NuGet Packages Required to Convert Word to Image

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Converting Word document to Image

To convert a Word document to an image, the following NuGet packages need to be installed in your application. Ensure you have registered your Syncfusion® license key in your project before using these packages.

Platform(s) Package name Package manager console command
Windows Forms, Console Application (Targeting .NET Framework) Syncfusion.DocIO.WinForms.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIO.WinForms
WPF Syncfusion.DocIO.Wpf.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIO.Wpf
ASP.NET MVC5 Syncfusion.DocIO.AspNet.Mvc5.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIO.AspNet.Mvc5
ASP.NET Core, Console Application (Targeting .NET Core) and Blazor Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core.nupkg

Note:
Please refer

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to know about the NuGet packages that need to be installed to perform Word to Image conversion in Linux OS.
 Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core
Windows UI Library (WinUI)
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) 		Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.NET Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.NET

TIPS

If you encounter issues while using the .NET Word library in ASP.NET Core, refer to the troubleshooting guide for recommended checks and solutions.

Retired Platforms

The following NuGet packages need to be included in your application based on the platform.

Platform(s) Package name Package manager console command

ASP.NET


 Syncfusion.DocIO.AspNet.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIO.AspNet

Xamarin


 Syncfusion.Xamarin.DocIORenderer.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.Xamarin.DocIORenderer
.NET Framework 3.5 or 4.0 Client Profile Syncfusion.DocIO.ClientProfile.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIO.ClientProfile

ASP.NET MVC4


 Syncfusion.DocIO.AspNet.Mvc4.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.DocIO.AspNet.Mvc4

Additional NuGet packages required for Linux

The SkiaSharp and HarfBuzzSharp native asset NuGet packages are required as additional dependencies when deploying your application in Linux environments. Choose the appropriate package based on your specific Linux environment.

The following table illustrates the native assets NuGet packages and their applicable Linux environments:

Required Native assets NuGet packages Applicable Linux environments

SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux v3.119.1


HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux v8.3.1.2
  • Common Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Alpine, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, and RHEL
  • Azure App Service
  • Google App Engine

SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux.NoDependencies v3.119.1
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Converting Charts

In addition to the base Word-to-Image package, the following NuGet package needs to be installed to preserve charts as images during Word to Image conversion.

Platform(s) Package name Package manager console command
Windows Forms, Console Application (Targeting .NET Framework) Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WinForms.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WinForms
WPF Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.Wpf.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.Wpf
ASP.NET MVC4 Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc4.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc4
ASP.NET MVC5 Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc5.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc5

Retired Platforms

The following NuGet package needs to be referenced in your application based on the platform.

Platform(s) Package name Package manager console command
ASP.NET
 Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet
ASP.NET MVC4 Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc4.nupkg Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc4

NOTE

  1. Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you must also add the “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion® license key in your application to use our components.
  2. Syncfusion® components are available in nuget.org.
  3. Syncfusion has deprecated the ASP.NET, Xamarin, and UWP packages. We strongly recommend upgrading your applications to ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, or WinUI. Refer here to migrate from .NET Framework to .NET Core.

NuGet Package Installation and Uninstallation

To use Syncfusion® NuGet packages in your project, please refer to the NuGet Package Installation and Uninstallation sections.

DocIO NuGet packages can be installed and uninstalled using Package Manager Console. In Visual Studio, select Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Package Manager Console and execute the following commands. The following examples use the OfficeChartToImageConverter packages; replace the package name with the appropriate DocIO/DocIORenderer package for your platform.

Windows Forms

NuGet Package: Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WinForms

The package contains the OfficeChartToImageConverter .NET library for converting the chart present in a Word document to an image.

// Install package
Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WinForms
// Uninstall package
Uninstall-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WinForms -RemoveDependencies

WPF

NuGet Package: Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.Wpf

The package contains the OfficeChartToImageConverter .NET library for converting the chart present in a Word document to an image.

// Install package
Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.Wpf
// Uninstall package
Uninstall-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.Wpf -RemoveDependencies

ASP.NET MVC5

NuGet Package: Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc5

The package contains the OfficeChartToImageConverter .NET library for converting the chart present in a Word document to an image.

// Install package
Install-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc5
// Uninstall package
Uninstall-Package Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc5 -RemoveDependencies

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