What are the different layout options in ExceltoPDF conversion?

This article explains about the different layout options available in Excel to PDF conversion in XlsIO using C#/VB.NET.

What is layout?

In Excel to PDF conversion, layout defines scaling of the row and column of the worksheet. The following are the layout options in Excel to PDF conversion in XlsIO.

• FitSheetOnOnePage
• NoScaling
• FitAllColumnsOnOnePage
• FitAllRowsOnOnePage
• CustomScaling
• Automatic

By default, the layout option is Automatic.

FitSheetOnOnePage

When the FitSheetOnOnePage option is selected, the workbook will be converted into pdf with one page for each worksheet.

NoScaling

When NoScaling option is selected, the workbook will not use any scaling. Instead it will convert the worksheet based actual size of the column width and row height for entire workbook.

FitAllColumnsOnOnePage

FitAllColumnsOnOnePage option is will make all the columns in a worksheet fit into single page.

FitAllRowsOnOnePage

All the rows in the worksheet will fit into single page when the FitAllRowsOnOnePage option is selected.

CustomScaling

CustomScaling option uses the page setup zoom option while conversion like MS-Excel shows the page setup dialog box to set the zoom level when the custom scaling is selected.

Automatic

Automatic option will convert the workbook based on which layout option will suit for every worksheet in a workbook. The default value is NoScaling.

Steps to use layout options in Excel to PDF conversion

1. Initialize Excel to pdf converted setting and set the layout options.

2. Instantiate Excel to PDF converter with workbook.

3. Convert the workbook to PDF with the specified settings.

4. Save the PDF file.

 To know more about Excel to PDF conversion in XlsIO, please refer the documentation.

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The following C#/VB.NET complete code snippet shows how to use layout options in Excel to PDF conversion in XlsIO.