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# Locating the Sample Spreadsheet

After launching the socket bridge and while having TWS open and all the necessary API settings are set on it, as show in [Configure Trader Workstation for DDE](/excel/dde/best-practice-configure-tws-ib-gateway-for-dde/introduction), we can then locate and open our sample sheet. Navigate to `C:\TWS API\samples\Excel`  and select "TwsDde.xls".

![Sample Sheet Location.](/docs/_fern-img/753ba42f9eac20c82d378e8710c8a8eb83b1ea774607e21a5bc3eb1bd2799880.webp)