Excel to PDF Converter Settings

14 Oct 202424 minutes to read

XlsIO allows you to convert an entire workbook or a single worksheet into PDF document with conversion settings of Excel to PDF converter.

Auto-detect Complex Script

This property enables the complex script validation for the text present in Excel document and renders it into PDF document. It’s default value is FALSE.

The following complete code snippet explains how to enable AutoDetectComplexScript property while converting an Excel document to PDF.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Enable AutoDetectComplexScript property
	settings.AutoDetectComplexScript = true;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/ComplexScriptToPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Enable AutoDetectComplexScript property
  settings.AutoDetectComplexScript = true;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Enable AutoDetectComplexScript property
  settings.AutoDetectComplexScript = True

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to detect complex script in Excel to PDF conversion in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Custom Paper Size

This property helps to set the required paper size in inches. The default value is empty(i.e.,{Width = 0.0 Height = 0.0}).

The following complete code snippet explains how to set CustomPaperSize while converting Excel document to PDF.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set CustomerPaperSize
	settings.CustomPaperSize = new SizeF(10, 20);

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/CustomPaperSize.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set CustomerPaperSize
  settings.CustomPaperSize = new SizeF(10, 20);

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set CustomerPaperSize
  settings.CustomPaperSize = New SizeF(10, 20)

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with custom paper size in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Display Gridlines

This property helps to set the gridlines display style in Excel to PDF converted document. Three display styles are Auto, Invisible and Visible. These are maintained under GridLinesDisplayStyle enumeration.

Auto

Gridlines will not be rendered in the output PDF document, when display style is selected as Auto. Its default value is Invisible. The following code snippet explains how to select Auto display style for gridlines.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  FileStream excelStream = new FileStream("Sample.xlsx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(excelStream);

  //Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
  XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

  //Set the gridlines display style as Auto
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Auto;

  //Initialize XlsIORenderer
  XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
  PdfDocument document = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

  //Saving the Excel to the MemoryStream 
  MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
  document.Save(stream);

  //Set the position as '0'
  stream.Position = 0;

  //Download the PDF file in the browser
  FileStreamResult fileStreamResult = new FileStreamResult(stream, "application/pdf");
  fileStreamResult.FileDownloadName = "Output.pdf";
  return fileStreamResult;
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set the gridlines display style as Auto
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Auto;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set the gridlines display style as Auto
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Auto

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

Invisible

Gridlines will not be rendered in the output PDF document, when display style is selected as Invisible. The following code snippet explains how to select Invisible display style for gridlines.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  FileStream excelStream = new FileStream("Sample.xlsx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(excelStream);

  //Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
  XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

  //Set the gridlines display style as Invisible
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Invisible;

  //Initialize XlsIORenderer
  XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
  PdfDocument document = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

  //Saving the Excel to the MemoryStream 
  MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
  document.Save(stream);

  //Set the position as '0'
  stream.Position = 0;

  //Download the PDF file in the browser
  FileStreamResult fileStreamResult = new FileStreamResult(stream, "application/pdf");
  fileStreamResult.FileDownloadName = "Output.pdf";
  return fileStreamResult;
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set the gridlines display style as Invisible
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Invisible;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set the gridlines display style as Invisible
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Invisible

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

Visible

Gridlines will be rendered in the output PDF document, when display style is selected as Visible. The following code snippet explains how to select Visible display style for gridlines.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set the gridlines display style as Invisible. Available options are Auto, Visible, Invisible
	settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Visible;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/Gridlines.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set the gridlines display style as Visible
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Visible;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set the gridlines display style as Visible
  settings.DisplayGridLines = GridLinesDisplayStyle.Visible

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to hide gridlines in Excel to PDF conversion in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Embed Fonts

The Excel content will be rendered improperly when Arial Unicode MS Font is missing in the machine. In this case, enabling the EmbedFonts property renders the content properly.

The following code snippet explains how to enable EmbedFonts property.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Enable EmbedFonts
	settings.EmbedFonts = true;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/EmbedFonts.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Enable EmbedFonts
  settings.EmbedFonts = true;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Enable EmbedFonts
  settings.EmbedFonts = True

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to embed fonts in Excel to PDF conversion in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Export Bookmarks

The default value of ExportBookmarks property is TRUE and hence bookmarks are exported to PDF document by default, in Excel to PDF conversion. Disabling this property skips the bookmarks in conversion.

The following code snippet explains how to disable ExportBookmarks property.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Disable ExportBookmarks
	settings.ExportBookmarks = false;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/BookmarksInPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Disable ExportBookmarks
  settings.ExportBookmarks = false;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Disable ExportBookmarks
  settings.ExportBookmarks = False

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to export bookmarks in Excel to PDF conversion in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Export Document Properties

Excel document properties will be exported to PDF document by default, in Excel to PDF conversion. This can be skipped by disabling the ExportDocumentProperties.

The following complete code snippet explains how to disable ExportDocumentProperties.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Disable ExportDocumentProperties
	settings.ExportDocumentProperties = false;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/DocumentProperties.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Disable ExportDocumentProperties
  settings.ExportDocumentProperties = false;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Disable ExportDocumentProperties
  settings.ExportDocumentProperties = False

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to export document properties in Excel to PDF conversion in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Export Quality Image

The default value of ExportQualityImage if FALSE. Enabling this property exports quality image to PDF document.

The following complete code snippet explains how to enable ExportQualityImage property.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Enable ExportQualityImage
	settings.ExportQualityImage = true;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/QualityImageInPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Enable ExportQualityImage
  settings.ExportQualityImage = true;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Enable ExportQualityImage
  settings.ExportQualityImage = True

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to export quality image in Excel to PDF conversion in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Header Footer Option

Two properties available under HeaderFooterOption are ShowHeader and ShowFooter.

Show Header

Document header will be rendered to PDF document by default. This can be skipped by disabling the ShowHeader property.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  FileStream excelStream = new FileStream("Sample.xlsx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(excelStream);

  //Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
  XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

  //Disable ShowHeader
  settings.HeaderFooterOption.ShowHeader = false;

  //Initialize XlsIORenderer
  XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
  PdfDocument document = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

  //Saving the Excel to the MemoryStream 
  MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
  document.Save(stream);

  //Set the position as '0'
  stream.Position = 0;

  //Download the PDF file in the browser
  FileStreamResult fileStreamResult = new FileStreamResult(stream, "application/pdf");
  fileStreamResult.FileDownloadName = "Output.pdf";
  return fileStreamResult;
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Disable ShowHeader
  settings.HeaderFooterOption.ShowHeader = false;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Disable ShowHeader
  settings.HeaderFooterOption.ShowHeader = False

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

Show Footer

Document footer will be rendered to PDF document by default. This can be skipped by disabling the ShowFooter property.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Disable ShowHeader
	settings.HeaderFooterOption.ShowHeader = false;

	//Enable ShowFooter
	settings.HeaderFooterOption.ShowFooter = true;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/HeaderFooterInPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Disable ShowFooter
  settings.HeaderFooterOption.ShowFooter = false;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Disable ShowFooter
  settings.HeaderFooterOption.ShowFooter = False

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to show or hide header and footer in Excel to PDF conversion in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Convert Blank Page

Blank pages in Excel document are rendered to PDF document by default, in Excel to PDF conversion. This blank pages can be skipped by disabling the IsConvertBlankPage property.

The following code snippet explains this.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Disable IsConvertBlankPage
	settings.IsConvertBlankPage = false;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/BlankPageToPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Disable IsConvertBlankPage
  settings.IsConvertBlankPage = false;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Disable IsConvertBlankPage
  settings.IsConvertBlankPage = False

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert blank page to PDF in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Convert Blank Sheet

Blank worksheets in Excel document are rendered to PDF document by default, in Excel to PDF conversion. This blank worksheets can be skipped by disabling the IsConvertBlankSheet property.

The following code snippet explains this.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Disable IsConvertBlankSheet
	settings.IsConvertBlankSheet = false;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/BlankSheetToPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Disable IsConvertBlankSheet
  settings.IsConvertBlankSheet = false;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Disable IsConvertBlankSheet
  settings.IsConvertBlankSheet = False

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert blank sheet to PDF in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Layout Options

This property helps to select the layout option for the Excel document in Excel to PDF conversion. Five layout options available and maintained under LayoutOptions enumeration are Automatic, CustomScaling, FitAllColumnsOnOnePage, FitAllRowsOnOnePage, FitSheetOnOnePage and NoScaling.

Automatic

Selecting Automatic under LayoutOptions prints the worksheets at their actual size. It’s default value is NoScaling. The following code snippet explains how to select the layout option as Automatic.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set layout option as Automatic
	settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.Automatic;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/Automatic.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set layout option as Automatic
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.Automatic;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set layout option as Automatic
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.Automatic

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with automatic layout in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Custom Scaling

Selecting CustomScaling under LayoutOptions prints the worksheets at specified scaling, i.e., zoom value set in under page setup. The following code snippet explains how to use this.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set layout option as CustomScaling
	settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.CustomScaling;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/CustomScaling.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set layout option as CustomScaling
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.CustomScaling;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set layout option as CustomScaling
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.CustomScaling

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with custom scaling in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Fit All Columns On One Page

Selecting FitAllColumnsOnOnePage under LayoutOptions renders all columns in Excel worksheet into single PDF page. The following code snippet explains how to select the layout option as FitAllColumnsOnOnePage.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set layout option as FitAllColumnsOnOnePage
	settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitAllColumnsOnOnePage;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/FitAllColumnsOnOnePage.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set layout option as FitAllColumnsOnOnePage
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitAllColumnsOnOnePage;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set layout option as FitAllColumnsOnOnePage
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitAllColumnsOnOnePage

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with fit all columns on one page in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Fit All Rows On One Page

Selecting FitAllRowsOnOnePage under LayoutOptions renders all rows in Excel worksheet into single PDF page. The following code snippet explains how to select the layout option as FitAllRowsOnOnePage.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set layout option as FitAllRowsOnOnePage
	settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitAllRowsOnOnePage;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/FitAllRowsOnOnePage.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set layout option as FitAllRowsOnOnePage
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitAllRowsOnOnePage;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set layout option as FitAllRowsOnOnePage
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitAllRowsOnOnePage

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with fit all rows on one page in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Fit Sheet On One Page

Selecting FitSheetOnOnePage under LayoutOptions renders every single worksheet in Excel workbook into, single PDF page. The following code snippet explains how to select the layout option as FitSheetOnOnePage.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set layout option as FitSheetOnOnePage
	settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitSheetOnOnePage;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/FitSheetOnOnePage.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set layout option as FitSheetOnOnePage
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitSheetOnOnePage;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set layout option as FitSheetOnOnePage
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.FitSheetOnOnePage

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with fit sheet on one page in C# is present on this GitHub page.

No Scaling

Selecting NoScaling under LayoutOptions prints the worksheets at their actual size. The following code snippet explains how to select the layout option as NoScaling.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set layout option as NoScaling
	settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.NoScaling;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/NoScaling.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set layout option as NoScaling
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.NoScaling;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set layout option as NoScaling
  settings.LayoutOptions = LayoutOptions.NoScaling

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with no scaling in C# is present on this GitHub page.

PDF Conformance Level

Excel to PDF converter settings allows you to set the PDF conformance level. Excel to PDF currently supports following PDF conformances.

• PDF/A-1b conformance
• PDF/X-1a conformance

NOTE

1. For more details about PDF conformance, click here.
2. Pdf_X1A2001 is not supported for NETStandard.

The following code illustrates how to set the PdfConformanceLevel while converting Excel workbook to PDF.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Initialize XlsIO renderer.
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Initialize XlsIO renderer settings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	// Set the conformance for PDF/A-1b conversion
	settings.PdfConformanceLevel = PdfConformanceLevel.Pdf_A1B;

	//Convert Excel document into PDF document 
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/PDFConformance.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using(ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic);

  //Open the Excel document to Convert
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Initialize Excel to PDF converter settings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  // Set the conformance for PDF/A-1b conversion
  settings.PdfConformanceLevel = PdfConformanceLevel.Pdf_A1B;

  //Convert Excel document into PDF document
  PdfDocument pdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF file
  pdfDocument.Save("ExcelToPDF.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic)

  'Open the Excel document to convert
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Initialize Excel to PDF converter settings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set the conformance for PDF/A-1b conversion
  settings.PdfConformanceLevel = PdfConformanceLevel.Pdf_A1B

  'Convert Excel document into PDF document
  Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF file
  pdfDocument.Save("ExcelToPDF.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert Excel to PDF with PDF conformance in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Template Document

TemplateDocument property helps to render multiple files into single PDF document.

Convert multiple Excel files into a single PDF document

The following complete code snippet explains how to convert two Excel documents into a single PDF document using TemplateDocument property.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
	FileStream inputStream1 = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/Template1.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook1 = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream1);

	FileStream inputStream2 = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/Template2.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook2 = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream2);

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the first Excel document to PDF
	PdfDocument document = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook1);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set the document as TemplateDocument
	settings.TemplateDocument = document;

	//Convert the second Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument newDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook2, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/MultipleExcelToPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	newDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream1.Dispose();
	inputStream2.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook1 = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample1.xlsx");
  IWorkbook workbook2 = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample2.xlsx");

  //Load the Excel documents into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter1 = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook1);
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter2 = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook2);

  //Convert the first Excel document to PDF
  PdfDocument document = converter1.Convert();

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set the document as TemplateDocument
  settings.TemplateDocument = document;

  //Create a new PDF document and convert the second Excel document with settings
  PdfDocument newDocument = new PdfDocument();
  newDocument = converter2.Convert(settings);

  //Save the new PDF Document
  newDocument.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook1 As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample1.xlsx")
  Dim workbook2 As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample2.xlsx")

  'Load the Excel documents into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter1 As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook1)
  Dim converter2 As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook2)

  'Convert the first Excel document to PDF
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter1.Convert

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set the document as TemplateDocument
  settings.TemplateDocument = document

  'Create a new PDF document and convert the second Excel document with settings
  Dim newDocument As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument
  newDocument = converter2.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert multiple workbooks to PDF in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Convert selected worksheets into a single PDF document

By using the TemplateDocument property, multiple worksheets or selected worksheets can be converted into single PDF document. The following code snippet explains how to convert selected sheets into a single PDF document.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;

	//Open an Excel document
	FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

	//Get the first worksheet
	IWorksheet worksheet1 = workbook.Worksheets[0];

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Initailize PdfDocument and convert first worksheet to PDF
	PdfDocument document = renderer.ConvertToPDF(worksheet1);

	//Initailize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Set the PdfDocument to TemplateDocument in ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
	settings.TemplateDocument = document;

	//Get the third worksheet
	IWorksheet worksheet3 = workbook.Worksheets[2];

	//Initailize new PdfDocument and convert third worksheet to PDF with settings
	PdfDocument newDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(worksheet3, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/SelectedSheetsToPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	newDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
	inputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;

  //Open an Excel document
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic);

  //Get the first worksheet
  IWorksheet worksheet1 = workbook.Worksheets[0];

  //Load the first worksheet into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter1 = new ExcelToPdfConverter(worksheet1);

  //Initailize PdfDocument
  PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();

  //Initailize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set the PdfDocument to TemplateDocument in ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  settings.TemplateDocument = document;

  //Convert the worksheet with settings
  document = converter1.Convert(settings);

  //Get the third worksheet
  IWorksheet worksheet3 = workbook.Worksheets[2];

  //Load the third worksheet into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter2 = new ExcelToPdfConverter(worksheet3);

  //Convert the worksheet with settings
  document = converter2.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PdfDocument
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013

  'Open an Excel document
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")

  'Get the first worksheet
  Dim worksheet1 As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)

  'Load the first worksheet into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter1 As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(worksheet1)

  'Initailize PdfDocument
  Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()

  'Initailize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set the PdfDocument to TemplateDocument in ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  settings.TemplateDocument = document

  'Convert the worksheet with settings
  document = converter1.Convert(settings)

  'Get the third worksheet
  Dim worksheet3 As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(2)

  'Load the third worksheet into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter2 As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(worksheet3)

  'Convert the worksheet with settings
  document = converter2.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PdfDocument
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to convert selected worksheets to PDF in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Tagged PDF

An accessible tagged PDF includes structured tags for elements like text, tables, and images, enhancing accessibility and navigation. These tags ensure that users who rely on assistive technologies can effectively read and interact with the PDF content, meeting the accessibility requirements outlined by Section 508 and PDF/UA.

The following complete code snippet explains how to preserve PDF document tags using AutoTag property while converting an Excel document to PDF.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
  FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("../../../Data/InputTemplate.xlsx",FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

  //Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
  XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();
   
  //Set AutoTag to true to create a tagged PDF
  settings.AutoTag = true;

  //Initialize XlsIORenderer
  XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
  PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Output.pdf",FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
  pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
  FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("../../Data/InputTemplate.xlsx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Set AutoTag to true to create a tagged PDF
  settings.AutoTag = true;

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument pdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  pdfDocument.Save("Output.pdf");    
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx
  Dim inputStream As FileStream = New FileStream("../../Data/InputTemplate.xlsx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream)

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Set AutoTag to true to create a tagged PDF
  settings.AutoTag = True

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  pdfDocument.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

Throw When Excel File Is Empty

The default value of ThrowWhenExcelFileIsEmpty property is FALSE, and hence the empty Excel document will be converted to PDF without any exception. Enabling this property throws ExcelToPdfConverterException, saying that the Excel document is Empty.

The following code snippet explains this.

C# [Cross-platform]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
	IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
	IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);

	//Initialize XlsIORendererSettings
	XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

	//Enabling ThrowWhenExcelFileIsEmpty throws exception
	settings.ThrowWhenExcelFileIsEmpty = true;

	//Initialize XlsIORenderer
	XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

	//Convert the Excel document to PDF with renderer settings
	PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

	#region Save
	//Saving the workbook
	FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/EmptyExcelToPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
	pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
	#endregion

	//Dispose streams
	outputStream.Dispose();
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
  IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016;
  IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);

  //Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

  //Enabling ThrowWhenExcelFileIsEmpty throws exception
  settings.ThrowWhenExcelFileIsEmpty = true;

  //Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

  //Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(settings);

  //Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
  Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
  application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2016
  Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1)

  'Initialize ExcelToPdfConverterSettings
  Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

  'Enabling ThrowWhenExcelFileIsEmpty throws exception
  settings.ThrowWhenExcelFileIsEmpty = True

  'Load the Excel document into ExcelToPdfConverter
  Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

  'Convert the Excel document to PDF with converter settings
  Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

  'Save the PDF document
  document.Save("Output.pdf")
End Using

A complete working example to through exception when file is empty in Excel to PDF in C# is present on this GitHub page.

Capture Warnings in Excel-to-PDF Conversion

XlsIO intentionally skips unsupported elements and substitutes unsupported fonts. The elements that were not converted and the fonts that were intentionally substituted can be raised as warnings, to decide whether to proceed the conversion with the warnings or to stop the conversion.

It is recommended to implement IWarning interface in a supporting class. The interface holds the properties,

• Type – the element that failed to convert
• Description – the description of the failed element

In addition, a decision to continue the conversion process can be done here by setting boolean value to the property Cancel. If Cancel is set to TRUE the conversion cancels, else the conversion continues.

The following code snippet shows how to capture warnings during Excel-to-PDF conversion.

C# [Cross-platform]

using System.IO;
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;
using Syncfusion.XlsIORenderer;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;

namespace Warnings
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
            {
                IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
                application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
                //Open the Excel document to convert.
                FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/InputTemplate.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
                IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);

                //Initialize warning class to capture warnings during the conversion.
                Warning warning = new Warning();

                //Initialize XlsIO renderer.
                XlsIORenderer renderer = new XlsIORenderer();

                //Initialize XlsIO renderer settings.
                XlsIORendererSettings settings = new XlsIORendererSettings();

                //Set the warning class that is implemented.
                settings.Warning = warning;

                //Convert Excel document into PDF document.
                PdfDocument pdfDocument = renderer.ConvertToPDF(workbook, settings);

                //If conversion process canceled null returned.
                if (pdfDocument != null)
                {
                    #region Save
                    //Saving the workbook
                    FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/ExceltoPDF.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
                    pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
                    #endregion

                    //Dispose streams
                    outputStream.Dispose();
                }
                inputStream.Dispose();
            }
        }
    }
    public class Warning : IWarning
    {
        public void ShowWarning(WarningInfo warning)
        {
            //Cancel the converion process if the warning type is FillPattern.
            if (warning.Type == WarningType.FillPattern)
                Cancel = true;

            //To view or log the warning, you can make use of warning.Description.
        }
        public bool Cancel { get; set; }
    }
}

C# [Windows-specific]

using Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;

namespace CaptureWarnings
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      using(ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
      {
        IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
        application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013;
        IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic);

        //Open the Excel document to convert.
        ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook);

        //Initialize warning class to capture warnings during the conversion.
        Warning warning = new Warning();

        //Initialize Excel-to-PDF converter settings.
        ExcelToPdfConverterSettings settings = new ExcelToPdfConverterSettings();

        //Set the warning class that is implemented.
        settings.Warning = warning;

        //Convert Excel document into PDF document.
        PdfDocument pdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings);

        //If conversion process canceled null returned.
        if(pdfDocument != null)

        //Save the PDF file.
        pdfDocument.Save("ExcelToPDF.pdf");
      }
    }
  }

  /// <summary>
  /// A supporting class that implements IWarning.
  /// </summary>
  public class Warning : IWarning
  {
    public void ShowWarning(WarningInfo warning)
    {
      //Cancel the converion process if the warning type is conditional formatting.
      if (warning.Type == WarningType.ConditionalFormatting)
        Cancel = true;

      //To view or log the warning, you can make use of warning.Description.
    }
    public bool Cancel { get; set; }
  }
}

VB.NET [Windows-specific]

Imports Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf
Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO

Namespace CaptureWarnings
  Class Program
    Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
      Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()

        Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
        application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel2013
        Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic)

        'Open the Excel document to convert.
        Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(workbook)

        'Initialize warning class to capture warnings during the conversion.
        Dim warning As Warning = New Warning()

        'Initialize Excel-to-PDF converter settings.
        Dim settings As ExcelToPdfConverterSettings = New ExcelToPdfConverterSettings()

        'Set the warning class that is implemented.
        settings.Warning = warning

        'Convert Excel document into PDF document.
        Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(settings)

        'If conversion process canceled null returned.
        If pdfDocument IsNot Nothing Then

        'Save the PDF file.
        pdfDocument.Save("ExcelToPDF.pdf")
      End Using
    End Sub
  End Class

  ''' <summary>
  ''' A supporting class that implements IWarning.
  ''' </summary>
  Public Class Warning
    Inherits IWarning

    Public Sub ShowWarning(ByVal warning As WarningInfo)
      'Cancel the converion process if the warning type is conditional formatting.
      If warning.Type = WarningType.ConditionalFormatting Then Cancel = True

      'To view or log the warning, you can make use of warning.Description.
    End Sub

    Public Property Cancel As Boolean
  End Class
End Namespace

A complete working example to skip warning in Excel to PDF in C# is present on this GitHub page.