Convert Excel files to image formats in C# and VB.NET
With GemBox.Spreadsheet you can easily convert Excel files to images using just C# or VB.NET code. You can save your spreadsheet to any type of Saving a single page of an Excel workbook as an image is useful for generating the workbook's preview or thumbnail. To create a single PNG or JPEG file from an Excel file, you need to save the spreadsheet with You can also limit the cell range that you want to export as an image by setting the worksheet's print area, for example, see Print Titles and Area. The following example shows how you can convert an Excel page to a PNG image of a specified size. You can also save multiple pages from an Excel workbook as a single multi-frame image. For this, you need to use an image format that supports multiple frames, like TIFF or GIF, and you need to specify the The following example shows how you can convert the whole Excel workbook (all its sheets) to a multi-page TIFF image. You can also save each page from an Excel workbook as a separate PNG or JPEG image. We recommend saving each ImageSaveFormat like PNG, JPEG, BMP, WMP, GIF, or TIFF.Convert an Excel file to a single image
ImageSaveOptions.
using GemBox.Spreadsheet;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
// Load an Excel file into the ExcelFile object.
var workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%");
// Create image save options.
var imageOptions = new ImageSaveOptions(ImageSaveFormat.Png)
{
PageNumber = 0, // Select the first Excel page.
Width = 1240, // Set the image width.
CropToContent = true // Export only the sheet's content.
};
// Save the ExcelFile object to a PNG file.
workbook.Save("Output.png", imageOptions);
}
}Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet
Module Program
Sub Main()
' If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")
' Load an Excel file into the ExcelFile object.
Dim workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%")
' Create image save options.
Dim imageOptions As New ImageSaveOptions(ImageSaveFormat.Png) With
{
.PageNumber = 0, ' Select the first Excel page.
.Width = 1240, ' Set the image width.
.CropToContent = True ' Export only the sheet's content.
}
' Save the ExcelFile object to a PNG file.
workbook.Save("Output.png", imageOptions)
End Sub
End ModuleConvert an Excel file to a multi-frame image
ImageSaveOptions.PageCount property.
using GemBox.Spreadsheet;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
// Load an Excel file.
var workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%");
// Max integer value indicates that all spreadsheet pages should be saved.
var imageOptions = new ImageSaveOptions(ImageSaveFormat.Tiff)
{
SelectionType = SelectionType.EntireFile,
PageCount = int.MaxValue
};
// Save the TIFF file with multiple frames, each frame represents a single Excel page.
workbook.Save("Output.tiff", imageOptions);
}
}Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet
Module Program
Sub Main()
' If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")
' Load an Excel file.
Dim workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%")
' Max integer value indicates that all spreadsheet pages should be saved.
Dim imageOptions As New ImageSaveOptions(ImageSaveFormat.Tiff) With
{
.SelectionType = SelectionType.EntireFile,
.PageCount = Integer.MaxValue
}
' Save the TIFF file with multiple frames, each frame represents a single Excel page.
workbook.Save("Output.tiff", imageOptions)
End Sub
End ModuleConvert an Excel file to multiple images
ExcelFilePage as a single image file instead of saving the ExcelFile into multiple image files, as shown in the next example.
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Compression;
using GemBox.Spreadsheet;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
// Load an Excel file.
var workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%");
// Get Excel pages.
var paginatorOptions = new PaginatorOptions() { SelectionType = SelectionType.EntireFile };
var pages = workbook.GetPaginator(paginatorOptions).Pages;
// Create a ZIP file for storing PNG files.
using (var archiveStream = File.OpenWrite("Output.zip"))
using (var archive = new ZipArchive(archiveStream, ZipArchiveMode.Create))
{
var imageOptions = new ImageSaveOptions();
// Iterate through the Excel pages.
for (int pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < pages.Count; pageIndex++)
{
ExcelFilePage page = pages[pageIndex];
// Create a ZIP entry for each spreadsheet page.
var entry = archive.CreateEntry($"Page {pageIndex + 1}.png");
// Save each spreadsheet page as a PNG image to the ZIP entry.
using (var imageStream = new MemoryStream())
using (var entryStream = entry.Open())
{
page.Save(imageStream, imageOptions);
imageStream.CopyTo(entryStream);
}
}
}
}
}Imports System.IO
Imports System.IO.Compression
Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet
Module Program
Sub Main()
' If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")
' Load an Excel file.
Dim workbook = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%")
' Get Excel pages.
Dim paginatorOptions As New PaginatorOptions() With {.SelectionType = SelectionType.EntireFile}
Dim pages = workbook.GetPaginator(paginatorOptions).Pages
' Create a ZIP file for storing PNG files.
Using archiveStream = File.OpenWrite("Output.zip")
Using archive As New ZipArchive(archiveStream, ZipArchiveMode.Create)
Dim imageOptions As New ImageSaveOptions()
' Iterate through the Excel pages.
For pageIndex As Integer = 0 To pages.Count - 1
Dim page As ExcelFilePage = pages(pageIndex)
' Create a ZIP entry for each spreadsheet page.
Dim entry = archive.CreateEntry($"Page {pageIndex + 1}.png")
' Save each spreadsheet page as a PNG image to the ZIP entry.
Using imageStream As New MemoryStream()
Using entryStream = entry.Open()
page.Save(imageStream, imageOptions)
imageStream.CopyTo(entryStream)
End Using
End Using
Next
End Using
End Using
End Sub
End Module
