Print

7 Sep 201713 minutes to read

This feature is used to produce text and graphics from a computer screen or file into a sheet of paper. You can use AllowPrinting property in PrintSettings to enable/disable the print operation.

You have following options in printing.

Print Sheet / Print Selected Area.
Print with Gridlines
Print with Headers

Print Sheet / Print Selected Area

You can print the sheet or print the selected area by following ways,

Using the Print button or Print Selected button under Print group of PAGE LAYOUT tab in ribbon.
Using printSheet or printSelection method to print the spreadsheet.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

CSHTML
C#
@Html.EJ().Button("btnPrint").Size(ButtonSize.Medium).ShowRoundedCorner(true).Width("80").ClientSideEvents(e => e.Click("printClick")).Text("Print")
@Html.EJ().Button("btnPrintSel").Size(ButtonSize.Medium).ShowRoundedCorner(true).ClientSideEvents(e => e.Click("printSelClick")).Text("Print Selected")

@(Html.EJ().Spreadsheet<object>("Spreadsheet")
    .PrintSettings(printOption => {
        printOption.AllowPrinting(true);
    })
    .Sheets(sheet =>
    {
        sheet.RangeSettings(range =>
        {
            range.Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.Datasource).Add();
        }).Add();
    })
)

<script type="text/javascript">
    function printClick(args) {
        var excelObj = $("#Spreadsheet").ejSpreadsheet("instance");
        excelObj.XLPrint.printSheet();
    }
    function printSelClick(args) {
        var excelObj = $("#Spreadsheet").ejSpreadsheet("instance");
        excelObj.XLPrint.printSelection();
    }
</script>
namespace MVCSampleBrowser.Controllers
{
    public partial class SpreadsheetController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Default()
        {
            List<ItemDetail> lItems = new List<ItemDetail>();
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Casual Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 02, 14), Time = new DateTime(2014, 02, 14, 11, 34, 32), Quantity = 10, Price = 20, Amount = 200, Discount = 1, Profit = 10 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Sports Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 06, 11), Time = new DateTime(2014, 06, 11, 05, 56, 32), Quantity = 20, Price = 30, Amount = 600, Discount = 5, Profit = 50 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Formal Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 07, 27), Time = new DateTime(2014, 07, 27, 03, 32, 44), Quantity = 20, Price = 15, Amount = 300, Discount = 7, Profit = 27 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Sandals & Floaters", Date = new DateTime(2014, 11, 21), Time = new DateTime(2014, 11, 21, 06, 23, 54), Quantity = 15, Price = 20, Amount = 300, Discount = 11, Profit = 67 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Flip- Flops & Slippers", Date = new DateTime(2014, 06, 23), Time = new DateTime(2014, 06, 23, 12, 43, 59), Quantity = 30, Price = 10, Amount = 300, Discount = 10, Profit = 70 });
            ViewBag.Datasource = lItems;
            return View();
        }
    }
}

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Print dialog with entire sheet in Chrome browser

Print dialog with selected area print in chrome browser

Print with Gridlines

You have an option to print the spreadsheet with gridlines or without gridlines. You can do this by one of the following ways,

Check or uncheck the Gridlines option under Show group of PAGE LAYOUT tab in ribbon to print with Gridlines.
Using ShowGridlines property to enable / disable the gridlines.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

CSHTML
C#
@(Html.EJ().Spreadsheet<object>("Spreadsheet")
    .Sheets(sheet =>
    {
        sheet.RangeSettings(range =>
        {
            range.Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.Datasource).Add();
        }).ShowGridlines(false).Add();
    })
)
namespace MVCSampleBrowser.Controllers
{
    public partial class SpreadsheetController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Default()
        {
            List<ItemDetail> lItems = new List<ItemDetail>();
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Casual Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 02, 14), Time = new DateTime(2014, 02, 14, 11, 34, 32), Quantity = 10, Price = 20, Amount = 200, Discount = 1, Profit = 10 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Sports Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 06, 11), Time = new DateTime(2014, 06, 11, 05, 56, 32), Quantity = 20, Price = 30, Amount = 600, Discount = 5, Profit = 50 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Formal Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 07, 27), Time = new DateTime(2014, 07, 27, 03, 32, 44), Quantity = 20, Price = 15, Amount = 300, Discount = 7, Profit = 27 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Sandals & Floaters", Date = new DateTime(2014, 11, 21), Time = new DateTime(2014, 11, 21, 06, 23, 54), Quantity = 15, Price = 20, Amount = 300, Discount = 11, Profit = 67 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Flip- Flops & Slippers", Date = new DateTime(2014, 06, 23), Time = new DateTime(2014, 06, 23, 12, 43, 59), Quantity = 30, Price = 10, Amount = 300, Discount = 10, Profit = 70 });
            ViewBag.Datasource = lItems;
            return View();
        }
    }
}

Print dialog without gridlines in chrome browser

Print with Headings

You have an option to print the spreadsheet with headers or without headers. You can do this by one of the following ways,

Check or uncheck the Headings option under Show group of PAGE LAYOUT tab in ribbon.
Using ShowHeadings property to enable / disable showHeadings.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

CSHTML
C#
@(Html.EJ().Spreadsheet<object>("Spreadsheet")
    .Sheets(sheet =>
    {
        sheet.RangeSettings(range =>
        {
            range.Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.Datasource).Add();
        }).ShowHeadings(false).Add();
    })
)
namespace MVCSampleBrowser.Controllers
{
    public partial class SpreadsheetController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Default()
        {
            List<ItemDetail> lItems = new List<ItemDetail>();
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Casual Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 02, 14), Time = new DateTime(2014, 02, 14, 11, 34, 32), Quantity = 10, Price = 20, Amount = 200, Discount = 1, Profit = 10 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Sports Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 06, 11), Time = new DateTime(2014, 06, 11, 05, 56, 32), Quantity = 20, Price = 30, Amount = 600, Discount = 5, Profit = 50 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Formal Shoes", Date = new DateTime(2014, 07, 27), Time = new DateTime(2014, 07, 27, 03, 32, 44), Quantity = 20, Price = 15, Amount = 300, Discount = 7, Profit = 27 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Sandals & Floaters", Date = new DateTime(2014, 11, 21), Time = new DateTime(2014, 11, 21, 06, 23, 54), Quantity = 15, Price = 20, Amount = 300, Discount = 11, Profit = 67 });
            lItems.Add(new ItemDetail() { ItemName = "Flip- Flops & Slippers", Date = new DateTime(2014, 06, 23), Time = new DateTime(2014, 06, 23, 12, 43, 59), Quantity = 30, Price = 10, Amount = 300, Discount = 10, Profit = 70 });
            ViewBag.Datasource = lItems;
            return View();
        }
    }
}

Print dialog without headings in chrome browser