Printing and Exporting
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Printing and Exporting Basics
The Pivot Grid control provides a fast and flexible way to bring its contents to the printed page, or export to a file or stream in various formats - PDF, RTF, XLS, etc. You must manually add the reference to the DevExpress.Xpf.Printing.v24.2 assembly. Otherwise, data printing and exporting are not allowed.
To preview the pivot grid, use the following members:
- PivotGridControl.ShowPrintPreview
- PivotGridControl.ShowPrintPreviewDialog
- PivotGridCommands.ShowPrintPreviewDialog
The Print Preview window allows you to customize the printed document, print it or export to a file in the required format.
The following table lists methods allowing you to export data:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| PivotGridControl.ExportToCsv | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in CSV format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToHtml | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in HTML format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToImage | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in image format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToMht | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in MHT format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToPdf | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in PDF format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToText | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in text format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToXls | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in XLS format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToXlsx | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in XLSX format. |
| PivotGridControl.ExportToXps | Exports the pivot grid to the specified stream or file path in XPS format. |
Data Aware Export
When exporting to tabular formats (CSV, XLS, XLSX), the export engine uses the Excel Export Library to perform a Data-Aware export with improved performance and reduced memory usage. The resultant file is optimized for subsequent analysis in Microsoft Excel. For more information, refer to the Export to Tabular Formats (CSV, XLS, XLSX) document.
Printing Options and Settings
The DXPivotGrid provides multiple options, styles and templates, that allow you to customize the printed document.
The following table lists printing options:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| PivotGridControl.PrintColumnHeaders | Gets or sets whether to print headers of the column fields. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintDataHeaders | Gets or sets whether to print headers of the data fields. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintFilterHeaders | Gets or sets whether to print headers of the filter fields. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintHeadersOnEveryPage | Gets or sets whether to print field headers on every page. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintHorzLines | Gets or sets whether the horizontal grid lines are printed. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintInsertPageBreaks | Gets or sets whether to insert page breaks at the end of every page. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintLayoutMode | Gets or sets the layout mode of the print document. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintRowHeaders | Gets or sets whether to print headers of the row fields. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintUnusedFilterFields | Gets or sets whether to print headers of the unused filter fields. This is a dependency property. |
| PivotGridControl.PrintVertLines | Gets or sets whether the vertical grid lines are printed. This is a dependency property. |
The following table lists the templates applied to DXPivotGrid elements when they are printed.
Property | Description |
|---|---|
PivotGridControl.PrintFieldCellTemplate PivotGridControl.PrintFieldCellTemplateSelector PivotGridControl.PrintFieldCellKpiTemplate PivotGridControl.PrintFieldCellKpiTemplateSelector | Specify the template that defines the presentation of the data cells when the pivot grid is printed. |
PivotGridControl.PrintFieldHeaderTemplate PivotGridControl.PrintFieldHeaderTemplateSelector | Specify the template that defines the presentation of the field headers when the pivot grid is printed. |
PivotGridControl.PrintFieldValueTemplate PivotGridControl.PrintFieldValueTemplateSelector | Specify the template that defines the presentation of the field values when the pivot grid is printed. |