To reproduce: - Set the first column header text to "+R/S"; - Export the grid with spread export. Workaround: class MySpreadExportRenderer : SpreadExportRenderer { public override void SetCellSelectionValue(string text) { if (text == "+R/S") { var cellSelection = typeof(SpreadExportRenderer).GetField("cellSelection", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance).GetValue(this) as CellSelection; CellRange range = cellSelection.CellRanges.ElementAtOrDefault(0); CellValueFormat cvf = new CellValueFormat("@"); var worksheet = typeof(SpreadExportRenderer).GetField("worksheet", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance).GetValue(this) as Worksheet; worksheet.Cells[range.FromIndex.RowIndex, range.FromIndex.ColumnIndex].SetFormat(cvf); } base.SetCellSelectionValue(text); } }