the web indicated that the "(Body)" part isn't even part of the actual fint name, but is somethign added by Excel.

Any help would be appreciated.
 

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I don't know for sure but you could try this.
The Body and Heading fonts are tied to themes.
When I recorded selecting the Calibri Font Theme (PageLayout > Themes > Fonts > Calibri), I got this
VBA Code:
    ActiveWorkbook.Theme.ThemeFontScheme.Load ( _
        "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Document Themes 16\Theme Fonts\Calibri.xml"

If then instead of specifying Calibri you apply the style eg for Normal you get Calibri body, the heading styles will give you Calibri heading
VBA Code:
Selection.Style = "Normal"

By using the styles if you switch the Font Theme to say Arial, all the fonts will change with the theme.
 
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Thank you, Alex, but in SpreadsheetML, "Normal" is specified as a default font, and it uses the same syntax for its specification as custom fonts. Too bad there's not a way to write VBA into a speradsheet using SpreadsheetML... or maybe there is?
 
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