How to convert a Word document to PDF in Xamarin.Forms

Yes, it is possible to convert a Word document to PDF on Xamarin platforms. From the 2018 Volume 1 release (v16.1.0.24) onwards, Syncfusion provides support for Word to PDF conversion on Xamarin platforms.

Step 1: Create a Xamarin Forms application. For a .NET Standard Xamarin application, the target framework must be .NET Standard 1.4 or a higher version.

Step 2: Add the following NuGet package from nuget.org as a reference in your Xamarin application. Kindly refer here to install NuGet from the NuGet Package Manager.

• Syncfusion.Xamarin.DocIORenderer

You can also install this package through the Package Manager Console using the following command:

• Install-Package Syncfusion.Xamarin.DocIORenderer -Source https://nuget.org/api/v2

Step 3: Kindly add a button in your XAML page.

XAML:

<Button x:Name="btnGenerate" Clicked ="OnButtonClicked" Text ="Convert to PDF" HorizontalOptions="Center" VerticalOptions="Center"></Button>

Add the below code example in the button click event handler to create a simple Word document from scratch and convert it to PDF.

C#:

private void OnButtonClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
     // Creates an instance of WordDocument instance (Empty Word Document)
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument();
    // Add a section & a paragraph in the empty document
    wordDocument.EnsureMinimal();
    // Append text to the last paragraph of the document
    wordDocument.LastParagraph.Text = "Adventure Works Cycles, the fictitious company on which the" +
        " AdventureWorks sample databases are based, is a large, multinational manufacturing company. ";
    // Instantiation of DocIORenderer for Word to PDF conversion
    DocIORenderer render = new DocIORenderer();
    // Converts Word document into PDF document
    PdfDocument pdfDocument = render.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument);
    // Releases all resources used by the Word document and DocIO Renderer objects
    render.Dispose();
    wordDocument.Dispose();
    // Saves the PDF file
    MemoryStream outputStream = new MemoryStream();
    pdfDocument.Save(outputStream);
    // Closes the instance of the PDF document object
    pdfDocument.Close();
}

The sample illustrating how to convert an existing Word document to PDF can be downloaded from here.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to convert a Word document to PDF in Xamarin.Forms.

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