In various cases, you need to convert the Excel spreadsheets to PDF format, for example, to print or share the worksheets. In this article, you’ll learn how to convert Excel files to PDF format on the Linux platform using Java. Furthermore, you’ll come to know about different options to customize the Excel to PDF conversion.
- Excel to PDF Converter API for Linux
- Convert Excel XLS/XLSX to PDF
- Excel to PDF Conversion with Compliance Option
- Convert Range of Excel Sheets to PDF
Excel to PDF Converter API for Linux
In order to convert Excel files to PDF format, we will use Aspose.Cells for Java. It is a feature-rich API that lets you create, manipulate, and convert Excel files seamlessly. You can download the API’s JAR or install it using the following Maven configurations.
<repository>
<id>AsposeJavaAPI</id>
<name>Aspose Java API</name>
<url>https://repository.aspose.com/repo/</url>
</repository>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
<artifactId>aspose-cells</artifactId>
<version>21.9</version>
</dependency>
Convert Excel XLS or XLSX to PDF on Linux
The following are the steps to convert an Excel XLS or XLSX file to PDF on Linux.
- Load the Excel file using Workbook class.
- Convert Excel file to PDF using Workbook.save(String, SaveFormat) method.
The following code sample shows how to convert XLSX to PDF.
Specify Compliance Level in Excel to PDF Conversion
PDF format supports various compliance standards such as PDF/A and etc. Aspose.Cells for Java allows specifying the desired PDF compliance level in Excel to PDF conversion. To achieve this, the API provides the PdfSaveOptions class. The following are the steps to specify the compliance level for the output PDF.
- Load the Excel file using Workbook class.
- Create an instance of the PdfSaveOptions class and set compliance using PdfSaveoptions.setCompliance(PdfCompliance) method.
- Convert Excel file to PDF using Workbook.save(String, PdfSaveOptions) method.
The following code sample shows how to convert an Excel XLSX file to PDF format with a particular PDF standard.
Convert Specific Excel Sheets to PDF on Linux
In certain cases, you may need to convert a range of sheets instead of the whole Excel file. For this, you can specify the range of sheets to be converted using PdfSaveOptions.setPageIndex(int) and PdfSaveOptions.setPageCount(int) methods.
The following code sample shows how to convert a range of Excel sheets to PDF.
Conclusion
In this article, you have learned how to convert Excel files to PDF on the Linux platform. Moreover, you have seen how to customize Excel to PDF conversion with various options. You can learn more about Aspose.Cells for Java using the documentation. In case you would have any questions, feel free to let us know via our forum.