JasperReports - xls file generation rows and columns are not displayed properly - jasper-reports

I am generating an .xls format invoice bill in Jasper report using Java. The file has been created with the correct values, but the rows and columns are not aligned properly. Below is a screenshot of the output:
What do I need to do to make the columns align correctly?

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I am creating a Jasper report via Jaspersoft Studio 6
I am using the following property to export my report into two separate Excel sheets (tabs): net.sf.jasperreports.export.xls.break.after.row
My report consists of two tables, one table per sheet. So far, I have no issue creating this report.
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I added the auto filter property to both table headers, with a start and end on both. But when I run the report, the filter only displays on my last table (the one on the second sheet). I imagine this may happen because in Excel, you are only allowed one autofilter per sheet.
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When exporting a Crystal Report (2016) to excel format, I am getting extra columns in the report. This does not happen with any other export format. So empty data columns display in the first 30+ columns. How can I correct that?
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Crystal Sub report printing an extra line in Excel

I developed a report in Crystal that has to print to Excel.
When printing the report to Excel it adds the data in the columns correctly up until the sub report. The sub report is added in the first column of the next row, then it adds a blank line, and then it adds the remaining columns in the first column on the next row.
I have aligned and resized all the fields in the main report and in the sub report to be the same height. All sections that does not need to print is suppressed in the main report and sub report.
I have removed the margins in the sub report.
I have done the right click a section and arrange lines and fit section
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I don't know what to do from here.
Screenshots of the report:
Design View Crystal
Printed Excel
Export options
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Multiple columns issue
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Excel 2010 - Pivot using external csv file - how to make dates work?

I have a set of pivot tables that use external csv files as their data sources. The csv files originally contained dates in the format dd/mm/yy (e.g. 31/01/13). The pivot tables did not recognise these as dates. I converted the dates in the csv files to dd/mm/yyyy (e.g. 31/01/2013) but these were still not recognised as dates by the pivot tables.
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jasper reports: exporting table with grouped headers to excel

let's say, I have a table in my report with complex header like this
when I export it to either xls or xlsx using Jasper Reports Server it prints like this (Excel 2010):
Column 1 height should be equal to Column 2 + Header height
Enviroment: Jasper Reports Server CE 4.5.1, tried latest version (5.0.4) - same (sad) result
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Does anybody knows any workarounds?
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