Overview
The Syncfusion .NET Excel Library provides an easy way to convert Excel files to PDF documents in C# or VB.NET using just a few lines of code. Preserve workbook layouts, charts, images, formatting, formulas, and page settings throughout the conversion process. Fast, reliable conversion with PDF/A-1B conformance is fully supported in hosting environments such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Execute Excel to PDF code example
This example code shows how to convert an Excel document to a PDF file using the Syncfusion .NET Excel library with just a few lines of C# code.
Key features of Excel-to-PDF conversion
Discover how the conversion features in the Syncfusion .NET Excel Library help you convert Excel files to high-quality PDF documents in C#. Preserve your workbook’s appearance, formatting, and print layout without requiring Microsoft Excel or Office interop. Convert Excel files to PDF programmatically using a simple C# API.
Layout options
Layout options for Excel-to-PDF conversion provide flexible control over how the content is scaled in the output. Available layout options include automatic, CustomScaling, FitAllColumnsOnOnePage, FitAllRowsOnOnePage, FitSheetOnOnePage, and NoScaling.
Custom paper size
Custom paper size lets users specify the desired paper dimensions in inches for the output document. The default setting is empty, represented as {Width = 0.0, Height = 0.0}.
PDF conformance level
The PDF conformance level enables users to specify the PDF document’s compliance with standards, allowing options such as PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, PDF/A-3b, or PDF/X-1a conformance.
Set image quality
Set image quality determines whether high-quality images are exported to the PDF document. When enabled, images retain their quality during conversion.
Embed fonts
Embedding the required fonts ensures that the content is rendered accurately, regardless of font availability on the user’s system.
Font substitution
Font substitution allows users to select alternative fonts from their devices or upload custom fonts to replace specified fonts in the Excel document during the conversion to PDF.
Tagged PDF
Tagged PDF enables the conversion of Excel to PDF in compliance with the PDF/UA standard. This ensures that the resulting PDF is accessible, allowing users who depend on assistive technology to read and navigate the document’s content effectively.
Explore Excel to PDF References
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