Using JsExport Plugin you can export your html table,Gridview,WebGrid to excel,doc,xml. along with header color,Alternate Row Color,txtalign,font. Eg:

//This Plugin will work only on new browsers that support html5. //Don't forget to add jquery reference,without it the plugin will not work. $("#btn_export").click(function () { var status = false; var data = "";

            var table = $.ajax({
                type: "POST",
                context: document.body,
                global: false,
                async: false,
                dataType: "json",
              
                contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
                url: "WebForm1.aspx/getDataq",
                success: function (data) {
                    return data;
                },
                dataFilter: function (data) {
                    // This boils the response string down 
                    //  into a proper JavaScript Object().
                    var msg = eval('(' + data + ')');

                    // If the response has a ".d" top-level property,
                    //  return what's below that instead.
                    if (msg.hasOwnProperty('d'))
                        return msg.d;
                    else
                        return msg;
                },

            }).responseText;
         table=$.parseJSON(table);
           //For asp.net 3.5 above application make sure that you send only d property value as the parameter.
               $.jsExport({
             type: 'excel',
             paging: {
                 paging: true,
                 alternateRowColor: "#f6eded",
                 HeaderColor: "lightblue",
                 textalign: "left",
                 font: "bold 12px arial"
             },
             data: table,
            
         });

// you must place the gridview or html table inside a div inorder to work properly.

    <asp:GridView runat="server" ID="grdview"></asp:GridView>
    </div>
    <asp:Button Text="export" runat="server" ID="btn_export" />
</form>