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How to export document to PDF/A and its core differences from PDF
IntroductionPDF/A is a format based on PDF and designed for long-term data archiving. The profound description of this standard can be found on Wikipedia or in ISO 19005-1, ISO 19005-2, ISO 19005-3...
View ArticleConvert a list of images to PDF using Apitron PDF Kit .NET Component (C# sample)
IntroductionSuppose you have a list of image files in various formats and would like to convert them into single PDF file for simpler sharing, archiving or whatever needs. A good example of such list...
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How to add watermark to pdf document
What is a watermarkWatermark is usually a semitransparent drawing added on top of the page content which can be created using various ways. This type of marking your documents becomes necessary when...
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How to extract text from pdf page and create pdf to html conversion tool
IntroductionIn our first post about PDF text extraction we demonstrated how to extract raw and formatted text from PDF document using Apitron PDF Kit for .NET component. As a part of the latest...
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How to create grids and tables in PDF
1. Grid and table elements in PDFIf you were to generate reports or similar documents, containing extensive amounts of ordered data, you would probably think whether there is a default, PDF - specific...
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Scroll to the specific grid row using links in pdf
This post is an addition to our previously posted article showing how to create grids, and describes how to use PDF links for navigation between grid rows.Imaging that you have a grid with many data...
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How to create links and bookmarks in PDF
1. Links and bookmarks in PDF While these terms seem familiar, we think there still needs to be a brief intro, describing their particular properties taking into account the PDF basis. Links in PDF...
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How to add interactivity to PDF documents using Actions
IntroductionIn our latest post we’ve explored all possible ways to use links in PDF and promised to write an additional post about pdf actions. As you may recall, we used Destination objects for...
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Advanced text flow effects in PDF documents using floating elements
IntroductionFloating elements in CSS can be defined using CSS float property which can have the following values: none, left, right, initial, inherit. Such elements should be docked to one of the page...
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Ordered and unordered lists in pdf (c# sample)
IntroductionLists are well known feature of HTML and CSS, and can be defined to be either unordered, using <ul> html element or ordered using <ol> html element. List item can be defined...
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How to add or open pdf attachments - managing embedded files
IntroductionEmbedded files, so-called pdf attachments, are used to guarantee the validity of the document in case there are external references in main content referring to them. For example, you can...
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Converting html to pdf using markup parser (C# sample)
IntroductionSometimes, you have a pre-built HTML fragment and would like to convert it to PDF with minimal changes in its appearance. You could manually split it down to atomic elements like spans,...
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PDF Security, part 1 – create or open password protected PDF documents
IntroductionPDF allows you to protect the contents of your documents by setting a password. There are two types of passwords that can be set - an owner password and a user password.Whether additional...
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PDF Security, part 2 – Sign PDF documents and validate signatures
IntroductionDigital signatures are a powerful and reliable instrument for replacing the traditional signatures, and, unlike the traditional signatures, they also can be used to check whether the...
View ArticleHow to copy pages from one PDF document to another
IntroductionCopying pages between PDF documents can be seen as a special case of merging described in one of the earlier posts. A small piece of code below shows how to perform this task if you have...
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How to programmatically annotate PDF documents (C# sample)
IntroductionPDF supports various kinds of annotations which can be used to markup or complement the contents of the PDF document. Many of them are interactive, so you may select, alter and reposition...
View ArticleHow to extract images from PDF documents (C# sample)
Code sampleExtracting image data stored in document’s image XObjects is quite straightforward using Apitron PDF Kit .NET component. The sample code shown below can be used to extract all images from...
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How to set PDF document information and PDF reader settings
IntroductionEvery PDF document can have a handful of information regarding its author, title, summary, associated keywords and so on. All these records are stored in so-called Document Information...
View ArticleHow to perform an incremental update for PDF document
IntroductionThe PDF specification defines an incremental update in section “7.5.6 Incremental Updates” as an update to document’s content that doesn’t overwrite the original data, leaving it intact....
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Create, manipulate and render PDF documents in Silverlight applications
IntroductionApitron further extends the range of supported platforms and in addition to Windows, Windows Store, Windows Phone, OS X, iOS, & Android (via Xamarin) and Mono, it releases its PDF...
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