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# Quick start

Put your first Sylvera Rating in a cell, then fill a whole column

This walk-through assumes you've [installed the add-in and signed in](/excel-add-in/install-and-sign-in.md).

## 1. Look up one project

1. On the **Sylvera** tab, select **Find project**.
2. In the pane, search by name ("Kasigau") or by registry and ID ("VCS 612").
3. Select a result to preview its Rating, latest price, and 30-day price trend.
4. Tick the fields you want, for example **Name**, **Rating**, and **Latest price**.
5. Select a cell in your sheet, then **Insert**.

The add-in writes one formula, such as:

```
=SYL.DATA("Name,Rating,Latest price,Vintage","VCS","612")
```

Each field fills its own cell to the right. Latest price is followed by a Vintage column, so you can see which vintage the price is for.

## 2. Add Ratings to your own list

Most portfolios already list projects by registry and ID. You can add Sylvera data beside them without writing a formula.

| Registry | Project ID |
| -------- | ---------- |
| VCS      | 1477       |
| VCS      | 2250       |
| GS       | 12003      |

1. Select the **Registry** and **Project ID** cells, with or without the header row.
2. On the **Sylvera** tab, select **Add columns → Rating**.

A **Rating** column appears in the first empty column to the right, so existing data is never overwritten. Use **Add columns → More fields…** to pick any other field.

{% hint style="info" %}
**One column or two?** A single column of combined cells such as "VCS 1477" also works. If you select a third column of vintage years, price fields use that vintage on each row.
{% endhint %}

## 3. Keep it current

Values update when Excel recalculates. To refresh now, select **Refresh all**, or **Refresh selection** for the cells you've selected.

To send a workbook to someone without access, select **Freeze values** first. This replaces Sylvera formulas on the sheet with their current values.

## Next steps

* [Find and screen projects](/excel-add-in/find-and-screen-projects.md) to build a table from filters
* [Recipes](/excel-add-in/recipes.md) for common reports
* [Functions](/excel-add-in/functions.md) to write formulas yourself


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