Export Excel to ImageSource in WPF

Following example shows how to convert an Excel workbook page to ImageSource instance in C# and VB.NET, and attach it to WPF's Image control.

Screenshot of Excel file exported to ImageSource / Image control with GemBox.Spreadsheet

XAML
C#
VB.NET

<Window x:Class="MainWindow"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="Export to ImageSource Example" 
    SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight">

    <ScrollViewer>
        <Border Margin="10" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1">
            <Image x:Name="ImageControl"/>
        </Border>
    </ScrollViewer>

</Window>

using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using GemBox.Spreadsheet;

partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        SetImageSource(this.ImageControl);
    }

    private static void SetImageSource(Image image)
    {
        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

        var workbook = new ExcelFile();

        var worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sheet1");

        worksheet.Cells[0, 0].Value = "English:";
        worksheet.Cells[0, 1].Value = "Hello";

        worksheet.Cells[1, 0].Value = "Russian:";
        worksheet.Cells[1, 1].Value = new string(new char[] { '\u0417', '\u0434', '\u0440', '\u0430', '\u0432', '\u0441', '\u0442', '\u0432', '\u0443', '\u0439', '\u0442', '\u0435' });

        worksheet.Cells[2, 0].Value = "Chinese:";
        worksheet.Cells[2, 1].Value = new string(new char[] { '\u4f60', '\u597d' });

        worksheet.Cells[4, 0].Value = "In order to see Russian and Chinese characters you need to have appropriate fonts on your PC.";
        worksheet.Cells.GetSubrangeAbsolute(4, 0, 4, 7).Merged = true;

        worksheet.HeadersFooters.DefaultPage.Header.CenterSection.Content = "Export To ImageSource / Image Control Example";

        worksheet.PrintOptions.PrintGridlines = true;

        image.Source = workbook.ConvertToImageSource(SaveOptions.ImageDefault);
    }
}

Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet

Class MainWindow

    Public Sub New()

        InitializeComponent()

        SetImageSource(Me.ImageControl)
    End Sub

    Private Shared Sub SetImageSource(image As Image)

        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

        Dim workbook = New ExcelFile

        Dim worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sheet1")

        worksheet.Cells(0, 0).Value = "English:"
        worksheet.Cells(0, 1).Value = "Hello"

        worksheet.Cells(1, 0).Value = "Russian:"
        worksheet.Cells(1, 1).Value = New String(New Char() {ChrW(&H417), ChrW(&H434), ChrW(&H440), ChrW(&H430), ChrW(&H432), ChrW(&H441), ChrW(&H442), ChrW(&H432), ChrW(&H443), ChrW(&H439), ChrW(&H442), ChrW(&H435)})

        worksheet.Cells(2, 0).Value = "Chinese:"
        worksheet.Cells(2, 1).Value = New String(New Char() {ChrW(&H4F60), ChrW(&H597D)})

        worksheet.Cells(4, 0).Value = "In order to see Russian and Chinese characters you need to have appropriate fonts on your PC."
        worksheet.Cells.GetSubrangeAbsolute(4, 0, 4, 7).Merged = True

        worksheet.HeadersFooters.DefaultPage.Header.CenterSection.Content = "Export To ImageSource / Image Control Example"

        worksheet.PrintOptions.PrintGridlines = True

        image.Source = workbook.ConvertToImageSource(SaveOptions.ImageDefault)
    End Sub
End Class

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