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# Open MS Office documents and convert to PDF in Xamarin

Learn how to display non-PDF files in Xamarin.Android using PDFViewCtrl. Convert various file types to PDF seamlessly, including Office files and images. Follow step-by-step instructions for easy impl

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**This tutorial only applies to Xamarin.Android. See Xamarin.iOS equivalent here .**
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For Android, available in the full version of the library only. See [Apryse full or standard?](/xamarin/get-started/faq/full-vs-standard.md)
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Internet connection is not required for conversion.
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If you are already using any of [DocumentActivity](/xamarin/guides/android/basics/open.md#activity) or [PdfViewCtrlTabHostFragment2 ](/xamarin/guides/android/basics/open.md#fragment), you will not need to go through this article as viewing other document types is already taken care of internally. Continue reading this article if you are not planning to use any of the above.
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Saving annotations back to non-PDF formats is not supported. You can instead save the annotated PDFDoc to a PDF file.
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`PDFViewCtrl` has a powerful and seamless conversion system which allows you to stream documents during conversion to PDF. It supports the following file types:

* Office file conversion: .docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .doc. (with the office conversion Add-On module)
* Image conversion: .bmp, .jpg, .tif, .png, .gif
* Image collections (zip archives with any type of image listed above)
* Markdown: .md (with the office conversion Add-On module)

In this tutorial you will be able to display a non-PDF file in `PDFViewCtrl`.

Before going forward, please make sure you have finished setting up `PDFViewCtrl` as described in [Using PDFViewCtrl](/xamarin/guides/android/basics/open.md#view).

## View a document

The easiest way to display a non-PDF file in `PDFViewCtrl` is through the `PDFViewCtrl.openNonPDFUri` API.

### Option 1: from local device storage

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\*\* Storage Permission \*\*

Please follow the latest Android best practices and guidelines outlined [here](https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/usage-notes/)
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Add the following when you would like to show the document, typically `onCreate` or `onResume` of your Activity or Fragment:

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```csharp
var nonPdfUri = Android.Net.Uri.FromFile(new Java.IO.File("my_file_path"));
var documentConversion = pdfViewCtrl.OpenNonPDFUri(nonPdfUri, null);
```

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### Option 2: from content uri

Add the following when you would like to show the document, typically `onCreate` or `onResume` of your Activity or Fragment:

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{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
var nonPdfContentUri = Android.Net.Uri.Parse("my_content_uri");
var documentConversion = pdfViewCtrl.OpenNonPDFUri(nonPdfContentUri, null);
```

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To monitor the conversion event, do:

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{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
pdfViewCtrl.UniversalDocumentConversion += (sender, e) =>
{
    if (e.State == PDFViewCtrl.ConversionState.Progress)
    {
        // conversion in progress
    }
    else if (e.State == PDFViewCtrl.ConversionState.Finished)
    {
        // conversion finished successfully
    }
    else if (e.State == PDFViewCtrl.ConversionState.Failed)
    {
        // conversion failed
    }
}
```

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