To download the trial version of EasyXLS Excel Library, press the below button:
If you already own a license key, you may login and download EasyXLS from your account.
Install the downloaded EasyXLS installer for v8.6 or earlier.
Step 2: License file setup
Step required for EasyXLS v9.0 or later.
If you are using a trial, generate a trial license file from EasyXLS trials page. The trial license is valid for 30-days.
If you own a license key, you may login to the account that purchased the license and generate the license file from: https://www.easyxls.com/my-orders
Setup the license file into your project using these guidelines.
Step 3: Create a C# project
If don't have a project, create one as ASP.NET web application, windows forms app, console application, class library or service.
Step 4: Include EasyXLS library into project
EasyXLS.dll must be added as reference to your project. EasyXLS.dll can be found: - Inside the downloaded archive at Step 1 for EasyXLS v9.0 or later - Under installation path for EasyXLS v8.6 or earlier, in "Dot NET version" folder.
Step 5: Run C# code for page setup options and page breaks
Execute the following C# code that exports an Excel file with a specified print area, rows repeated at top, page orientation as portrait, paper size as A4 and other related settings.
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Tutorial 09
*
* This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in C#
* having multiple sheets. The first sheet is filled with data
* and the cells are formatted and locked.
* The column header has comments.
* The first worksheet has header & footer.
* The first worksheet has print area, rows to repeat at top, center on page,
* page orientation, page order, paper size, comments print location,
* print gridlines option and page breaks.
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */using System;
using System.Drawing;
using EasyXLS;
using EasyXLS.Constants;
public class Tutorial09
{
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("Tutorial 09\n-----------\n");
// Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files, having two sheets
ExcelDocument workbook = new ExcelDocument(2);
// Set the sheet names
workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).setSheetName("First tab");
workbook.easy_getSheetAt(1).setSheetName("Second tab");
// Protect first sheet
workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).setSheetProtected(true);
// Get the table of data for the first worksheet
ExcelTable xlsFirstTable = ((ExcelWorksheet)workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0)).easy_getExcelTable();
// Create the formatting style for the header
ExcelStyle xlsStyleHeader = new ExcelStyle("Verdana", 8, true, true, Color.Yellow);
xlsStyleHeader.setBackground(Color.Black);
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderColors(Color.Gray, Color.Gray, Color.Gray, Color.Gray);
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderStyles(Border.BORDER_MEDIUM, Border.BORDER_MEDIUM,
Border.BORDER_MEDIUM, Border.BORDER_MEDIUM);
xlsStyleHeader.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_CENTER);
xlsStyleHeader.setVerticalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM);
xlsStyleHeader.setWrap(true);
xlsStyleHeader.setDataType(DataType.STRING);
// Add data in cells for report headerfor (int column=0; column<5; column++)
{
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, column).setValue("Column " + (column + 1));
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, column).setStyle(xlsStyleHeader);
// Add comment for report header cells
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, column).setComment("This is column no " + (column + 1));
}
xlsFirstTable.easy_getRowAt(0).setHeight(30);
// Add data in cells for report valuesfor (int row=0; row<100; row++)
{
for (int column=0; column<5; column++)
{
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(row+1, column).setValue("Data " + (row + 1) + ", " + (column + 1));
}
}
// Create a formatting style for cells
ExcelStyle xlsStyleData = new ExcelStyle();
xlsStyleData.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT);
xlsStyleData.setForeground(Color.DarkGray);
xlsStyleData.setWrap(false);
xlsStyleData.setDataType(DataType.STRING);
// Protect cells
xlsStyleData.setLocked(true);
xlsFirstTable.easy_setRangeStyle("A2:E101", xlsStyleData);
// Set column widths
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(0, 70);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(1, 100);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(2, 70);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(3, 100);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(4, 70);
// Add header on center section
ExcelWorksheet xlsFirstTab = (ExcelWorksheet)workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0);
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertSingleUnderline();
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertFile();
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue(" - How to create header and footer");
// Add header on right section
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_RIGHT).InsertDate();
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_RIGHT).InsertValue(" ");
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_RIGHT).InsertTime();
// Add footer on center section
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt(Footer.POSITION_CENTER).InsertPage();
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt(Footer.POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue(" of ");
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt(Footer.POSITION_CENTER).InsertPages();
// Get the object that stores the page setup options for the first sheet
ExcelPageSetup xlsPageSetup = xlsFirstTab.easy_getPageSetup();
// Set print area
xlsPageSetup.easy_setPrintArea("A1:E101");
// Set the rows to repeat at top
xlsPageSetup.easy_setRowsToRepeatAtTop("$1:$1");
// Set center on page option
xlsPageSetup.setCenterHorizontally(true);
// Set page orientation
xlsPageSetup.setOrientation(PageSetup.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
// Set page order
xlsPageSetup.setPageOrder(PageSetup.PAGE_ORDER_DOWN_THEN_OVER);
// Set paper size
xlsPageSetup.setPaperSize(PageSetup.PAPER_SIZE_A4);
// Set where the comments to be printed
xlsPageSetup.setPrintComments(PageSetup.COMMENTS_AT_END_OF_SHEET);
// Set the gridlines to be printed
xlsPageSetup.setPrintGridlines(true);
// Insert page breaks on rows
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow(21);
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow(41);
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow(61);
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow(81);
// Set page break preview for the sheet
xlsFirstTab.setPageBreakPreview(true);
// Export Excel file
Console.WriteLine("Writing file C:\\Samples\\Tutorial09 - Excel page setup.xlsx.");
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\\Samples\\Tutorial09 - Excel page setup.xlsx");
// Confirm export of Excel file
String sError = workbook.easy_getError();
if (sError.Equals(""))
Console.Write("\nFile successfully created. Press Enter to Exit...");
else
Console.Write("\nError encountered: " + sError + "\nPress Enter to Exit...");
// Dispose memory
workbook.Dispose();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}