Export Word to ImageSource in WPF

Besides converting a document to a different file format (like PDF, HTML, and image), GemBox.Document also supports converting a document's pages to ImageSource objects with the DocumentModel.ConvertToImageSource method.

If you require more than displaying a file's content, for instance if you want to be able to modify it with some Graphical User Interface (GUI) control, take a look at this Word Editor in WPF example.

The following example shows how you can convert a page from a Word file to an image and attach it to WPF's Image control.

Converted page from Word file to ImageSource and attached to WPF's Image control — Screenshot of Word file exported to WPF's Image control

XAML
C#
VB.NET

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<Window x:Class="ExportToImageSource.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="Export to ImageSource / Image Control"
        SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight">

    <Border Margin="10" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1">
        <Image x:Name="ImageControl"/>
    </Border>

</Window>

using GemBox.Document;
using System.Windows;

namespace ExportToImageSource
{
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();

            // If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
            ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
            
            this.SetImageControl("%#Reading.docx%", 0);
        }

        private void SetImageControl(string path, int pageIndex)
        {
            var document = DocumentModel.Load(path);

            var imageOptions = new ImageSaveOptions();
            imageOptions.PageNumber = pageIndex;

            var imageSource = document.ConvertToImageSource(imageOptions);
            this.ImageControl.Source = imageSource;
        }
    }
}

Imports GemBox.Document
Imports System.Windows

Namespace ExportToImageSource
    Partial Public Class MainWindow
        Inherits Window

        Public Sub New()

            Me.InitializeComponent()

            ' If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
            ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

            Me.SetImageControl("%#Reading.docx%", 0)

        End Sub

        Private Sub SetImageControl(path As String, pageIndex As Integer)

            Dim document = DocumentModel.Load(path)

            Dim imageOptions As New ImageSaveOptions()
            imageOptions.PageNumber = pageIndex

            Dim imageSource = document.ConvertToImageSource(imageOptions)
            Me.ImageControl.Source = imageSource

        End Sub

    End Class
End Namespace

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Export Word to ImageSource in WPF

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