How to create an equation using LaTeX and convert it to a PDF in C# in ASP.NET Core?

Syncfusion Essential DocIO is a .NET Core Word Library used to create, read, edit, and convert Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can create equation using LaTeX in a Word document and convert it to PDF using C#.

Steps to create equation using LaTeX and Convert it to PDF using C#

1. Create a new C# Console application project.
2. Install the Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core NuGet package as a reference to your project from Nuget.org.
   
   

3. Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file​.
   C#

using Syncfusion.DocIO;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;

4. Use the following code snippet to create equation using LaTeX in a Word document and convert it to PDF.
   C#

// Create a new Word document.
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument())
{
   //Add one section and one paragraph to the document.
   document.EnsureMinimal();

   //Append an accent equation using LaTeX.
   document.LastParagraph.AppendMath(@"f\left(x\right)={a}_{0}+\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}{\left({a}_{n}\cos{\frac{n\pi{x}}{L}}+{b}_{n}\sin{\frac{n\pi{x}}{L}}\right)}");
   
   //Instantiation of DocIORenderer for Word to PDF conversion
   DocIORenderer render = new DocIORenderer();
   //Converts Word document into PDF document
   PdfDocument pdfDocument = render.ConvertToPDF(document);
   //Releases all resources used by the Word document and DocIO Renderer objects
   render.Dispose();
   document.Dispose();
   //Save the Word document.
   using (FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"../../../Result.pdf"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.ReadWrite))
   {
       pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
   }
   //Closes the instance of PDF document object
   pdfDocument.Close();
}

You can download a complete working sample of create equation using LaTeX and convert it to PDF from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the Word document as follows.

Take a moment to peruse the [documentation](https where you can find basic Word document processing options along with the features like mail merge, merge, split, and compare documents, find and replace text in the Word document, protect the Word documents, and most importantly, the PDF and Image conversions with code examples.

Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to create equation using LaTeX in a Word document and convert it to PDF using .NET Core Word Library.

You can refer to our ASP.NET Core DocIO feature tour page to know about its other groundbreaking feature representations and documentation, and how to quickly get started for configuration specifications. You can also explore our ASP.NET Core DocIO example to understand how to create and manipulate data.

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