Create a new worksheet and fill some cells
var workbook = new XLWorkbook();
var ws = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Inserting Rows");
// Color the entire spreadsheet using rows
ws.Rows().Style.Fill.BackgroundColor = XLColor.LightCyan;
// Put a value in a few cells
foreach (var r in Enumerable.Range(1, 5))
foreach (var c in Enumerable.Range(1, 5))
ws.Cell(r, c).Value = "X";
Now let's play inserting rows to the worksheet and ranges
var blueRow = ws.Row(2);
var redRow = ws.Row(5);
blueRow.Style.Fill.BackgroundColor = XLColor.Blue;
blueRow.InsertRowsBelow(2);
redRow.Style.Fill.BackgroundColor = XLColor.Red;
redRow.InsertRowsAbove(2);
ws.Columns(3, 4).Style.Fill.BackgroundColor = XLColor.Orange;
ws.Range("A2:A4").InsertRowsBelow(2);
ws.Range("B2:B4").InsertRowsAbove(2);
ws.Range("C2:C4").InsertRowsBelow(2);
ws.Range("D2:D4").InsertRowsAbove(2);
workbook.SaveAs("InsertingRows.xlsx");