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Workbook.ExportAsFixedFormat Method

Saves a workbook in PDF or XPS format.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assemblies:   Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)
  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub ExportAsFixedFormat ( _
    Type As XlFixedFormatType, _
    Filename As Object, _
    Quality As Object, _
    IncludeDocProperties As Object, _
    IgnorePrintAreas As Object, _
    From As Object, _
    To As Object, _
    OpenAfterPublish As Object, _
    FixedFormatExtClassPtr As Object _
)
void ExportAsFixedFormat(
    XlFixedFormatType Type,
    Object Filename,
    Object Quality,
    Object IncludeDocProperties,
    Object IgnorePrintAreas,
    Object From,
    Object To,
    Object OpenAfterPublish,
    Object FixedFormatExtClassPtr
)

Parameters

  • Type
    Type: XlFixedFormatType

    One of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFixedFormatType values that specifies whether to save the workbook in PDF or XPS format.

  • Filename
    Type: System.Object

    The full path of the new PDF or XPS file. If you omit this parameter, Excel saves the file in the current folder.

  • Quality
    Type: System.Object

    One of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFixedFormatQuality values that specifies the quality of the exported file.

  • IncludeDocProperties
    Type: System.Object

    true to include document properties in the exported file; otherwise, false.

  • IgnorePrintAreas
    Type: System.Object

    true to ignore any print areas set when exporting; otherwise, false.

  • From
    Type: System.Object

    The number of the page at which to start exporting. If this parameter is omitted, exporting starts at the beginning.

  • To
    Type: System.Object

    The number of the last page to export. If this parameter is omitted, exporting ends with the last page.

  • OpenAfterPublish
    Type: System.Object

    true to open the new file after exporting the workbook; otherwise, false.

  • FixedFormatExtClassPtr
    Type: System.Object

    A pointer to an implementation of the IMsoDocExporter interface that enables the workbook to be saved in a different fixed format. For more information, see Extending the Office (2007) Fixed-Format Export Feature.

Remarks

You can save as a PDF or XPS file from Microsoft Office Excel only after you install an add-in that provides this feature. For more information, search for "Enable support for other file formats, such as PDF and XPS" on Office Online.

Optional Parameters

For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Workbook Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace