Kentico Content Exporter Module

Getting Started

Content Exporter Module

Aspose .NET Word Processing and PDF Document Exporter for Kentico allow users to export online content into Word Processing or PDF document using Aspose.Words. It adds Export to Word and Export to Pdf buttons at any desired location on the page. Clicking a button dynamically exports the content of the page to a Word Processing or PDF document and then automatically downloads the file to the disk location selected by the user in just couple of seconds.

This initial version of the web part provides a number of great features, including:

  • Get an offline copy of your favorite online content for editing, sharing and printing in the popular DOC or PDF formats.
  • Ability to customize/localize button text while adding web part to the page.
  • The generated Word processing document can then be opened using any Word Processing Application such as Microsoft Word or Apache OpenOffice etc.
  • The generated PDF document can be opened using any PDF viewer or reader.

System Requirements and Supported Platforms

System Requirements

In order to setup Aspose.Words .NET for Kentico modules you need to have the following requirements met:

  • Kentico 8.2

Please feel free to contact us if you have any issues setting up this Kentico Web Part.

Supported Platforms

Aspose.Words .NET for Kentico modules currently support

  • Kentico 8.2

Please feel free to contact us if you wish to install these Web Parts on other versions of Kentico.

Support, Extend and Contribute

Support

From the very first days of Aspose, we knew that just giving our customers good products would not be enough. We also needed to deliver good service. We are developers ourselves and understand how frustrating it is when a technical issue or a quirk in the software stops you from doing what you need to do. We’re here to solve problems, not create them.

This is why we offer free support. Anyone who uses our product, whether they have bought them or are using an evaluation, deserves our full attention and respect.

You can log any issues or suggestions related to Aspose.Words .NET for Kentico Modules using any of the following platforms

Extend and Contribute

Aspose .NET Word Processing and PDF Document Exporter for Kentico is open source and its source code is available on the major social coding websites listed below. Developers are encouraged to download the source code and extend the functionality as per their own requirements.

Source Code

You can get the latest source code from one of the following locations

How to configure the source code

You need to have the following installed in order to open and extend the source code

  • Visual Studio 2010 or higher

Please follow these simple steps to get started

  1. Download/Clone the source code.
  2. Open Visual Studio 2010 and Choose File > Open Project
  3. Browse to the latest source code that you have downloaded and open Aspose.Kentico.ContentExport.sln

Installation and Usage

Downloading

You can download Aspose .NET Content Exporter for Kentico module from one of the following locations

Installing

Once downloaded, please follow these steps to install the web part into your Kentico website:

  1. Log into your site as administrator or another similar privileged account.
  2. Open the Sites application.
  3. Click Import site or objects. The Import wizard starts.
  4. Click Upload Package and select the downloaded zip file.
  5. Click Next, and make sure the following are selected
    1. Import tasks (recommended)
    2. Import files (recommended)
    3. Import code files
    4. Import custom assembly files
    5. Import global folders
  6. Click Next, you will see a summary of the tasks performed. Click Finish

Due to limitations of Kentico Export and Import process, the dll files cannot automatically be copied to bin folder and therefore you will manually need to

  1. Extract the downloaded zip file.
  2. Copy paste Aspose.Words.dll to the bin folder of your Kentico website.

Using

After you have installed the Aspose .NET Word Processing and PDF Document Exporter for Kentico web part, it is really simple to start using it on your website. Please follow these simple steps to get started:

  1. Make sure you are logged-in to Kentico with administrator level account.
  2. Open the Pages application.
  3. Create a new page or select any existing page in your website’s content tree.
  4. Switch to the Design tab.
  5. Add the Aspose Content Export web part onto the page.
  6. In the web part configuration dialog, you can set the value of the Export to Word and Export to Pdf button text.
  7. Click OK.

Please check Using and configuring web parts for more details.

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You have successfully added Aspose .NET Word Processing and PDF Document Exporter for Kentico web part to your page. Two buttons, Export to Word and Export to Pdf will now appear on the page. Anyone can simply click on either of these buttons and export the content of the page into a Word Processing or PDF document.

Video Demo

Please check the video below to see the module in action.