Background Image

Worksheets with a huge amount of data and no images often look dull and boring.

While working with worksheets in SpreadJS, you can insert any picture of your choice as a background image. This can be helpful especially when you are working for an organization where you do not just want to create plain spreadsheets but also leave an impact on your brand value and reputation via embedding multimedia to the worksheets.

If you want to display a distinct background for various spreadsheet elements, you can add different background images to the cells, columns, rows, or widgets, as per your requirements and preferences. You can also add a background image to a cell, column, row, widget, or Spread.

The following operations can be done while inserting background images in SpreadJS:

Users can add a background image to one or multiple worksheets, cells, rows, columns, and widgets.
Users can remove an existing background image from the worksheet, cells, rows, columns, and widgets.
Users can display watermark information on every page by adding an image that includes the watermark logo or other information in the header/footer area.
Users can resize the embedded images.
Users can modify the layout of the background image for cells, columns, and rows in the worksheet. This can be done by specifying whether the image should stretch to fill the area, should be centered or zoomed while keeping the original aspect ratio, or the original size is to be maintained.

An example screenshot with background images is shown below.

You can load local base 64 bitmap images or images from an image Uri.

You can specify the background image layout for the cell, column, row, or Spread. You can use the ImageLayout enumeration to specify whether the image is stretched to fill the area, centered, zoomed with the original aspect ratio, or keeps the original size.

Using Code

This example loads images in a cell, column, and row.

var cellImage = document.getElementById("circle").src;
var rowImage = "./css/images/quarter1.png";
var colImage = document.getElementById("logo").src;
sheet.getCell(3, 3).backgroundImage(cellImage);
sheet.getRange(1, -1, 1, -1).backgroundImage(rowImage);
sheet.getRange(-1, 1, -1, 1).backgroundImage(colImage);
...

Using Code

This example loads a base64 image in a cell.

var base64Image =
"data:image/png;base64,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";
var cellImage = base64Image;
sheet.getCell(1, 1).backgroundImage(cellImage);

Using Code

This example centers on the image in the row.

var cellImage = document.getElementById("circle").src;
var rowImage = "./css/images/quarter1.png";
var colImage = document.getElementById("logo").src;
activeSheet.getCell(3, 3).backgroundImage(cellImage);
activeSheet.getRange(1, -1, 1, -1).backgroundImage(rowImage);
activeSheet.getRange(-1, 1, -1, 1).backgroundImage(colImage);
activeSheet.getRange(1, -1, 1, -1).backgroundImageLayout(GC.Spread.Sheets.ImageLayout.Center);
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