In web page development, transforming Word documents into HTML allows content creators to leverage the familiar Word document editing for crafting web-ready content. This approach not only structures the content appropriately for web delivery but also streamlines content management processes. Furthermore, by harnessing the capabilities of React, developers can execute this transformation directly within the browser on the client side, thereby simplifying the development workflow and potentially reducing load times and server costs.

This article demonstrates how to use Spire.Doc for JavaScript to convert Word documents to HTML files within React applications.

Install Spire.Doc for JavaScript

To get started with converting Word documents to HTML in a React application, you can either download Spire.Doc for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package integrates Spire.Doc for JavaScript, Spire.XLS for JavaScript, Spire.PDF for JavaScript, and Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the features of Spire.Doc for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.doc.js, Spire.Doc.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and the _framework folder) to the public folder of your project. To ensure proper text rendering, you can add relevant font files with a custom path. In the following example, the font is added to the path: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.Doc for JavaScript in a React Project

Convert Word Documents to HTML Using JavaScript

With Spire.Doc for JavaScript, you can load Word documents into the WASM environment using the Document.LoadFromFile() method and convert them to HTML files with the Document.SaveToFile() method. This approach converts Word documents into HTML format with CSS files and images separated from the main HTML file, allowing developers to easily customize the HTML page.

Follow these steps to convert a Word document to HTML format using Spire.Doc for JavaScript in React:

  • Load the spire.doc.js file to initialize the WebAssembly module.
  • Load the Word file into the virtual file system using the window.spire.FetchFileToVFS method.
  • Create a Document instance in the WASM module using the new wasmModule.Document() method.
  • Load the Word document into the Document instance using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Convert the Word document to HTML format using the Document.SaveToFile({ fileName: string, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Html }) method.
  • Pack and download the result files or take further actions as needed.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import JSZip from 'jszip';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert the Word document to HTML format
  const WordToHTMLAndZip = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('CALIBRI.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Specify the input file name and the output folder name
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      const outputFolderName = 'WordToHTMLOutput';

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create an instance of the Document class
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();
      // Load the Word document
      doc.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Save the Word document to HTML format in the output folder
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: `${outputFolderName}/document.html`, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Html });

      // Release resources
      doc.Dispose();

      // Create a new JSZip object
      const zip = new JSZip();

      // Recursive function to add a directory and its contents to the ZIP
      const addFilesToZip = (folderPath, zipFolder) => {
        const items = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readdir(folderPath);
        items.filter(item => item !== "." && item !== "..").forEach((item) => {
          const itemPath = `${folderPath}/${item}`;

          try {
            // Attempt to read file data
            const fileData = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(itemPath);
            zipFolder.file(item, fileData);
          } catch (error) {
            if (error.code === 'EISDIR') {
              // If it's a directory, create a new folder in the ZIP and recurse into it
              const zipSubFolder = zipFolder.folder(item);
              addFilesToZip(itemPath, zipSubFolder);
            } else {
              // Handle other errors
              console.error(`Error processing ${itemPath}:`, error);
            }
          }
        });
      };

      // Add all files in the output folder to the ZIP
      addFilesToZip(outputFolderName, zip);

      // Generate and download the ZIP file
      zip.generateAsync({ type: 'blob' }).then((content) => {
        const url = URL.createObjectURL(content);
        const a = document.createElement('a');
        a.href = url;
        a.download = `${outputFolderName}.zip`;
        document.body.appendChild(a);
        a.click();
        document.body.removeChild(a);
        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
      });
    }
  };

  return (
      <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
        <h1>Convert Word File to HTML and Download as ZIP Using JavaScript in React</h1>
        <button onClick={WordToHTMLAndZip} disabled={!wasmModule}>
          Convert and Download
        </button>
      </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Word to HTML Conversion Effect with JavaScript

Convert Word to HTML with Embedded CSS and Images

In addition to converting Word documents to HTML with separated files, CSS and images can be embedded into a single HTML file by configuring the Document.HtmlExportOptions.CssStyleSheetType property and the Document.HtmlExportOptions.ImageEmbedded property. The steps to achieve this are as follows:

  • Load the spire.doc.js file to initialize the WebAssembly module.
  • Load the Word file into the virtual file system using the window.spire.FetchFileToVFS() method.
  • Create a Document instance in the WASM module using the new wasmModule.Document() method.
  • Load the Word document into the Document instance using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Set the Document.HtmlExportOptions.CssStyleSheetType property to wasmModule.CssStyleSheetType.Internal to embed CSS styles in the resulting HTML file.
  • Set the Document.HtmlExportOptions.ImageEmbedded property to true to embed images in the resulting HTML file.
  • Convert the Word document to an HTML file with CSS styles and images embedded using the Document.SaveToFile({ fileName: string, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Html }) method.
  • Download the resulting HTML file or take further actions as needed.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert the Word document to HTML format
  const WordToHTMLAndZip = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('CALIBRI.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Specify the input file name and the output file name
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      const outputFileName = 'ConvertedDocument.html';

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create an instance of the Document class
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the Word document
      doc.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Embed CSS file in the HTML file
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.CssStyleSheetType = wasmModule.CssStyleSheetType.Internal;

      // Embed images in the HTML file
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.ImageEmbedded = true;

      // Save the Word document to HTML format
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Html });

      // Release resources
      doc.Dispose();

      // Read the HTML file from the VFS
      const htmlFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);

      // Generate a Blob from the HTML file array and trigger download
      const blob = new Blob([new Uint8Array(htmlFileArray)], { type: 'text/html' });
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
      const a = document.createElement("a");
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
    }
  };

  return (
      <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
        <h1>Convert Word to HTML Using JavaScript in React</h1>
        <button onClick={WordToHTMLAndZip} disabled={!wasmModule}>
          Convert and Download
        </button>
      </div>
  );
}
export default App;

Word to HTML Conversion Result with CSS and Images Embedded

Convert Word to HTML with Customized Options

Spire.Doc for JavaScript also supports customizing many other HTML export options, such as CSS file name, header and footer, form field, etc., through the Document.HtmlExportOptions property. The table below lists the properties available under Document.HtmlExportOptions, which can be used to tailor the Word-to-HTML conversion:

Property Description
CssStyleSheetType Specifies the type of the HTML CSS style sheet (External or Internal).
CssStyleSheetFileName Specifies the name of the HTML CSS style sheet file.
ImageEmbedded Specifies whether to embed images in the HTML code using the Data URI scheme.
ImagesPath Specifies the folder for images in the exported HTML.
UseSaveFileRelativePath Specifies whether the image file path is relative to the HTML file path.
HasHeadersFooters Specifies whether headers and footers should be included in the exported HTML.
IsTextInputFormFieldAsText Specifies whether text-input form fields should be exported as text in HTML.
IsExportDocumentStyles Specifies whether to export document styles to the HTML <head>.

Follow these steps to customize options when converting Word documents to HTML format:

  • Load the Spire.doc.js file to initialize the WebAssembly module.
  • Load the Word file into the virtual file system using the wasmModule.FetchFileToVFS() method.
  • Create a Document instance in the WASM module using the new wasmModule.Document() method.
  • Load the Word document into the Document instance using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Customize the conversion options through properties under Document.HtmlExportOptions.
  • Convert the Word document to HTML format using the Document.SaveToFile({ fileName: string, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Html }) method.
  • Pack and download the result files or take further actions as needed.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import JSZip from 'jszip';

function App() {

  // State to hold the loaded WASM module
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);

  // useEffect hook to load the WASM module when the component mounts
  useEffect(() => {
    const loadWasm = async () => {
      try {

        // Access the Module and spiredoc from the global window object
        const { Module, spiredoc } = window;

        // Set the wasmModule state when the runtime is initialized
        Module.onRuntimeInitialized = () => {
          setWasmModule(spiredoc);
        };
      } catch (err) {

        // Log any errors that occur during loading
        console.error('Failed to load WASM module:', err);
      }
    };

    // Create a script element to load the WASM JavaScript file
    const script = document.createElement('script');
    script.src = `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/Spire.Doc.Base.js`;
    script.onload = loadWasm;

    // Append the script to the document body
    document.body.appendChild(script);

    // Cleanup function to remove the script when the component unmounts
    return () => {
      document.body.removeChild(script);
    };
  }, []);

  // Function to convert the Word document to HTML format
  const WordToHTMLAndZip = async () => {
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Specify the input file name and the base output file name
      const inputFileName = 'Sample.docx';
      const baseOutputFileName = 'WordToHTML';
      const outputFolderName = 'WordToHTMLOutput';

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      await wasmModule.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/`);

      // Create an instance of the Document class
      const doc = wasmModule.Document.Create();

      // Load the Word document
      doc.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Un-embed the CSS file and set its name
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.CssStyleSheetType = wasmModule.CssStyleSheetType.External;
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.CssStyleSheetFileName = `${baseOutputFileName}CSS.css`;

      // Un-embed the image files and set their path
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.ImageEmbedded = false;
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.ImagesPath = `/Images`;
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.UseSaveFileRelativePath = true;

      // Set to ignore headers and footers
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.HasHeadersFooters = false;

      // Set form fields flattened as text
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.IsTextInputFormFieldAsText = true;

      // Set exporting document styles in the head section
      doc.HtmlExportOptions.IsExportDocumentStyles = true;

      // Save the Word document to HTML format
      doc.SaveToFile({
        fileName: `${outputFolderName}/${baseOutputFileName}.html`,
        fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Html
      });

      // Release resources
      doc.Dispose();

      // Create a new JSZip object
      const zip = new JSZip();

      // Recursive function to add a directory and its contents to the ZIP
      const addFilesToZip = (folderPath, zipFolder) => {
        const items = wasmModule.FS.readdir(folderPath);
        items.filter(item => item !== "." && item !== "..").forEach((item) => {
          const itemPath = `${folderPath}/${item}`;

          try {
            // Attempt to read file data. If it's a directory, this will throw an error.
            const fileData = wasmModule.FS.readFile(itemPath);
            zipFolder.file(item, fileData);
          } catch (error) {
            if (error.code === 'EISDIR') {
              // If it's a directory, create a new folder in the ZIP and recurse into it
              const zipSubFolder = zipFolder.folder(item);
              addFilesToZip(itemPath, zipSubFolder);
            } else {
              // Handle other errors
              console.error(`Error processing ${itemPath}:`, error);
            }
          }
        });
      };

      // Add the contents of the output folder to the ZIP
      addFilesToZip(`${outputFolderName}`, zip);

      // Generate and download the ZIP file
      zip.generateAsync({ type: 'blob' }).then((content) => {
        const url = URL.createObjectURL(content);
        const a = document.createElement("a");
        a.href = url;
        a.download = `${baseOutputFileName}.zip`;
        document.body.appendChild(a);
        a.click();
        document.body.removeChild(a);
        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
      });
    }
  };

  return (
      <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
        <h1>Convert Word File to HTML and Download as ZIP Using JavaScript in React</h1>
        <button onClick={WordToHTMLAndZip} disabled={!wasmModule}>
          Convert and Download
        </button>
      </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert Word to HTML and Customize Conversion Options

Get a Free License

To fully experience the capabilities of Spire.Doc for JavaScript without any evaluation limitations, you can request a free 30-day trial license.

Convert HTML to Word with JavaScript in React

HTML, the backbone of web development, is widely used to build and present content on the web. While HTML is great for creating dynamic and interactive web pages, it is not well suited for creating professional-looking documents. When faced with such requirements, converting HTML to Word format is an ideal solution.

By implementing the Html to Word conversion, you can preserve the structure and content of the HTML while applying appropriate formatting and styles in Word to ensure the document look more professional. In this article, you will learn how to convert HTML to Word in React using Spire.Doc for JavaScript.

Install Spire.Doc for JavaScript

To get started with converting Word documents to PDF in a React application, you can either download Spire.Doc for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package integrates Spire.Doc for JavaScript, Spire.XLS for JavaScript, Spire.PDF for JavaScript, and Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the features of Spire.Doc for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.doc.js, Spire.Doc.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and the _framework folder) to the public folder of your project. To ensure proper text rendering, you can add relevant font files with a custom path. In the following example, the font is added to the path: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.Doc for JavaScript in a React Project

Convert an HTML File to Word with JavaScript in React

With Spire.Doc for JavaScript, you can simply load an HTML file and then save it as a Word Doc or Docx format through the Document.SaveToFile() function. The following are the main steps to convert an HTML file to Word in JavaScript.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a new document using the new wasmModule.Document() function.
  • Load the HTML file using the Document.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Save the HTML file to a Word file using the Document.SaveToFile() function.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert HTML file to Word
  const HtmlToWord = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('CALIBRI.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'sample1.html';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Html, validationType: wasmModule.XHTMLValidationType.None });

      // Save the HTML file to a Word file
      const outputFileName = 'HtmlToWord.docx';
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Docx });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert HTML File to Word Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={HtmlToWord} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000. Once it's running, click on the "Convert" button to download the Word file generated from an HTML file:

Run the React app at localhost:3000

Below is the input HTML file and the converted Word file:

Convert an Html file to a Word document with JavaScript in React

Convert an HTML String to Word with JavaScript in React

You can also convert an HTML string to Word by calling the Paragraph.AppendHTML() function to add the HTML string to a paragraph in Word and then save the Word document. The following are the main steps to convert an HTML string to a Word file in JavaScript.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Specify the HTML string
  • Create a new document using the new wasmModule.Document() function.
  • Add a new section using the Document.AddSection() function.
  • Add a paragraph to the section using the Section.AddParagraph() function.
  • Append the HTML string to the paragraph using the Paragraph.AppendHTML() function.
  • Save the Word document using the Document.SaveToFile() function.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert HTML string to Word
  const HtmlStringToWord = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('CALIBRI.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Specify the HTML string
      let HTML = "<html><head><title>HTML to Word Example</title><style>, body {font-family: 'Calibri';}, h1 {color: #FF5733; font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px;}, p {color: #333333; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;}";
      HTML += "ul {list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;}, li {font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 5px;}, table {border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px;}";
      HTML += "th, td {border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; padding: 8px; text-align: left;}, th {background-color: #F2F2F2; font-weight: bold;}, td {color: #0000FF;}</style></head>";
      HTML += "<body><h1>This is a Heading</h1><p>This is a paragraph demonstrating the conversion of HTML to Word document.</p><p>Here's an example of an unordered list:</p><ul><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li><li>Item 3</li></ul>";
      HTML += "<p>Here's a table:</p><table><tr><th>Product</th><th>Quantity</th><th>Price</th></tr><tr><td>Jacket</td><td>30</td><td>$150</td></tr><tr><td>Sweater</td><td>25</td><td>$99</td></tr></table></body></html>";

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Add a section to the document
      let section = doc.AddSection();

      // Add a paragraph to the section
      let paragraph = section.AddParagraph();

      // Append the HTML string to the paragraph
      paragraph.AppendHTML(HTML.toString('utf8', 0, HTML.length));

      // Specify the output file path
      const outputFileName = 'HtmlStringToWord.docx';

      // Save the Word file
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.Docx2016 });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert HTML String to Word Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={HtmlStringToWord} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert an HTML string to a Word document with JavaScript in React

Get a Free License

To fully experience the capabilities of Spire.Doc for JavaScript without any evaluation limitations, you can request a free 30-day trial license.

Converting between Excel and HTML formats is a common task for developers working on data visualization, reporting, or web-based applications. Excel files are often used to store, organize, and analyze structured data, while HTML is widely used to display information on the web. Converting between these two formats allows seamless integration between back-end data processing and front-end data presentation. In this article, we will demonstrate how to convert Excel files to HTML format and HTML files to Excel format in React using Spire.XLS for JavaScript.

Install Spire.XLS for JavaScript

To get started with converting Excel to PDF in a React application, you can either download Spire.XLS for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package has been integrated Spire.Doc for JavaScript,Spire.XLS for JavaScript,Spire.PDF for JavaScript,Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the functionality of Spire.XLS for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.xls.js, Spire.Xls.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and _framework) to the project's "public" folder. At the same time, in order to ensure text rendering, the related font files can be added with custom paths. In the following example, the font addition path is: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.XLS for JavaScript in a React Project

Convert Excel to HTML in React

Spire.XLS for JavaScript provides the Worksheet.SaveToHtml() function, which enables you to save a specific worksheet in an Excel file as an HTML file. The key steps for converting an Excel worksheet to HTML using Spire.XLS for JavaScript are as follows.

  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Create an HTMLOptions object using the new wasmModule.HTMLOptions() function.
  • Set the HTMLOptions.ImageEmbedded property as "true" to embed images in the converted HTML file.
  • Save the worksheet as an HTML file using the Worksheet.SaveToHtml() function.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert an Excel worksheet to HTML
  const ExcelToHTML  = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'sample.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load an existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({fileName: inputFileName});

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Create an HTMLOptions object
      let options = new wasmModule.HTMLOptions();
      // Embed images in the converted HTML file
      options.ImageEmbedded = true;
      
      // Specify the output HTML file path
      const outputFileName = 'ToHtml.html';
      // Save the worksheet to HTML with the images embedded
      sheet.SaveToHtml({fileName:outputFileName, saveOption:options});

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type:  'text/html'  });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to HTML Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToHTML} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000. Once it's running, click on the "Convert" button to convert the specified Excel worksheet to HTML format:

Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000

The below screenshot shows the input Excel worksheet and the converted HTML file:

Convert Excel to HTML in React

Convert HTML to Excel in React

Spire.XLS for JavaScript offers the Workbook.LoadFromHtml() function for loading an HTML file. Once the HTML file is loaded, you can save it as an Excel file using the Workbook.SaveToFile() function. The key steps are as follows.

  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the HTML file using the Workbook.LoadFromHtml() function.
  • Save the HTML file to an Excel file using the Workbook.SaveToFile() function.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert an HTML to Excel
  const HTMLToExcel = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'in.html';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load an existing HTML file
      workbook.LoadFromHtml({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Specify the output Excel file path
      const outputFileName = 'ToExcel.xlsx';
      // Save the HTML file to Excel format
      workbook.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, version: wasmModule.ExcelVersion.Version2013 });

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type:'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an HTML File to Excel Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={HTMLToExcel} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert HTML to Excel in React

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To fully experience the capabilities of Spire.XLS for JavaScript without any evaluation limitations, you can request a free 30-day trial license.

Converting files between Excel and CSV formats is a highly common and essential task in data processing. Excel is ideal for data organization, analysis, and visualization, while CSV (Comma-Separated Values) files are lightweight and compatible with various applications, making them ideal for data exchange. Whether you're preparing data for analysis, sharing information between systems, or ensuring seamless compatibility with other software, the ability to efficiently switch between these two formats greatly enhances the convenience and flexibility of data processing tasks. In this article, we will demonstrate how to convert Excel to CSV and CSV to Excel in React using Spire.XLS for JavaScript.

Install Spire.XLS for JavaScript

To get started with converting between Excel and CSV files in a React application, you can either download Spire.XLS for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package has been integrated Spire.Doc for JavaScript,Spire.XLS for JavaScript,Spire.PDF for JavaScript,Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the functionality of Spire.XLS for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.xls.js, Spire.Xls.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and _framework) to the project's "public" folder. At the same time, in order to ensure text rendering, the related font files can be added with custom paths. In the following example, the font addition path is: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.XLS for JavaScript in a React Project

Convert Excel to CSV with JavaScript in React

Spire.XLS for JavaScript provides the Worksheet.SaveToFile() function, which enables developers to save a specific worksheet in a workbook as a standalone CSV file. The key steps for converting an Excel worksheet to CSV using Spire.XLS for JavaScript are as follows.

  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Save the worksheet in CSV format using the Worksheet.SaveToFile() function.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert an Excel worksheet to CSV
  const ExcelToCSV = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'sample.xlsxx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Specify the output CSV file path
      const outputFileName = 'ExcelToCSV.csv';
      //Save the worksheet to CSV
      sheet.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, separator: ",", encoding: wasmModule.Encoding.get_UTF8() });

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'text/csv' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to CSV Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToCSV} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000. Once it's running, click on the "Convert" button to convert the specified Excel worksheet to CSV:

React app runs at localhost:3000

The below screenshot shows the input Excel worksheet and the converted CSV:

Convert Excel to CSV with JavaScript in React

Convert CSV to Excel with JavaScript in React

The Workbook.LoadFromFile() function in Spire.XLS for JavaScript can also be used for loading CSV files. Once a CSV file is loaded, it can be saved as an Excel file using the Workbook.SaveToFile() function. The key steps for converting a CSV file to Excel using Spire.XLS for JavaScript are as follows.

  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the CSV file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Ignore possible errors while saving the numbers in a specific cell range of the worksheet as text using the CellRange.IgnoreErrorOptions property.
  • Autofit columns using the CellRange.AutoFitColumns() function.
  • Save the CSV file in Excel format using the Workbook.SaveToFile() function.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert a CSV file to Excel
  const CSVToExcel = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'sample.csv';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing document
     workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName, separator: ",", row: 1, column: 1 });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Ignore possible errors when saving numbers as text during the conversion
      sheet.Range.get("A1:C4").IgnoreErrorOptions = wasmModule.IgnoreErrorType.NumberAsText;
      // Auto-fit columns in the used range of the worksheet
      sheet.AllocatedRange.AutoFitColumns();

      // Specify the output Excel file path
      const outputFileName = 'CSVToExcel.xlsx';
      // Save the modified workbook to the specified path
      workbook.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, version: wasmModule.ExcelVersion.Version2010 });

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert a CSV File to Excel Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={CSVToExcel} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert CSV to Excel with JavaScript in React

Get a Free License

To fully experience the capabilities of Spire.XLS for JavaScript without any evaluation limitations, you can request a free 30-day trial license.

Convert Word to JPG and PNG with JavaScript in React

Converting Word documents to JPG or PNG formats is a practical solution for sharing visual content. This transformation preserves the layout and design, making it ideal for presentations, websites, or social media. Whether for professional or personal use, converting Word files to images simplifies accessibility and enhances visual appeal, allowing for easy integration into various digital platforms.

In this article, you will learn how to convert Word to JPG and PNG in React using Spire.Doc for JavaScript.

Install Spire.Doc for JavaScript

To get started with converting Word documents to image files in a React application, you can either download Spire.Doc for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package integrates Spire.Doc for JavaScript, Spire.XLS for JavaScript, Spire.PDF for JavaScript, and Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the features of Spire.Doc for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.doc.js, Spire.Doc.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and the _framework folder) to the public folder of your project. To ensure proper text rendering, you can add relevant font files with a custom path. In the following example, the font is added to the path: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.Doc for JavaScript in a React Project

Convert Word to JPG with JavaScript

Spire.Doc for JavaScript includes the Document.SaveImageToStreams() method, which enables users to convert a specific page of a Word document into an image stream. This stream can then be saved in various formats such as JPG, PNG, or BMP using the Save() method of the image stream object.

The following are the detailed steps to convert a Word document to JPG files with JavaScript in React:

  • Load required font files into the virtual file system (VFS).
  • Instantiate a new document using the new wasmModule.Document() method
  • Load the Word document using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Loop through the pages in the document:
    • Convert a specific page into image stream using the Document.SaveImageToStreams() method.
    • Save the image stream to a JPG file using the Save() method of the image stream object.
    • Read the generated image file from the VFS.
    • Create a Blob object from the image data.
    • Trigger the download of the JPG file.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to JPG
  const convertWord = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('times.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbd.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Get the total number of pages in the document
      const totalPages = doc.GetPageCount();

      // Loop through each page and convert it to an image
      for (let pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < totalPages; pageIndex++) {

        // Convert the specific page to an image stream
        let img = doc.SaveImageToStreams({ pageIndex, type: wasmModule.ImageType.Bitmap });

        // Specify output file name based on page index
        const outputFileName = `IMG-${pageIndex}.jpg`;

        // Save the image stream to a JPG file
        img.Save(outputFileName);

        const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
        const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'image/jpeg' });

        // Create download link
        const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
        const a = document.createElement('a');
        a.href = url;
        a.download = outputFileName;
        document.body.appendChild(a);
        a.click();
        document.body.removeChild(a);
        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
      }
      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to JPG in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWord} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000. Click "Convert," and a "Save As" window will appear, prompting you to save the output file in your chosen folder.

React app runs at localhost:3000

Below is a screenshot of one of the generated JPG files:

Convert Word to JPG

Convert Word to PNG with JavaScript

The example above illustrates how to convert Word documents to JPG images. To convert to PNG, you only need to change the image format to PNG in the code.

The following are the detailed steps to convert a Word document to PNG files with JavaScript in React:

  • Load required font files into the virtual file system (VFS).
  • Instantiate a new document using the new wasmModule.Document() method
  • Load the Word document using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Loop through the pages in the document:
    • Convert a specific page into image stream using the Document.SaveImageToStreams() method.
    • Save the image stream to a PNG file using the Save() method of the image stream object.
    • Read the generated image file from the VFS.
    • Create a Blob object from the image data.
    • Trigger the download of the PNG file.
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to JPG
  const convertWord = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('times.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbd.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Get the total number of pages in the document
      const totalPages = doc.GetPageCount();

      // Loop through each page and convert it to an image
      for (let pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < totalPages; pageIndex++) {

        // Convert the specific page to an image stream
        let img = doc.SaveImageToStreams({ pageIndex, type: wasmModule.ImageType.Bitmap });

        // Specify output file name based on page index
        const outputFileName = `IMG-${pageIndex}.png`;

        // Save the image stream to a JPG file
        img.Save(outputFileName);

        const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
        const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'image/png' });

        // Create download link
        const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
        const a = document.createElement('a');
        a.href = url;
        a.download = outputFileName;
        document.body.appendChild(a);
        a.click();
        document.body.removeChild(a);
        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
      }
      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to PNG in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWord} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert Word to PNG

Get a Free License

To fully experience the capabilities of Spire.Doc for JavaScript without any evaluation limitations, you can request a free 30-day trial license.

Converting Excel worksheets into image formats like PNG or JPEG can be useful for sharing spreadsheet data in presentations, reports, or other documents. Unlike Excel files, image formats ensure that the formatting and structure remain consistent, regardless of the viewer’s software or platform. In this article, we will demonstrate how to convert Excel to images in React using Spire.XLS for JavaScript.

Install Spire.XLS for JavaScript

To get started with converting Excel to images in a React application, you can either download Spire.XLS for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package has been integrated Spire.Doc for JavaScript,Spire.XLS for JavaScript,Spire.PDF for JavaScript,Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the functionality of Spire.XLS for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.xls.js, Spire.Xls.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and _framework) to the project's "public" folder. At the same time, in order to ensure text rendering, the related font files can be added with custom paths. In the following example, the font addition path is: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.XLS for JavaScript in a React Project.

Convert an Excel Worksheet to an Image with JavaScript in React

Spire.XLS for JavaScript allows you to convert a worksheet into an image using the Worksheet.ToImage() function. Once the conversion is complete, you can save the image in formats such as PNG, JPG, or BMP with the Image.Save() function. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Convert the worksheet to an image using the Worksheet.ToImage() function.
  • Save the image to a PNG file using the Image.Save() function (you can also save the image in other image formats such as JPG and BMP).

Code example:

  • JavaScript
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert an Excel Worksheet to an Image
  const ExcelToImage = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Convert the sheet to an image
      let image = sheet.ToImage(sheet.FirstRow, sheet.FirstColumn, sheet.LastRow, sheet.LastColumn);

      // Specify the output image file path
      const outputFileName = 'SheetToImage.png';
      //Save the image
      image.Save(outputFileName);

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'image/png' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to Image Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToImage} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    
); } export default App;

Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000. Once it's running, click on the "Convert" button to convert the specified Excel worksheet to image:

React app runs at localhost:3000

The below screenshot shows the input Excel worksheet and the converted image:

Convert an Excel Worksheet to an Image with JavaScript in React

Convert an Excel Worksheet to an Image without White Margins with JavaScript in React

When converting an Excel worksheet to an image, the default output may include unnecessary white margins that can affect the appearance and usability of the image. If you want to remove these white margins, you can set the left, right, top, and bottom margins of the worksheet to zero. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Remove all margins from the worksheet by setting its left, right, top, and bottom margin values to zero using the Worksheet.PageSetup.TopMargin, Worksheet.PageSetup.BottomMargin, Worksheet.PageSetup.LeftMargin, and Worksheet.PageSetup.RightMargin properties.
  • Convert the worksheet to an image using the Worksheet.ToImage() function.
  • Save the image to a PNG file using the Image.Save() function.

Code example:

  • JavaScript
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert an Excel Worksheet to an Image
  const ExcelToImage = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Set all margins of the worksheet to zero
      sheet.PageSetup.LeftMargin = 0;
      sheet.PageSetup.BottomMargin = 0;
      sheet.PageSetup.TopMargin = 0;
      sheet.PageSetup.RightMargin = 0;

      // Convert the sheet to image
      let image = sheet.ToImage(sheet.FirstRow, sheet.FirstColumn, sheet.LastRow, sheet.LastColumn);

      // Specify the output image file path
      const outputFileName = 'SheetToImageWithoutMargins.png';
      //Save the image
      image.Save(outputFileName);

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'image/png' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to Image Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToImage} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert an Excel Worksheet to an Image without White Margins with JavaScript in React

Convert a Specific Cell Range to an Image with JavaScript in React

Converting a specific cell range to an image lets you highlight essential data, making it easy to share or embed without including unnecessary information. Spire.XLS for JavaScript enables you to convert a specific cell range from a worksheet into an image by providing the starting and ending row and column indices as parameters to the Worksheet.ToImage() function. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Convert a specific cell range of the worksheet to an image using the Worksheet.ToImage() function and pass the index of the start row, start column, end row, and end column of the cell range to the method as parameters.
  • Save the image to a PNG file using the Image.Save() function

Code example:

  • JavaScript
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert an Excel Worksheet to an Image
  const ExcelToImage = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Convert a specific cell range of the worksheet to image
      let image = sheet.ToImage(5, 2, 17, 5);

      // Specify the output image file path
      const outputFileName = 'CellRangeToImage.png';
      //Save the image
      image.Save(outputFileName);

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'image/png' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert a Cell Range to Image Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToImage} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert a Specific Cell Range to an Image with JavaScript in React

Get a Free License

To fully experience the capabilities of Spire.XLS for JavaScript without any evaluation limitations, you can request a free 30-day trial license.

Spire.XLS for JavaScript is an independent Word API that allows developers to integrate Microsoft Word document creation capabilities into their JavaScript applications, without installing Microsoft Word on either development or target systems.

Spire.XLS for JavaScript is fully compatible with popular frameworks such as Vue, React, Angular, and JavaScript, enabling developers to create and distribute their own JavaScript applications seamlessly across the web.

This versatile JavaScript Excel API operates independently, with no reliance on Microsoft Office Excel. Spire.XLS for JavaScript supports both the legacy Excel 97-2003 format (.xls) and the most recent Excel versions, including Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019 (.xlsx, .xlsb, .xlsm), as well as Open Office (.ods) format.

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for managing and analyzing data, but its file format can be difficult to share, especially when recipients don’t have Excel. Converting an Excel file to PDF solves this problem by preserving the document’s layout, fonts, and formatting, ensuring it looks the same on any device. PDFs are universally accessible, making them ideal for sharing reports, invoices, or presentations. They also prevent unwanted editing, ensuring the content remains intact and easily viewable by anyone. In this article, we will demonstrate how to convert Excel to PDF in React using Spire.XLS for JavaScript.

Install Spire.XLS for JavaScript

To get started with converting Excel to PDF in a React application, you can either download Spire.XLS for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package has been integrated Spire.Doc for JavaScript,Spire.XLS for JavaScript,Spire.PDF for JavaScript,Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the functionality of Spire.XLS for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.xls.js, Spire.Xls.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and _framework) to the project's "public" folder. At the same time, in order to ensure text rendering, the related font files can be added with custom paths. In the following example, the font addition path is: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.XLS for JavaScript in a React Project

Convert an Entire Excel Workbook to PDF

Converting an entire Excel workbook to PDF allows users to share all sheets in a single, universally accessible file. Using the Workbook.SaveToFile() function of Spire.XLS for JavaScript, you can easily save the entire workbook in PDF format. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Save the Excel file to PDF using the Workbook.SaveToFile() function.

Code example:

  • JavaScript
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Excel file to PDF
  const ExcelToPDF = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Specify output PDF file path
      const outputFileName = 'out.pdf';

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });
      workbook.ConverterSetting.SheetFitToPage = true;

      // Save the workbook as PDF
      workbook.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.PDF });

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1> Convert Excel file to PDF using JavaScript in React </h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToPDF} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Run the code to launch the React app at localhost:3000. Once it's running, click on the "Convert" button to download the PDF version of the Excel file:

React app runs at localhost:3000

Below is the converted PDF document:

Convert an Entire Excel Workbook to PDF

Convert a Specific Worksheet to PDF

To convert a single worksheet to PDF, use the Worksheet.SaveToPdf() function in Spire.XLS for JavaScript. This feature lets you efficiently extract and convert only the necessary worksheet, making your reporting process more streamlined. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Save the worksheet to PDF using the Worksheet.SaveToPdf() function.

Code example:

  • JavaScript
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Excel file to PDF
  const ExcelToPDF  = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Specify output PDF file path
      const outputFileName = 'out.pdf';

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the second worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      //Save the worksheet to PDF
      sheet.SaveToPdf({fileName: outputFileName});

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToPDF} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert a Specific Worksheet to PDF

Fit Sheet on One Page while Converting a Worksheet to PDF

Fitting a worksheet onto a single page in the output PDF enhances readability, especially for large datasets. Spire.XLS for JavaScript offers the Workbook.ConverterSetting.SheetFitToPage property, which determines whether the worksheet content should be scaled to fit on a single page when saved as a PDF. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Fit the worksheet on one page by setting the Workbook.ConverterSetting.SheetFitToPage property to true.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Save the worksheet to PDF using the Worksheet.SaveToPdf() function.

Code example:

  • JavaScript
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Excel file to PDF
  const ExcelToPDF  = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Fit sheet on one page
      workbook.ConverterSetting.SheetFitToPage = true;

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Specify the output PDF file path
      const outputFileName = 'FitSheetOnOnePage.pdf';

      //Save the worksheet to PDF
      sheet.SaveToPdf({fileName: outputFileName});

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToPDF} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Customize Page Margins while Converting a Worksheet to PDF

Customizing page margins when converting an Excel worksheet to PDF ensures that your content is well-aligned and visually appealing. Using the Worksheet.PageSetup.TopMargin, Worksheet.PageSetup.BottomMargin, Worksheet.PageSetup.LeftMargin, and Worksheet.PageSetup.RightMargin properties, you can adjust or remove page margins as needed. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Adjust the page margins of the worksheet using the Worksheet.PageSetup.PageMargins property.
  • Save the worksheet to PDF using the Worksheet.SaveToPdf() function.

Code example:

  • JavaScript
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Excel file to PDF
  const ExcelToPDF = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Adjust page margins of the worksheet
      sheet.PageSetup.TopMargin = 0.5;
      sheet.PageSetup.BottomMargin = 0.5;
      sheet.PageSetup.LeftMargin = 0.3;
      sheet.PageSetup.RightMargin = 0.3;

      // Specify the output PDF file path
      const outputFileName = 'ToPdfWithSpecificPageMargins.pdf';
      //Save the worksheet to PDF
      sheet.SaveToPdf({ fileName: outputFileName });

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToPDF} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Specify Page Size while Converting a Worksheet to PDF

Choosing the correct page size when converting an Excel worksheet to PDF is essential for meeting specific printing or submission standards. Spire.XLS for JavaScript offers the Worksheet.PageSetup.PaperSize property, which allows you to select from various predefined page sizes or set a custom size. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Set the page size of the worksheet using the Worksheet.PageSetup.PaperSize property.
  • Save the worksheet to PDF using the Worksheet.SaveToPdf() function.

Code example:

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Excel file to PDF
  const ExcelToPDF = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Set the page size of the worksheet
      sheet.PageSetup.PaperSize = wasmModule.PaperSizeType.PaperA3;

      // Specify the output PDF file path
      const outputFileName = 'ToPdfWithSpecificPageSize.pdf';
      //Save the worksheet to PDF
      sheet.SaveToPdf({ fileName: outputFileName });

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToPDF} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert a Cell Range to PDF

Converting a specific cell range to PDF allows users to export only a selected portion of the worksheet, ideal for focused reporting or sharing key data points. Using the Worksheet.PageSetup.PrintArea property, you can specify a cell range for conversion. The key steps are as follows.

  • Load the font file to ensure correct text rendering.
  • Create a Workbook object using the new wasmModule.Workbook() function.
  • Load the Excel file using the Workbook.LoadFromFile() function.
  • Get a specific worksheet using the Workbook.Worksheets.get(index) function.
  • Specify the cell range of the worksheet for conversion using the Worksheet.PageSetup.PrintArea property.
  • Save the worksheet to PDF using the Worksheet.SaveToPdf() function.

Code example:

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.XLS
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.xls.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.xls.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Excel file to PDF
  const ExcelToPDF = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spirexls;

    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load font into Virtual File System (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('Arial.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Load input file into Virtual File System (VFS)
      const inputFileName = 'ToPDF.xlsx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new workbook
      const workbook = new wasmModule.Workbook();

      // Load existing Excel document
      workbook.LoadFromFile({ fileName: inputFileName });

      // Get the first worksheet
      let sheet = workbook.Worksheets.get(0);

      // Set the page size of the worksheet
      sheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = "B5:E17";

      // Specify the output PDF file path
      const outputFileName = 'CellRangeToPDF.pdf';
      //Save the worksheet to PDF
      sheet.SaveToPdf({ fileName: outputFileName });

      // Read the saved file and convert to Blob object
      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create a URL for the Blob and initiate download
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // Clean up resources used by the workbook
      workbook.Dispose();
    }
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert an Excel Worksheet to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={ExcelToPDF} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Convert
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert a Cell Range to PDF

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Converting Word documents to PDF is crucial for maintaining formatting and ensuring consistent viewing across various devices. This conversion process protects the content and layout, making PDFs a preferred choice for sharing official documents such as contracts and reports. PDFs not only preserve the original design but also enhance security, as they are less susceptible to unauthorized edits.

This article demonstrates how to convert Word documents to PDF in React using Spire.Doc for JavaScript. It covers the installation process and provides practical examples to help you configure different conversion options efficiently.

Install Spire.Doc for JavaScript

To get started with converting Word documents to PDF in a React application, you can either download Spire.Doc for JavaScript from our website or install it via npm with the following command:

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npm i spire.office

The downloaded product package integrates Spire.Doc for JavaScript, Spire.XLS for JavaScript, Spire.PDF for JavaScript, and Spire.Presentation for JavaScript. To use the features of Spire.Doc for JavaScript, you need to copy the corresponding files (spire.doc.js, Spire.Doc.Wasm.zip, spire.common.js, Spire.Common.Wasm.zip, and the _framework folder) to the public folder of your project. To ensure proper text rendering, you can add relevant font files with a custom path. In the following example, the font is added to the path: public\static\font.

For more details, refer to the documentation: How to Integrate Spire.Doc for JavaScript in a React Project

General Steps to Convert Word to PDF in React

Converting Word documents to PDF in React using Spire.Doc for JavaScript involves several key steps. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started:

  1. Load Fonts: Load necessary font files into the virtual file system (VFS) for accurate rendering.
  2. Prepare Document: Fetch the input Word file, create a new document, and load the file into it.
  3. Set PDF Conversion Parameters: Configure any necessary conversion options, such as embedding fonts or preserving bookmarks.
  4. Convert to PDF: Convert the document to PDF with the specified options.
  5. Download PDF: Read the generated PDF from the VFS, create a Blob object, and trigger the download for the user.

Convert Word to PDF with Installed Fonts Embedded

When converting documents, you may want to ensure that all fonts used in the Word document are embedded into the PDF. This is especially important for maintaining the document's layout.

Spire.Doc for JavaScript offer the ToPdfParameterList class to customize the conversion options. The key parameter set here is IsEmbeddedAllFonts, which guarantees that all fonts are included in the final PDF.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to embed installed fonts when converting Word to PDF using JavaScript.

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to PDF
  const convertWordToPdf = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('times.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbd.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Create a parameter list for the PDF conversion
      let parameters = new wasmModule.ToPdfParameterList();

      // Set the parameter to embed all fonts in the PDF
      parameters.IsEmbeddedAllFonts = true;

      // Specify the input and output file paths
      const outputFileName = 'ToPDF.pdf';

      // Save the document as a PDF file
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, paramList: parameters });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWordToPdf} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Generate
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Run the code, and the React app will launch at localhost:3000. Click "Generate," and a "Save As" window will appear, prompting you to save the output file in your chosen folder.

React app that allows users to convert word to pdf

Below is a screenshot of the generated PDF document:

The PDF generated from Word with all used fonts embedded

Convert Word to PDF with Non-Installed Fonts Embedded

For fonts that are not installed on your machine but applied in the Word document, you can also embed these fonts directly into the PDF. This ensures that the document looks consistent across different devices.

To embed non-installed fonts, start by creating a ToPdfParameterList object to customize the conversion process. Next, define a list of custom fonts for the PDF output. Finally, assign the custom font paths to the parameters using the ToPdfParameterList.PrivateFontPaths property.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to embed non-installed fonts when converting Word to PDF using JavaScript.

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to PDF
  const convertWordToPdf = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('FreebrushScriptPLng.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Create a parameter list for the PDF conversion
      let parameters = new wasmModule.ToPdfParameterList();

      // Define a list of custom fonts to be used in the PDF
      let fonts = new wasmModule.PrivateFontPath('Freebrush Script', 'FreebrushScriptPLng.ttf');

      // Assign the custom font paths to the parameters for the PDF conversion
      parameters.PrivateFontPaths = fonts;

      // Save the document as a PDF file
      const outputFileName = 'ToPDF.pdf';
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, paramList: parameters });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWordToPdf} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Generate
      </button>
    
); } export default App;

The PDF file generated from Word with non-installed fonts embedded

Convert Word to Password-Protected PDF

To enhance security, you can convert a Word document to a password-protected PDF. This feature is essential when sharing sensitive information.

Spire.Doc for JavaScript provides the ToPdfParameterList.PdfSecurity.Encrypt() method, enabling users to protect the generated PDF with an open password, a permission password, and specific document permissions.

The following code illustrates how to convert Word to password-protected PDF using JavaScript.

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to PDF
  const convertWordToPdf = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('times.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbd.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Create a parameter list for the PDF conversion
      let parameters = new wasmModule.ToPdfParameterList();

      // Set the parameter to encrypt the generated PDF file
      parameters.PdfSecurity.Encrypt('open-psd', 'permission-psd', wasmModule.PdfPermissionsFlags.Default, wasmModule.PdfEncryptionKeySize.Key128Bit);

      // Save the document as a PDF file
      const outputFileName = 'Encrypted.pdf';
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, paramList: parameters });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWordToPdf} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Generate
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert Word to password-protected PDF

Convert Word to PDF with Hyperlinks Disabled

Disabling hyperlinks when converting a Word document to PDF enhances readability and maintains a clean, distraction-free format. This adjustment can be particularly useful for print materials, presentations, and documents requiring a focus on content without external links.

By setting the ToPdfParameterList.DisableLink property to true, you can ensure that any clickable links in the original document are rendered as plain text in the PDF output.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to disable hyperlinks when converting Word to PDF using JavaScript.

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to PDF
  const convertWordToPdf = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('times.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbd.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Create a parameter list for the PDF conversion
      let parameters = new wasmModule.ToPdfParameterList();

      // Set the parameter to disable hyperlinks
      parameters.DisableLink = true;

      // Save the document as a PDF file
      const outputFileName = 'DisableHyperlinks.pdf';
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, paramList: parameters });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWordToPdf} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Generate
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Convert Word to PDF with Bookmarks Preserved

Preserving bookmarks when converting a Word document to PDF enhances navigation in lengthy documents, allowing readers to quickly access specific sections. This feature improves usability and the overall experience of the PDF.

To create bookmarks in the output PDF document from the existing Word bookmarks, set the ToPdfParameterList.CreateWordBookmarks property to true.

The following is an example of preserving bookmarks when converting Word to PDF using JavaScript.

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to PDF
  const convertWordToPdf = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('times.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbd.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Create a parameter list for the PDF conversion
      let parameters = new wasmModule.ToPdfParameterList();

      // Set the parameter to create bookmarks in the PDF from existing bookmarks in Word
      parameters.CreateWordBookmarks = true;

      // Save the document as a PDF file
      const outputFileName = 'CreateBookmarks.pdf';
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, paramList: parameters });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWordToPdf} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Generate
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Preserve bookmarks when converting Word to PDF

Convert Word to PDF with Custom Image Quality

If your Word document contains images, you may want to control the quality of these images in the PDF. This can help balance file size and quality.

Spire.Doc for JavaScript includes the Document.JPEGQuality property, which allows developers to set image compression quality on a scale from 1 to 100.

The following is an example of customizing image quality when converting Word to PDF using JavaScript.

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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

function App() {
  const [wasmModule, setWasmModule] = useState(null);
  // Load Spire.Doc
  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      try {
        const publicUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '';
        const spireModule = await import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ `${publicUrl}/spire.doc.js`);
        const rawModule = spireModule.default || spireModule;
        window.wasmModule = typeof rawModule === 'function'
          ? await rawModule({ locateFile: p => p.endsWith('.wasm') ? `${publicUrl}/${p}` : p })
          : rawModule;
        setWasmModule(window.wasmModule);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to load spire.doc.js WASM module:', error);
      }
    })();
  }, []);

  // Function to convert Word to PDF
  const convertWordToPdf = async () => {
    const wasmModule = window.wasmModule.spiredoc;
    if (wasmModule) {
      // Load the font files into the virtual file system (VFS)
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('times.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbd.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesbi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS('timesi.ttf', '/Library/Fonts/', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/font/`);

      // Fetch the input file and add it to the VFS
      const inputFileName = 'input.docx';
      await window.spire.FetchFileToVFS(inputFileName, '', `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/static/data/`);

      // Create a new document
      const doc = new wasmModule.Document();

      // Load the word file
      doc.LoadFromFile(inputFileName);

      // Set the output image quality to be 40% of the original image
      doc.JPEGQuality = 40;

      // Save the document as a PDF file
      const outputFileName = 'CustomImageQuality.pdf';
      doc.SaveToFile({ fileName: outputFileName, fileFormat: wasmModule.FileFormat.PDF });

      const modifiedFileArray = window.dotnetRuntime.Module.FS.readFile(outputFileName);
      const modifiedFile = new Blob([modifiedFileArray], { type: 'application/pdf' });

      // Create download link
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(modifiedFile);
      const a = document.createElement('a');
      a.href = url;
      a.download = outputFileName;
      document.body.appendChild(a);
      a.click();
      document.body.removeChild(a);
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

      // dispose 
      doc.Dispose();

    }

  };

  return (
    <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', height: '300px' }}>
      <h1>Convert Word to PDF Using JavaScript in React</h1>
      <button onClick={convertWordToPdf} disabled={!wasmModule}>
        Generate
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Get a Free License

To fully experience the capabilities of Spire.Doc for JavaScript without any evaluation limitations, you can request a free 30-day trial license.

Spire.Doc for JavaScript is an independent Word API that allows developers to integrate Microsoft Word document creation capabilities into their JavaScript applications, without installing Microsoft Word on either development or target systems.

It is a trustworthy MS Word API for JavaScript that can apply multiple Word document processing tasks. Spire.Doc for JavaScript supports Word 97-2003 /2007/2010/2013/2016/2019, and it has the capability of converting them to other common formats, like XML, RTF, TXT, EMF, HTML, ODT, Markdown, and vice versa. Moreover, it supports converting Word Doc/Docx to PDF, images (PNG, JPEG), PostScript, OFD, XPS, EPUB, PCL (Printer Command Language), and RTF to PDF/HTML, HTML to PDF/Image, Markdown to PDF in high quality.

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