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Chapter 4: Creating reports using pdfHTML

Roughly speaking, there are three major ways to create PDF documents using iText, You can create a PDF document from scratch

Digital Signatures Hub

and creating new ones from scratch easier, this series of articles describes the iText high level signing API and provides

Chapter 7: Creating PDF/UA and PDF/A documents

In chapter 1 to 4, we've created PDF documents using iText 7. In chapters 5 and 6, we've manipulated and reused existing PDF

Chapter 7: Creating PDF/UA and PDF/A documents | .NET

In chapter 1 to 4, we've created PDF documents using iText 7. In chapters 5 and 6, we've manipulated and reused existing PDF

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks

solved this problem by rewriting my first PDF library from scratch, ensuring that knowing the PDF specification inside-out became

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks | .NET

solved this problem by rewriting my first PDF library from scratch, ensuring that knowing the PDF specification inside-out became

How to reuse a page from one PDF document into another PDF document?

How can I create an element from an existing PDF, so that I can place it in my new PDF? I'm trying to add an image that I have

iText 7: Converting HTML to PDF with pdfHTML

, and used XML Worker to create the invoices as PDF documents, throwing away the original HTML. We'll take a closer look at this use case

How to generate and design PDFs with iText or iTextSharp?

from scratch through code; the invoices for a Belgian Telco company are created this way,... The advantage of this approach

How to stamp image on existing PDF and create an anchor?

works when creating documents from scratch. Please take a look at the AddImageLink

How does iText Group count processes/files?

for purposes of our volume licensing: Opening a PDF file and extracting the text on the second page. Creating a single invoice

Basic Concepts (Glossary)

Electronic Signatures (PAdES) ZUGFeRD: a standard for invoices that combines PDF/A-3 and the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice (CII

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive | .NET

to the lines we used to fill out the values of the fields we created from scratch. When we close the PdfDocument (line 12), we have

How to set up a table display?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/tables/SimpleTable11.java example and the

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive

to 11 are identical to the lines we used to fill out the values of the fields we created from scratch. When we close

Why do PDFs change when processing them?

that create PDFs of which the identifiers are identical. That's because the PDF that is created from scratch is usually manipulated

Part I - Overview and Simple Cases

of attributes in the signature containers it creates which may not be suitable for the signature profile you attempt to implement

How to send a file to the server through a PDF?

prepared an example that explains how to create such a field when creating a document from scratch: FileSelectionExample

How do I add XMP metadata to each page of an existing PDF?

creating a PDF from scratch, but about modifying an existing PDF. In that case, you also need the page dictionary. It is very

What is the size limit of pdf file?

I am using iTextSharp in a web application to generate PDF files. These PDF files contain .tiff images taken from a folder

Can I generate a PDF from a URL instead of from a file on disk?

You can generate a PDF from any HTML InputStream. In most of the examples, we have used a FileOutputStream, but in chapter 4

How to create a complex PDF document?

I have an Java/Java EE based application wherein I have a requirement to create PDF certificates for various services

How to add a new form from an existing PDF template?

I want create a PDF template from another template. The resulting PDF should still be a template that I can fill out with data

Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document | .NET

In the examples for chapter 1 to 3, we've always created a new PDF document from scratch with iText. In the last couple

Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document

In the examples for chapter 1 to 3, we've always created a new PDF document from scratch with iText. In the last couple

Blockchain for PDF Documents

such as: the ETDA workshop for e-Tax Invoice https://youtu.be/0iV6hsES5k4?t=3422 (Thailand), the PDF Days Washington DC

How to add alternative text for an image in Tagged PDF?

I know that iText can generate tagged PDF documents from scratch, but is it possible to insert alternative text for images

Chapter 7: Handling events; setting viewer preferences and printer properties

the settings of the PdfWriter, for instance to create a PDF of a version that is different from the default PDF version used

iText 7 Signing Examples

new ones from scratch easier, this series of articles describes the iText high level signing API and provides examples for using

How to create Persian content in PDF?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-book/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/book/part3/chapter11/Listing_11_18_Ligatures2.java. Cl

How to get the UserUnit from a PDF file?

the dimensions of each page in pixels. From what I've read so far it seems by PDF files work in points, a point being a configurable

Chapter 3: Generating PDF based on Media Queries

are expensive. What if there was a way to save on colored ink when printing our documents? Creating a PDF file for Print There's

Use cases

Invoices The ZUGFeRD https://www.ferd-net.de/standards/zugferd.html invoicing standard uses a combination of PDF/A-3

How to create and apply redactions?

annotation. That's scratching the surface. You can use iText to create any type of annotation you want, because the PdfAnnotation class

Chapter 3: Using ILeafElement implementations

that accepts a page number as a parameter when creating a document from scratch, but that method can also be used when adding

How to load a PDF from a stream and add a file attachment?

", "is", "up"}; If you need to return a byte array, try this: return baos.toByteArray(); Click How to load a PDF from a stream

How to create a PDF with font information and embed the actual font while merging the files into a single PDF?

I would like to create PDFs which only embed font information, not the full font. Then when I merge these PDFs into a single

Creating and editing PDF 2.0 Documents

PDF 2.0 support to iText! This page details how to create a PDF 2.0 document using iText, and how to take advantage of the new

How to create an uncompressed PDF file?

During development testing, I'd prefer to create uncompressed, non-binary PDF files with iTextSharp so that I can check

How to update a PDF without creating a new PDF?

working fine. But, in doing so, it is required to create a new PDF and I would like the change to be reflected in the existing PDF

How to create a PDF with a Cartesian grid?

Could anyone please provide me a sample program that can dynamically create a grid or even dots starting at (0,0) at bottom

Improving SVG to PDF conversion

https://api.itextpdf.com/iText7/java/7.2.0/com/itextpdf/svg/renderers/impl/TextLeafSvgNodeRenderer.html was rewritten from scratch to ens

Why can't I extract text added using a Type3 font correctly from a PDF?

that its content can't be extracted. The PDF wasn't created in an elegant way. If the Type 3 font was used for normal characters

How to merge forms from different files into one PDF?

(); while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) { // create a PDF in memory baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); reader = new PdfReader(src

Release iText 7.0.0

provides APIs for developers to fine-tune the way they want to create or edit PDFs according to different ISO standards

Why iText and Blockchain?

to the data? We also aren't blind to some known flaws in PDF: It's difficult to unlock data from a PDF that isn't created

How to create a new PDF file if a file name already exists?

How can I create a new PDF file without appending or overwriting the original data of the first user? I need to create simple

How to extract a page number from a PDF file?

We explored many API's like Tika, PdfBox and iText to extract page numbers from a PDF file, but we weren't able to meet

How to read PDFs created with an unknown random owner password?

password. It will only throw an exception if a user password is in place. Use this at your own risk. Click How to read PDFs created

How to add a page number in the header of a PDF/A Level A file?

tagged? I am trying to create a document that conforms with PDF/A-1 level A. As long as I don't introduce a header or a footer

Create booklet from A4 document

This example was written in response to questions such as: Click How to convert an existing A4 PDF document to an A3 booklet

Manipulating existing PDFs

create a file with 0 bytes? How to convert an A4 size PDF to a PDF booklet? How to superimpose pages from existing documents

Before we start: Overview of the classes and interfaces

interface is only implemented by the Table class. The basic building blocks make it very easy for you to create tagged PDF. Tagged

Release iText 7.1.6

#signDetached Improve OCSPVerifier responder certificate verification Cover the case of updating LTV verification data of PDF when

How to extract text and anchor information from a PDF?

I am looking for a method to extract the text as well as anchor information using iText. For example: the PDF content is "You

How to merge PDFs from ByteArrayOutputStreams?

I have two PDF files, each one in a ByteArrayOutputStream. I want to merge the two PDFs, and I want to use iText, but I don't

Advantages of using Blockchain for Signing PDF documents

would involve creating a hash of the document, signing that hash with a private key, and store that signed hash

How to only read text from a constant location on PDF pages?

a problem using iTextSharp when reading data from PDF File. What I want to achieve is to read only specific part of PDF page (I

Volume Counter FAQs

creates 2 events, 1x Core event and 1x pdfSweep event. pdf2Data Example 7 – Extract data from PDF <div data-pym-src

Why do I have to pay for pdfhtml during my upgrade, when I already have XML Worker in iText?

XML Worker was created with the intention of converting very small and basic HTML into a PDF as a black-box method. pdfHTML

What does "Not LTV-enabled" mean?

iText to sign and timestamp PDF documents. It works very well. But I recently switched from Acrobat Pro X to XI and now I see

How to hide the Adobe floating toolbar when showing a PDF in browser?

a PDF in a web browser. In "Read Mode" you can find a semi-transparent floating toolbar containing basic reading controls

How to superimpose pages from existing documents into another document?

I need to add existing pages from different PDFs under an existing page in another PDF. This is the code I have so far

How to remove text from a PDF?

has been removed. Click How to remove text from a PDF? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. redaction

How to rotate a page while creating a PDF document?

it to be bottom->top. I have been able to achieve the desired output by opening the PDF after it has been created and rotating

Chapter 6: Creating actions, destinations, and bookmarks

to the one we created in chapter 4 when we rendered the entries in our CSV file to a PDF with a numbered list. Figure 6.1

How to create a table in which the cells have different widths?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/5684405/mcs So you want to use iText to create a table that looks like this: Table with cells of differen

Can I create a Reader-enabled PDF using iText?

key, you can only enable documents using Adobe products. Click Can I create a Reader-enabled PDF using iText? if you want

Inspect a PDF

Roman page numbers? How can I find the border color of a field? How to get the UserUnit from a PDF file? How to read PDFs

Why do I get an "InvalidPdfException: PDF header signature not found"?

() at iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader.ReadPdf() I know from other entries that this issue is coming from some invalid formatting in the PDF.

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents | .NET

to create a new PDF (line 2). The PdfMerger class is new. It's a class that will make it easier for us to reuse pages from existing

.How to create a PDF with a Cartesian grid? vLatest

Could anyone please provide me a sample program that can dynamically create a grid or even dots starting at (0,0) at bottom

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents

Gate Bridge, original size 16.54 x 11.69 in Now we want to create a PDF file with three pages. In page one, the original page

How to right-align text in a PdfPCell?

I have a C# application that generates a PDF invoice. In this invoice is a table of items and prices. This is generated using

Why is the text I extract from an English PDF page garbled?

I'm trying to extract and print English text out of a PDF on the console. Extraction is done through iText's PdfTextExtractor

Chapter 2: Adding content to a Canvas or a Document

Throughout this tutorial, we'll be creating PDF documents by adding BlockElement and Image objects to a RootElement instance

How to close a PDF file to recreate it? (File in use problem)

If I don't close the file I get an error. How can I fixed this problem? I have the Java application that can create a PDF file

Why is my font not applied when I create a PDF document?

= PdfFontFactory.createRegisteredFont("garamond bold"); Click Why is my font not applied when I create a PDF document? if you want to see

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers

-level approach using a Table consisting of Cells nicely ties in with the low-level approach where we create PDF syntax almost

How can I generate a PDF/UA compatible PDF with iText?

We have a number of dynamically generated PDFs on our site that were created using iText 2.1.7. However, we also have a large

Release iText 7.1.1

https://www.nuget.org/packages/itext7/7.1.1 Improvements in font handling: irregular Panose, encoding entries that are PDF Stream objects

PDF and Digital Signatures

-32000 standards, was created to meet specific requirements. Requirements that PDF digital signatures need to meet The purpose

pdfOCR: How to OCR an Image to PDF/A-3u?

With our open source tool, pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr, it is possible to OCR an image to a PDF

How to protect a PDF with a username and password?

How do I encrypt a PDF? Let's say I have a private teaching forum, where each user has a username and an encrypted password

PDF Portfolios

contain multiple files integrated into a single PDF. Files in a PDF Portfolio can be in a wide range of file types created

Chapter 1: Hello HTML to PDF

events; setting viewer preferences and printer properties." In this example, we create the PDF in full compression mode

How to attach files to a PDF?

the document, you want to create a link to that opens the PDF document described with the keyword "specificname". This is done

How to convert an A4 size PDF to a PDF booklet?

How to convert A3 PDFs into a booklet that will fold when printed. I need a variation on the example given in answer

How to create a list without indentation?

) + "_"); Now the result looks like this: Using pre- and post-symbol If you're creating Tagged PDF, it's better to use List because iText

How to create hierarchical bookmarks?

How can I create a hierarchical bookmark structure in PDF using iText? I have data in ArrayList like below : ArrayList tree

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers | .NET

ties in with the low-level approach where we create PDF syntax almost manually to draw a border that meets our needs exactly

How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password?

I need to remove the security/encryption from some PDF documents, preferably with the iText library. This used to be possible

How to parse multiple HTML files into one PDF?

a temporary PdfDocument. We merge this temporary PdfDocument into the PdfMerger instance. Once we have created and merged all PDF files

How to convert an existing A4 PDF document to an A3 booklet?

I want to convert an existing A4 PDF document into an A3 PDF using Java. Since I am new to the iText API, I wonder if anyone

How to create a nested column?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/tables/SimpleTable12.java. It creates a ta

How to get specific types from AcroFields? Like PushButtonField, RadioCheckField, etc

); This returned false every time. To better explain my scenario: I have an existing PDF (I am NOT generating this file

How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?

/A, PDF/UA), and that you can mix Cyrillic with Latin, Chinese with Japanese, etc... The disadvantage is that you create more

.Create booklet from A4 document vLatest

This example was written in response to questions such as: Click How to convert an existing A4 PDF document to an A3 booklet

How to preserve high resolution images in PDF?

Is there any way to add a big image to an A4 page without losing quality? I'm trying to put high quality images into PDF (one

iText 7: Building Blocks

https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/ebooks/itext-7-jump-start-tutorial-for-net/chapter-1-introducing-basic-building-blocks-net). In that c

How to rotate and scale pages in an existing PDF?

. The problem I'm running into is that when using the writer class, it doesn't appear to be including the visible annotations from

How to add a printable or non-printable bitmap stamp to a PDF?

I would like to add a bitmap stamp to a PDF file, that would be either printable or non-printable depending on the actual

How to reorder the pages of a PDF file?

. Suppose that I have 16 pages in my PDF and that the TOC starts from page 13 and ends on page 15. I want to move the TOC

How to create a document with unequal page sizes?

want to create a PDF file that has unequal page sizes. I have these two rectangles: Rectangle one = new Rectangle(70,140

How to add blank pages while concatenating several PDFs using PdfSmartCopy

I'm trying to concatenate a huge number of PDF files to create a print-ready file, so that I don't have to print them one

Release iText 7.1.11

] Improve creation and(or) merging of outlines for documents created in pdfHTML [CORE & PDFHTML] Basic implementation of orphan

How to watermark PDFs using text or images?

What are my options from a Java serverside context? Watermark without rotation What are my options from a Java serverside

How to create a link to launch an external program?

I am using iTextSharp to create PDF files. Can I use iTextSharp to create a link in pdf that will allow me to launch a program

What does PDF 2.0 stand for?

documents independent of the environment in which they were created or the environment in which they are viewed or printed. The PDF

How to convert HTML containing Arabic/Hebrew characters to PDF?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/resources/htmlsamples/html/say_peace.html HTML file to PDF. Say Peace in HTM

How can I serve a PDF to a browser without storing a file on the server side?

by Mishal Harish https://stackoverflow.com/users/4315788/mishal-harish You can use any OutputStream when creating a PDF file

How can I create a Reader enabled PDF with a signature field that can be signed in Adobe Reader

successfully created a document containing an empty signature field. Now I want to allow people to sign this document in Adobe Reader. I'

Merging documents and create a Table of Contents

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to create a TOC when merging documents? Click How

Why are PDF files different even if the content is the same?

to create PDF documents that look like identical twins when opened in a PDF viewer. And even if you create two identical PDF documents

How to add a cover page to an existing PDF document?

(); pdfDoc.close(); } In this case, we create a new PdfDocument instance from the source pages.pdf and copy the first page of the hero.pdf

Safeguards against loops in cross-reference structure of PDF files

with malicious intent can abuse this to create infinite loops, or PDFs that slowly rise in memory usage until they result

How to get a font from an array?

Is it possible to create a Font object from a byte array instead of using file paths? The FontFactory class has two methods

Superimposing content from one PDF into another PDF

Example written in answer to the question Click How to superimpose pages from existing documents into another document

Creating form fields

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to send a file to the server through a PDF? Click How

Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document: Part 1

This example was written for the article "Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document

How to convert an ASP or JSP page to PDF?

responsibility to get the HTML from your choice of framework. If you have an ASP file, run it through your ASP framework to create

Interactive forms

? How can I find the maximum character limit for a text field? How can I create a Reader enabled PDF that can be signed in Adobe

How to generate a report with dynamic header in PDF using iText 7?

I'm generating a PDF report with iTextSharp, the header of the report has the information of the customer. In the body

How to create a TOC when merging documents?

I need to create a TOC (not bookmarks) at the beginning of this document with clickable links to the first pages of each

How to define the data encoding when submitting a PDF form using AcroForm technology?

When I create a PDF form (for instance using Acrobat) that contains text fields in AcroForm format (PDF dictionaries, no XFA

How to read text from a specific position?

I have a problem using iTextSharp when reading data from PDF File. What I want to achieve is to read only specific part of PDF

Why does the function to concatenate / merge PDFs cause issues in some cases?

in the original document, and so on. Concatenating PDFs was done using PdfCopy in iText 5. In iText 7 we create a new PdfDocument

How to allow a Unicode subscript symbol in a PDF without using setTextRise()?

trying to create PDF files using iText. I have found that Superscript (0,4,5,6,7,8,9) and Subscript (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Actions and annotations

-printable bitmap stamp to a PDF? How to open an MS Word attachment by clicking an image? How to create a link to a specific page

Installing iText 7 pdf2Data for Java

would typically do in code. The output format for data extraction is XML . Creating template entity from a template PDF java

Chapter 5: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 2)

developers use iText to convert the result set of a database query into a report in PDF. They create a Table of which every row

How to add a border to a PDF page?

); Why am I not able to add border to my PDF page even after enabling borders for all sides? I've set border and its color too

Content parsing, extraction and redaction of text

What are the extra characters in the font name of my PDF? How to get the co-ordinates of an image? How to create and apply

Installing iText 7 pdf2Data for .NET

extraction is XML. Creating template entity from a template PDF java -jar cli.jar preprocess -t template.pdf -x template.xml -l

Font examples

a PDF document? How to create a PDF with font information and embed the actual font while merging the files into a single PDF? How

pdfOffice + iText Core Annotations Example

frontiers for your company's document workflow, thanks to its capabilities for accurate conversion of MS Office documents to PDF

How to send a 'success' response back to Acrobat Reader from a java servlet?

How do I send a response back to the Acrobat Reader as a java servlet response? I am generating an editable PDF form

How to create a table with complex borders?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/tables/NestedTableRoundedBorder.java examp

Creating a simple PDF/UA document

This example was written in answer to the question How can I generate a PDF/UA compatible PDF with iText

Questions about PDF in general

page to an arbitrary angle? How to extract a page number from a PDF file? How to encrypt PDF using a certificate? Where

How to fix the orientation of a PDF page in order to scale it?

takes the page from source file as the first argument and adds it to the resulting PDF. This code takes the file orientations.pdf

How to set the page size to Envelope size with Landscape orientation?

I create a PDF document using iTextSharp and this code: Document pdfDoc = new Document(PageSize.A4.Rotate(), 10f, 10f, 100f

How to create a table based on a two-dimensional array?

. I need to place it in the table created. would like to have 2 Rows with 8 columns: String[] tableTitleList = {" Title", " (Re

Why do I get a font embedding error when creating PDFA/1a?

the BaseFont.EMBEDDED parameter. This is documented on many places. If you want to create PDF/A, you need font files, such as TTF, OTF

iText 7: Jump-Start Tutorial for Java

. It's called a Jump-Start Tutorial because it gives you a quick overview of the basic iText functionality, limited to PDF creation

iText 7: Jump-Start Tutorial for .NET

. It’s called a Jump-Start Tutorial because it gives you a quick overview of the basic iText functionality, limited to PDF creation

Where is the origin (x,y) of a PDF page?

, so you'll find it in every PDF. /CropBox: the region that is visible when displayed or printed. The /CropBox is equal

How do I insert a hyperlink to another page in an existing PDF?

I would like to add a link to an existing pdf that jumps to a coordinate on another page. I am able to add a rectangle using

What is the difference between iText, JasperReports and Adobe LC?

will). iText is a library that can be used by developers to enhance their web and other applications with PDF functionality: create PDF

.Superimposing content from one PDF into another PDF vLatest

Example written in answer to the question Click How to superimpose pages from existing documents into another document

Before we start: installing iText 7

to import iText 7 in Eclipse to create a Hello World PDF? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxArv-GskLc& How to import iText 7

Why is iText embedding a font even when I specify not to embed?

with a non-embedded font. By ignoring your NOT_EMBEDDED setting, iText is protecting you from creating a PDF that isn't correct

How should I interpret the coordinates of a rectangle in PDF?

to the question "Where is the origin (x,y) of a PDF page?" The main thing is that the origin of the coordinate system is (0, 0). Positive

Getting started

to change the line spacing of text? Argument not specified in iTextSharp How to create a complex PDF document? How to strike through

General questions about iText

NoClassDefFoundError? How to create an uncompressed PDF file? How to create a list without indentation? Which PDF filters are used

pdfHTML: Support for generating cross references for TOC creation with target-counter, target-counters CSS properties

Background: The target-counter and target-counter CSS Level 3 properties retrieve counter values and display information from

Is iText PDF a PDF viewer?

The iText SDK does not include a pdf viewer. Our SDK helps automate the generation and manipulation of pdf files. itext_7

How to encrypt PDF using a certificate?

We need to encrypt a PDF with a certificate. I've found something using iText some months ago, but I cannot find it any more

Why does PdfStamper create a file with 0 bytes?

When attempting to encrypt a pdf, I get a zero size file as a result. Any ideas what is causing this? File f = new File("C

XFDF examples

The following examples show how to use the XFDF functionality in iText 7 to create and fill forms: createxfdf <div data-pym

Release iText 7.1.5

Depth Transparent Image to PDF. [DEVSIX-1889] : NullPointerException on optional dictionary (PdfTextExtractor). [DEVSIX-2517

Release iText 7.0.2

to PDF conversion add-on (contact sales for pricing) Similar to iText 5's XMLWorker, but rewritten from scratch Improved

What is causing syntax errors in a page created with iText 7?

The document prints fine, so why do I get an error? I am getting the following error when I want to print a PDF generated

pdf2Data: Grouping of extracted values in XML

. In the screenshot below you can see we have two different invoices: image2020-10-13_12-49-44.png The extraction of the invoice

How to add multiple images into a single PDF?

How do I update my code in order to add all the images into the exported PDF instead of only the last one? I have

How to add JPEG images that are multi-stage filtered (DCTDecode and FlateDecode)?

Recently I am tasked with reducing the file sizes of PDF generated from blank office documents. The images are mostly blank

How to add an In Reply To annotation?

I am trying to add a sticky note reply to in pdf using iTextSharp. I am able to create a new annotation in the pdf. But I

How to create a clickable polygon or path?

Is anyone out there able to create a clickable annotation that has an irregular shape? I know I can create a rectangular one

How to use System Font in iTextSharp with VB.net?

Can someone help me with writing the code to use a system font? I'm using Itextsharp to convert text files to PDF documents

How to set the OCG state of an existing PDF?

I need to turn off a specific layer (OCG object) in an exisiting PDF that was created in Autocad and that sets the default

Why do I get a "getOutputStream() has already been called for this response" error in JSP?

How can I generate a dynamic PDF file which can be downloaded by client machine? I'm using JDBC to fetch data from database

Removing Items from a PDF's Outline Tree

for users to navigate across their documents. With iText Core version 7.1.12, we have added functionality for removing elements from

How to prevent the resizing of pages in PDF?

I create a PDF where I define absolute measurements. However, when I print this PDF, the measurements aren't correct. I want

How to add text at an absolute position on the top of the first page?

How can I add text automatically to the 1st page, instead of the last? I have a script that creates a PDF file and writes

Can I convert an HTML form to a PDF?

) https://api.itextpdf.com/pdfHTML/dotnet/2.1.6/classi_text_1_1_html2pdf_1_1_converter_properties.html#afeca6138fbda92c63947179d8d09aefe,

When Contracts aren't Smart Contracts

, offers a way to create invoices that can either be read by human beings in the form of an PDF/A-3 document, or processed

Release pdfOffice 1.0.0

free tools and from within web browsers. PDF also has the added benefit that files are guaranteed to appear the same, regardless

Release pdfCalligraph 3.0.1

Release date: April 11, 2022 pdfCalligraph is our iText 7 add-on which provides advanced typography support when creating PDF

Why does iText enter a cross symbol when CheckType style is check mark?

When filling in a PDF programmatically, how can I show check marks instead of cross checks? I have an existing PDF that I am

Which PDF filters are used to encode data?

. This PDF file processor has some limitations with respect to the PDF filters it can use to decode the data from the file. I am

Which image types are supported by iText?

into PDF syntax. Instead of adding an Image XObject, iText will create a form XObject. When the image data is encoded using

How to create a pushbuttonfield with double byte character text?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/acroforms/CreateJapaneseButton.java exampl

Does a PDF file have styles, headers and footers?

Does a PDF file have styles, headers and footers information as is the case with docx files that have separate xml files

pdfHTML: Creation and/or merging of outlines for documents

When we generate a PDF file from iText that contains outlines, clicking such outlines should redirect to the corresponding contents

Part II - Proprietary APIs and Custom Providers

. Another example is the usage of Singapore's National Digital identity (NDI) project to create PDF signatures with iText. You

Fix for when a link occupies more than two areas, a NullPointerException is thrown

path for pdf file String outFileName = System.getProperty("user.dir")+"\\output.pdf"; // create Pdfdocument with pdfwriter

How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape?

a PdfShading.Axial object. I created an axial shading that varies from pink to blue from the coordinate (x, y) to the coordinate (x

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for Java

https://demo.itextsupport.com/license-key/. 3. Accessibility changes In order to create a PDF/UA document, you need to explicitly call #a

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for .NET

. Accessibility changes In order to create a PDF/UA document, you need to explicitly call #AddUAXmpMetadata for WriterProperties, otherwis

Chapter 1: Introducing fonts

that exact font, but it will use a font that looks almost identical. To create the PDF shown in figure 1.1, we used three of these fonts

Image examples

cell? How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF? How to generate 2D barcode as vector image? How to create unique images

How to prevent images from resizing in a table cell?

Is there a way to make all the images the same size? I would like to create a table that has a list of dots. I don't know

Absolute positioning of lines and shapes

to a browser without storing a file on the server side? How to add a border to a PDF page? How to create a PDF with a Cartesian

How do the measurement systems in HTML relate to the measurement system in PDF?

. and 60%. The result shown in the browser is very similar to the result shown in the PDF created from this HTML file using pdfHTML

How to move the content inside a rectangle inside an existing PDF?

in the original PDF should be shifted somewhat in the x and y direction. I have no influence on how the PDFs are created and I can accept

Why is my content overlapping with my footer?

, 50); canvas.strike(); This draws a line from x = 36 to x = 559 at y = 50. Suppose you have created your Document like

pdfHTML: Using emojis in iText

the #createEmojiDocument() method creates a PDF document directly and uses a possible implementation for a helper method to add emojis. <

Deploying iText 7 Suite SDK/API on Amazon Web Services

Deploying ECS Task Definition Create a new ECS Task Definition

What are the extra characters in the font name of my PDF?

Why does it happen only for a few PDF file? While extracting font name from PDF, I get some junk characters followed by plus

Release iText Core 7.2.2

favorite PDF library for Java and .NET (and more! https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/itext-7-suite-byol-aws). On the Java

.How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape? vLatest

a PdfShading.Axial object. I created an axial shading that varies from pink to blue from the coordinate (x, y) to the coordinate (x

How to get the current page count?

When I try to count the total number of pages, I don't get the current amount. Why is that? I have to create a PDF document

Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document: Part 4

an ECC_NIST_P256 key pair you can use the AwsKmsSignature code from Part 3 to sign a PDF like this: Note: The article assumes that you ha

How to divide a page in N parts so we can fill each with a different source?

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i5js-sandbox/master/cmpfiles/events/cmp_three_parts.pdf if you want to take a look at the PDF. Th

Release pdfRender 1.0.0

as images. You can generate images from specific pages (for instance to create cover page thumbnails for books), or multiple pages

How to add blank pages to an existing PDF in java?

I have a normal PDF file, I want to insert blank pages at the end of this PDF using iText, without changing the existing PDF

Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document: Part 3

This example was written for the article "Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document

.Creating form fields vLatest

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to send a file to the server through a PDF? Click How

Part IV - Appearances

signature field with that name will be created. Beware: iText does not allow names with dots in them. Dots in PDF form field names

How to create a link to a specific page number?

should take to 6th page. I know how to target any text of any PDF page using code: Anchor click = new Anchor("Click to go

.Merging documents and create a Table of Contents vLatest

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to create a TOC when merging documents? Click How

How to draw vertical gradient in iTextSharp?

at the exact position I want it to be created, but the gradient is horizontal from left (white) to right (green). I want the gradient

How to set the zoom level of a PDF using iTextSharp?

I need to set the zoom level to 75% in a PDF file using iTextSharp. I am using following code to set the zoom level. PdfReader

How to fill XFA form using iText without breaking usage rights?

it was created and using extended features isn't possible anymore. If I choose the XML manually by clicking 'Import data' from Adobe

How can I add titles of chapters in ColumnText?

Why can I only add a Chapter to the document body and not add a Chapter to create a TOC? I need to make a PDF like

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content

stream. PDF defines a series of operators such as m for which we created the moveTo() method in iText, l for which we created

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content | .NET

stream. PDF defines a series of operators such as m for which we created the MoveTo() method in iText, lfor which we created

.Chapter 2: Adding low-level content | .NET vLatest

stream. PDF defines a series of operators such as m for which we created the MoveTo() method in iText, lfor which we created

Create fields in a table

multiple PdfPCells? Click How to create radio buttons inside a table? Click Why does iText enter a cross symbol when CheckType

Release pdfRender 1.0.2

. This means it is now possible to create an in memory image object when converting from PDF using PdfRender, which in some

How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF?

I am using java and iText to create a pdf. Is it possible to add a map with a pointer on it so the user will know where

Release pdfOffice 2.0.2

documents to PDF. pdfOffice 2.0.2 brings a bumper selection of newly-supported features for document conversions, including

How to protect an already existing PDF with a password?

How do I set a password for an existing PDF? Posted on StackOverflow on Dec 2, 2014

pdfOffice: improved conversion of docx files containing embedded videos

was successfully created!"); } Resources You can find the input .docx file and the output PDF file below. pdfoffice 7_2_2_example

How to add an image to an existing PDF using AffineTransform?

(data.image); If I use the commented line without the transform it works perfectly: the image is added to the PDF

How can I add a new AcroForm field to a PDF?

I have used iText to fill data into existing AcroForm fields in a PDF. I am now looking for a solution to add new AcroForm

How to rename named destinations in existing PDF files?

I would like the named destinations in all the documents to be the same. I've been using named destinations in PDF files

How to continue an ordered list on a second page?

I am currently creating the document by creating ColumnText objects that are placed at specific coordinates. The content

Why does the cell background color affect the color of other lines?

I'm creating a PDF where I add some text to each page as well as 2 lines that are drawn using the following method: private

How to continue field output on a second page?

I have generated a PDF from a template. The PDF has a field in the middle of it that is of variable length. I am trying

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using pdfXFA

the XML syntax into PDF syntax. faq pdfxfa Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version Latest

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using iTextSharp?

src, dest and xml are String paths to your documents. A dynamic XFA form usually consists of a single page PDF (the one

How to get the page width and height of a PDF document?

I have a PDF, and I want to get the width and height of each page using iTextSharp. This is what I have so far: string source

.How to add a border to a PDF page? vLatest

); Why am I not able to add border to my PDF page even after enabling borders for all sides? I've set border and its color too

How to create a table with 2 rows that can be used as a footer?

copyright notices. I tried to create this table using ColumnText, but I am not able to set the background color for the row (only

pdfOffice: improved conversion of docx files with repeating table header on new page

, pdfOutFile); System.out.println("Your PDF File was successfully created!"); } Resources You can find the input .docx file

Chapter 4: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 1)

: in chapter 2, we've used the Paragraph class to convert a text file to PDF by creating a Paragraph object for each line

Release iText 7.0.5

can now create PdfCleanUpLocation objects from a String, including regexes, and determine by itself which areas should be redacted

How to use a text extraction strategy after applying a location extraction strategy?

I used the following code to get data in PDF from a particular location. Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0,0,250,250

How to set a fixed background image for all my pages?

Click, I generate 4 pages on my PDF, I added this image to provide a background image: string imageFilePath = parent + "/Images

Clipping pages in an existing PDF

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to crop out a part of PDF file? clippdf <div data-pym-src

Release iText 7.1.7

annotations copying from XFAF - XFA Foreground PDF to to flattened XFA License Key Library 3.0.5 for Java

Chapter 6: Using fonts in pdfHTML

reader. The shall in that last sentence means that you don't have to embed these fonts when creating a PDF document, because you can

How to get the page number of an arbitrary PDF object?

I am trying to find the page number of a PDF object using iText's Java API. The following code reads in the PDF file, and gets

.How to create a table based on a two-dimensional array? vLatest

. I need to place it in the table created. would like to have 2 Rows with 8 columns: String[] tableTitleList = {" Title", " (Re

.Why does the cell background color affect the color of other lines? vLatest

I'm creating a PDF where I add some text to each page as well as 2 lines that are drawn using the following method: private

How to give an image rounded corners?

into a PDF. Now I want to get the image width and height (while getting the image from disk) and make the edges of image curved

How to avoid an exception when importing a TIFF file?

When I try to convert a specific tiff file to PDF, the following exception occurs: java.lang.RuntimeException: Scanline must

PDF/A-3

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/pdfa/cmp_pdf_a3.pdf>cmp_pdf_a3.pdf</a><br/></div> xml_worker itext_7

How to change the color of pages?

page becomes blue. I'm creating report based on client activity. I'm creating this report with the help of the iText PDF library

Changing page sizes of existing PDFs

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to extend the page size of a PDF to add a watermark

How to set the export value of a check box?

I need to add a check box to an existing PDF. I also need set the export value of this check box. I saw that I can get

How to change width of single column of table?

I am looking to change the width of a column to fit a longer word. hello I have created table in a PDF file using iText

Why do I get an error saying that "use of extended features is no longer available"?

What do I do when I get an error message about reader extensions. I am stamping text on an existing PDF document using

Chapter 5: Custom tag workers and CSS appliers

file, but we use it to create three different PDF files: String[] names = {"Bruno Lowagie", "Ingeborg Willaert", "John Doe"}; int

Extracting objects from a PDF

Example written in answer to the question Click How to extract embedded streams? extractstreams <div

How to define different border types for a single cell?

How do I create a cell with various borders? Example table When I set up the cell.setBorder(Rectangle.BOTTOM | Rectangle.RIGHT

Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document: Part 2

This example was written for the article "Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document

Release iText Core 7.1.12

https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/40: If line.start <=0 then continue replacing whitespaces otherwise it is a GlyphLine which has been

How to insert a "linked rectangle" with iText?

I want to insert a hyperlink into an existing PDF at a position I know in advance: I already have the coordinates

Release iText 7.0.3

and 2.0 .NET port of pdfXfa PDF 2.0: Review AES-256 encryption PDF 2.0: Review dig sig PDF 2.0 and digital signatures: create

Part III - PKCS#11

You can easily sign PDFs using the Belgian ID card via PKCS#11. E.g. by initializing the Pkcs11Signature from above like

How to shrink pages in an existing PDF?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/2178702/butani-vijay Scaling a PDF to make pages larger is easy. This is shown

How To find internal links in a PDF file?

I am using ItextSharp for searching internal links in a PDF file. This is already done with External Links. //Get the current

How to add text to an image?

and height. From this template we create a Canvas, where we can add an image as well as some text written on top of that image. We can

pdfOffice: Digital Signing

one of the most relevant document conversion functionalities - converting MS Office documents into PDF. Given the diverse range

pdfOffice: Spreadsheet To PDF Support

and .xls spreadsheets to PDF along with the other Office document formats pdfOffice supports. We have been working hard to include

How to merge documents correctly?

line = br.readLine(); // loop over readers // create a PDF in memory baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); reader = new PdfReader

How to make a single letter bold within a word?

to create a color from a HEX value: DeviceRgb color = WebColors.getRGBColor("#" + "ffcd03"); Text text = new Text("a").setFontColor

What does TextPositioning in pdfOCR do?

to OCR, and what you want to do with it. In a nutshell, if you're OCRing an invoice for instance, BY_WORDS would make sense

How to crop out a part of PDF file?

I have to remove the top part of each page from a PDF. I managed to do this with CROPBOX, but the problem

Release iText 7.1.0

https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1468] - Create FontDescriptor for Type3 fonts and parse it when font is read from document [D

Reuse a font from an existing PDF

reusefont <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

How to create radio buttons inside a table?

How do I use iText 7 to create a table with a radio button inside? I know how to create a table and I know how to add a radio

How can I convert a CSV file to a table with a repeating header row?

I am generating a PDF file from CSV using iText. I need to format the file such that the header row (which occurs

pdfRender: BufferedImage as output format

BufferedImage as well. Meaning it is now possible to create an in memory image object when converting from PDF using pdfRender, which

How to enable LTV for a timestamp signature?

iText to sign PDF documents. I need these documents to be timestamped and LTV-enabled. I followed the instructions and used

Release iText 7.1.9

documentation Kernel: define particular unicode ranges and create trimmed test Fix ten PdfCanvas methods documentation from javadoc error

Why is the page size of a PDF always the same, no matter if it's landscape or portrait?

()); System.out.println("Feel the difference:"); show(pdfDoc.getPage(2).getPageSizeWithRotation()); pdfDoc.close(); We’ve created

How to draw a line every 25 words?

I create a PDF using iText. The content consists of text and I need to draw a line to delimit this text every 25 words

How can I crop the pages of an existing PDF document?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/2251538/choudhary You need to get the /MediaBox and /CropBox value from the page dictionary. In iText 7

How to add a table to the bottom of the last page?

I have created table in a PDF document using iText. This works fine, but I don't want to add the table at the current pointer

How to add a table as a header?

I am working with iTextSharp trying to add an header and a footer to my generated PDF, but if I try to add an header that have

How can I find the border color of a field?

Is there anyway of finding the border color of a specific field in my PDF? I could get AcroField.Item, but I don't see

Using forms for reporting

How to merge forms from different files into one PDF? Click How to merge documents correctly? mergeforms <div data-pym-src

Encrypting / Decrypting PDFs

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password

What is the difference between getPageLabels and getPageLabelFormats?

most of the time, but occasionally this is NOT the case. I have an example. It's a 150Mb PDF file which appears to have 4670

Why do I get a message saying 1.not.found.as.a.resource?

those metrics, you can't create a proper PDF. This explains what happens. Your question doesn't contain sufficient information

How to write a Zapfdingbats character at a specific location on a page?

I want to put a check mark using Zapfdingbats on a specific location in my PDF document. What I achieved so far is this: I can

How do I set parameters back to the default value?

I am using absolute positioning when writing text in a PDF document using iTextSharp. It only have a single BaseFont instance

How to set background image in PdfPCell in iText?

I am currently using iText to generate PDF reports. I want to set a medium size image as a background in PdfPCell instead

Release iText 7.1.4

https://developers.itextpdf.com/content/license-key-frequently-asked-questions/volume-counter-faq to 3.0.4. In addition, we're also relea

pdfHTML: Support for the CSS object-fit Property

at this https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_object-fit.asplink. object-fit in Practice: Attached is a PDF converted with pdfHTML which con

How to create a table with rounded corners?

How do I do this? I have to create a table having rounded corners, something like it: Posted on StackOverflow on May 14, 2014

Migration guide from iText 5 to iText 7

to rendering HTML to PDF (which in iText 5 was possible using XMLWorker). XMLWorker, which was originally intended to convert

How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks?

I am merging multiple PDFs together into one PDF and I need to build bookmarks for the final PDF. For example, I have three

How to create a table with only vertical borders?

It is possible with iText 7 to create a table with vertical lines only? I have a table with vertical and horizontal lines

How to convert PdfStamper to a byte array?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-book/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/book/part3/chapter09/Listing_09_08_FormServlet.java ex

Why can't I embed a font due to licensing restrictions?

Arial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial was created by the Monotype Imaging Corporation

How to generate 2D barcode as vector image?

are placed into the PDF document as raster images, hence reducing the quality of the barcode on low resolution printers. As a result

How to create a pop-up window to display images and text?

the popup annotations: // Create the text annotation PdfTextAnnotation text = new PdfTextAnnotation(rect); text.setIconName(new

.Using forms for reporting vLatest

How to merge forms from different files into one PDF? Click How to merge documents correctly? mergeforms <div data-pym-src

pdfHTML: Bézier Curve Improvements

are calculated and displayed within PDF documents. The screenshot below shows some HTML + CSS that utilizes Bézier curves. As we can

Release iText Core 7.2.1

benefits from any SVG handling changes.. As for PDF merging functionality, we should note more intelligent outline handling, which

Installing iText 7 for .NET

How to install iText 7 .NET version Thank you for your interest in our open-source PDF library, iText 7, we hope you

How to split a row over multiple pages?

Can anybody suggest how I can split a row over multiple pages? I am using PdfPTable to create a table in PDF. I have a single

How to add a full line break?

I use itextsharp and I need to draw a dotted line break from the left to the right of the page (100% width) but I don't know

Changing the zoom factor in a link destination

We create a file with specific /XYZ destinations and we change the zoom factor of these destinations. These examples were

Before we start: installing iText 7 | .NET

All the examples explained in this tutorial are available on our web site from this URL

How to extract embedded streams?

force method to extract all streams in a PDF and store them as a file without an extension (see Extracting objects from a PDF

Clearer exception messages when Outline Dictionaries break PDF specification rules

In the past iText threw generic exceptions when a PDF's Outline Dictionary violated the PDF specification

Page events

to rotate a page while creating a PDF document? How can I add an image to all pages of my PDF? How to add a rectangle to every

Installing the iText license key and license key library for Java and .NET

Thank you for your interest in our PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using our product and share your experiences with us

Release pdfHTML 4.0.2

compliant PDFs that are accessible, searchable and usable for indexing. It's also great for using HTML templates to generate well

How to use the full size of a page?

I managed to set the size of the PDF document I'm creating to the size I need (~3cm x ~7cm), but the content inside the page

Chapter 2: Defining styles with CSS

="www.imdb.com/title/tt4680182">IMDB</a></font> </body> </html> The HTML page and the PDF that were created based on this HTML page are sh

How to reduce redundant code when adding content at absolute positions?

figure out how to create a separate function to which I can simply pass some parameters, such as string, x_Cord, y_Cord, tilt

Why isn't the Rupee symbol showing?

am using iText for creating PDF. I have read the answer to the question "How to display indian rupee symbol

Release pdfOCR 1.0.0

not closing the door on taking on more options for our users to choose from. As it is a new product, we are still busy creating

Release iText 7.1.3

not to create a separate plugin and to include it in the core of iText. iText Core/Community 7.1.3 for Java

How to add "continue on next page" / "continued from next page" to a table?

in the question, and it is easy to remove from my code. You can find the complete code sample here: SimpleTable5

When is the content flushed to a PDF File by iTextSharp?

I assumed that Document.Add() flushed content to the PDF file (the file stream) immediately, but it looks like that's

How to create a custom dashed line separator?

the line width and you get a method to define the gap between the dots. You require a dashed line and it's very easy to create

How to create unique images with Image.getInstance()?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/images/RawImages.java example. In this exa

Fonts and merging documents

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to create a PDF with font information and embed the actual font

How to restrict the number of characters on a single line?

How can I add strings to a single line that is underlined? I am using iText to generate PDFs. In these PDFs, I need to add two

pdfOffice - Example

pdfOffice is an iText 7 add-on that allows generating a PDF document from either a Word or PowerPoint file (Excel is coming

Why does using ColumnText result in "The document has no pages" exception?

is added to the PDF and rather than showing an empty page, iText throws an exception saying: there are no pages! You didn't add

How to use a dotted line as a cell border?

I am trying to create a table with cells that have a dotted line for a border. How can I do this? Posted on StackOverflow

How can I load a font from /WEB-INF/resources/fonts/foobar.ttf?

packages and class source files, then create a package fonts the usual way and put the foobar.ttf file right there. Then you can

How to display barcodes in a matrix-like structure?

How can I display different bar codes in multiple columns in a PDF page using iText? I have to display 12 bar codes

How to change the author name for comments?

with annotations created by "iText" and turn it into a PDF with annotations created by "Bruno Lowagie". The code is really simple: we loo

How to change the text color of an AcroForm field?

When I change the text color for a field it does not change. Why is that? I have a PDF with named fields I created with Adobe

Creating and adding annotations

to a PDF? How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF? addlinkimages <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext' data

How do I rotate a PDF page to an arbitrary angle?

I need to rotate a PDF page by an arbitrary angle, but it seems that the functionality to rotate pages is restricted

How to add a table on a form (and maybe insert a new page)?

to the next page). I am able to do these things separately (populate the PDF and create a table). But I cannot effectively merge them

Release pdfXFA 3.0.1

to static PDF. It also enables you to add a digital signature to converted XFA forms as additional security for further processing

How to create a JavaScript action to open the attachments panel?

= Adobe Reader) and it won't work if people disable Javascript. Click How to create a JavaScript action to open the attachments

How to get the image DPI in PDF?

scanned images that are saved into PDF files through iText (using Java). I can get width and height (either through Matrix

Release iText 7.1.2

https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1869] - Investigate PDF becoming corrupted when merging documents totaling >4GB and fully com

Release pdfRender 2.0.0

Mechanism and removing deprecated methods from API, just as with the rest of the iText 7 Suite. As for pdfRender itself though

How to make a particular sub-string Bold when converting HTML to PDF?

I am using iText in Java to convert a HTML to PDF. I want a particular paragraph which has some words as Bold and some as Bold

Scaling large HTML content to render onto smaller PDF page sizes

There are often instances where you need to convert HTML content that is larger then the default page size of your PDF

How to add an image watermark to a PDF file?

My problem is that in some PDF files no watermark is added although the file size increased. Why is that? I'm using C

How to reorder pages in an existing PDF file?

I want to move a couple of the last pages to the start of my document. I am using the iText pdf library. Does any one know how

Tables

How do I change the border color of a PdfPCell? How to add an image and text to the same cell? How to create a table

Creating Table of Contents using events

Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version Latest

Support for linearGradient Color Scheme in Layout, CSS and SVG

gradient spans across the whole page and therefore color created from it will be // different based at the location of the page

How to get the color properties of an AcroForm field?

. Is there any way we can get color information from the fields? I created the AcroForm fields in the PDF using the following Adobe

What's an easy to print "first right, then down"?

and add them to the PDF Document in the right (row-major) order. This seems rather inelegant, so I wanted to check if there's

How to change the color of a circle annotation?

I am adding a SquareCircle annotation to an already existing PDF using iTextSharp in C#. Now I want to change the Fill Color

Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document: Part 5

This example was written for the article "Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document

How can I set the zoom level of a PDF using iText 7?

A simple iText 7 example showing how to set a specific magnification level for a PDF. You can use setOpenAction to open

pdfOffice + pdfSweep Redaction Example

frontiers for your company's document workflow, thanks to its capabilities for accurate conversion of MS Office documents to PDF

How to delete attachments in PDF using iText?

at the Attachments panel of the resulting PDF, we see an attachment test.txt with description "some test file": Attachment shown in Adobe

Release pdfRender 1.0.3

from password-protected PDFs (if you know the password, of course). pdfRender is a closed-source add-on and is currently only

Adding a cover page to an existing PDF

These examples were written in answer to the question Click How to add a cover page to an existing PDF document? addcover1

How to use a Digital Signing Service (DSS) such as GlobalSign, with iText 7

Introduction When we want to sign a PDF with a digital signature, we need to generate a hash from the document’s data and sign

How to open an MS Word attachment by clicking an image?

How can I make an image clickable so that an attached MS word document opens? I have some PDFs here where there are some

Release pdf2Data 2.1.8

and extract data from tables even if there are no border between columns to clearly delineate them. This method of automatic

How to extend the page size of a PDF to add a watermark?

the page dictionary. It has plenty of information about a specific page in the PDF. We are only looking at one entry

Release pdfOffice 2.0.1

below. As for the rest of the changes, expect a few bug fixes and a reduction in size for the resulting PDF documents. Release

pdfHTML: Accessible PDF Creation

A simple example showcasing the creation of a Tagged PDF with pdfHTML, and the configuration to include the metadata

How to check if a font is bold?

I have an application, that extracts headings out of pdf files. The documents that the application is supposed to work

.How to add "continue on next page" / "continued from next page" to a table? vLatest

in the question, and it is easy to remove from my code. You can find the complete code sample here: SimpleTable5

Release iText 7.1.8

that was incorporated into this release. XFDF examples To demonstrate the new XFDF functionality we've created the following Java and .NE

pdfHTML: Responsive Design

This is an example of how pdfHTML is able to reflow the contents of generated PDF documents using responsive design. The code

Release iText Core 7.2.0

might guess from the name, the Unified License Mechanism affects the entire iText 7 Suite, so please also check out the iText add

How to write a table header if part of a table is forwarded to the next page?

. I am using PdfWriter to create a PDF document. I am adding a PdfPTable to the PDF document. This table has header row

How to rotate a paragraph?

Why can't I rotate anything bigger than a single line? I have a web site where the users upload photos and create photobooks

Merging documents with bookmarks

This example was originally written in answer to the question Click How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks? for iText5. The code

Webapp installation guide pdf2Data template editor

http://smtp.gmail.com/ mail.smtp.port=25 mail.ssl.smtp.port=465 mail.ssl.enable=true mail.smtp.starttls.enable=true Also if your e-mail f

Do I need a license for Windows fonts when using iText?

? I understand that iText does not come with any font programs and that you need to provide a font file. The PDFs I generate

Release pdfRender 1.0.6

. pdfRender 1.0.6 benefits from the performance and stability improvements of a new version of JPedal, plus a few bug fixes

How to convert colored images to black and white?

", or "An error exists on this page" upon trying to open the resulting PDF. What am I doing wrong? I'm trying to compress PDFs using

Why are the AcroFields in my document empty?

I have a PDF form with filled out fields. I can change the values and save them. But when I try to read the AcroFields

.Release pdfOptimizer 2.0.0 vLatest

Release date: October 25, 2021 In a nutshell, the pdfOptimizer 2.0.0 release benefits from all the improvements in iText 7.2.0

Is it safe to remove XFA?

Are there any issues that can come up of removing the XFA format from a PDF form? If I don't drop XFA, I can see the fields

Installing iText 7 pdfCalligraph for Java developers

Thank you for your interest in our PDF tool for typography add-on - pdfCalligraph, we hope you will enjoy using our product

Installing iText 7 pdfRender for Java developers

How to install pdfRender Java version Thank you for your interest in our renderer of PDFs as images, we hope you will enjoy

Installing iText 7 pdfXFA for Java developers

Thank you for your interest in our dynamic PDF add-on - pdfXFA , we hope you will enjoy using our product and share your

Page numbers and PDF/A

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to add a page number in the header of a PDF/A Level A file

How to add an x-offset to a text pattern with every x-step?

I am creating a text pattern within a rectangle. Is there a way to increase the xStep parameter of the pattern? I am creating

Installing iText 7 pdfHTML for Java developers

How to install pdfHTML Java version Thank you for your interest in our HTML and CSS to PDF converter add-on pdfHTML, we hope

How to format a field as a currency?

filled these fields in the exact same way as you did. The result looks as expected: Currency in field iText has created two

Why is content missing in my table?

or anything. Here's my scenario: I create a PdfPTable with 6 columns. However, when I add only 1 or 2 cells to the table, it's

How to use the font Verdana in PdfStamper?

file with iText PDF. The original file uses Verdana, which isn't an option in the class Basefont. Here is the function to create

How to change the line spacing of text?

In my PDF the default space between the lines is slightly greater than I consider ideal. I'm creating a PDF document

.PDF/A-3 vLatest

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/pdfa/cmp_pdf_a3.pdf>cmp_pdf_a3.pdf</a><br/></div> xml_worker itext_7

How to align AcroFields?

I'm using iText to populate the data to PDF templates, which are created in OpenOffice. The form is populating fine; I'm

.Release pdfHTML 4.0.0 vLatest

of the .NET Framework from 4.5 to 4.6.1 to allow the use of the Microsoft.Extensions.Logging framework. As usual though, some

Installing iText 7 pdfCalligraph for .NET developers

Thank you for your interest in our PDF tool for typography add-on - pdfCalligraph, we hope you will enjoy using our product

Installing iText 7 pdfXFA for .NET developers

Thank you for your interest in our dynamic PDF add-on - pdfXFA , we hope you will enjoy using our product and share your

How to add text as a header or footer?

There are no errors but my footer doesn't show up. I'm creating a pdf and want to add a footer. I did everything like the book

Why is my PDF missing several characters?

In spite of the abundance of documentation on how to use font files, and how to create documents with text in different

pdfHTML: support for inline-block with a width percent value

: New PDF output: image2021-4-6_14-43-5.png 7_1_15_example pdfhtml example itext7 Converted from version 'Latest'.

How can I add an image to all pages of my PDF?

); PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(Server.MapPath("~/pdf/" + fname), FileMode.Create)); doc.Open

Adding page numbers to an existing PDF

In this example, we use ColumnText to add page numbers to an existing PDF document. stamppagexofy <div data-pym-src

.Clipping pages in an existing PDF vLatest

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to crop out a part of PDF file? clippdf <div data-pym-src

pdfOptimizer: Support added for Font, Image, Color Space optimization

innovation in the PDF document space. It provides extensive additive functionality to our Core libraries, specifically within

Reordering pages

Read the following Q&As for more info: Click How to reorder pages in an existing PDF file? Click How to reorder the pages

Cut and paste content in a page

Example in answer to the question Click How to move the content inside a rectangle inside an existing PDF? cutandpaste <div

Release iText Core 7.1.15

Release date: April 14, 2021 iText Core 7.1.15 is the second quarterly release for 2021 of our multifunctional PDF SDK

PDF/A-1

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PDF/A-2

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Release iText Core 7.1.13

with standard base font is not parsed from PDF correctly NPE on empty letter spacing declaration Potential security vulnerability

Best iText 7 Questions on StackOverflow

Since 2013, StackOverflow is the most important channel used by iText Software to answer questions about iText from developers

Custom Metadata entry

Example written in answer to Click How to add / delete / retrieve information from a PDF using a custom property

.Changing page sizes of existing PDFs vLatest

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to extend the page size of a PDF to add a watermark

Splitting a PDF file

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Release pdfOptimizer 2.0.0

Release date: October 25, 2021 In a nutshell, the pdfOptimizer 2.0.0 release benefits from all the improvements in iText 7.2.0

Drawing a Grid

Example written in the context of the question Click How to create a PDF with a Cartesian grid? grid <div data-pym-src

How to distribute the radio buttons of a radio field across multiple PdfPCells?

() method and I've created my own custom cell events to render text fields and check boxes in PdfPTables. However, I can't seem

Installing iText 7 Community for Java developers

How to install iText 7 Community Java version Thank you for your interest in our open-source PDF library, we hope you

Installing iText 7 pdfHTML for .NET developers

How to install pdfHTML .NET version Thank you for your interest in our HTML and CSS to PDF converter add-on - pdfHTML, we hope

Release pdfHTML 3.0.4

improvements and raises pdfHTML to a new level for the creation of PDFs from HTML templates. The most important feature that has been

Do we need a browser engine to render HTML+CSS to PDF?

renders the PDF based on these objects and styles. However, pdfHTML doesn't support SVG for now, nor does it evaluate JavaScript

How to get the number of characters in a field?

I am trying to find out which format a date of birth should have in a empty field in a PDF using iText. I can stamp the field

How to change the order of Optional Content Groups?

I have a PDF file with a hierarchy of layers. How do I modify this data in order to copy it into new file? I have a PDF file

.Merging documents with bookmarks vLatest

This example was originally written in answer to the question Click How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks? for iText5. The code

Replacing PDF objects

</a><br/></div> xml_worker itext_7_suite itext_7_core itext_7_community Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version

How to render certain HTML entities (such as arrows) to PDF?

. Special characters in a PDF The HTML code uses HTML entities to represent these special symbols: public static final String HTML

Can pdfHTML render Base64 images to PDF?

we used an external image. Source code, browser view and resulting PDF of a file with a base64-encoded image faq pdfhtml

Why do I get a BouncyCastle NoClassDefFoundError?

I want to encrypt my PDF but there seems to be an error. Here is the code: PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("my.pdf

Release pdfOptimizer 1.0.1

to remove unused symbols from the fonts embedded in PDF files, so the size of documents with small amounts of text can

How to get text and image in the same cell?

I have create a table which has 48 images. I put the images to the right side in the cell. Now I would like to put the number

How to add a rectangle to every page of a document?

Why does my code only add the rectangle on the last page? I'm using iText to create a PDF document. Right now I am trying

How to define the page size based on the content?

I'm generating a PDF document with iTextSharp. This document must have only one page. In other words the content must fit

How to hyphenate text?

I generate a PDF file with iText in Java. My table columns have fixed widths. Text that is too long for one line is wrapped

How to define spacing and leading in PdfPCell objects?

Is it possible to add space between the elements of a cell (rows) in C#? I'm creating a PDF in visual studio 2012 and wanted

pdfOCR: How to OCR an Image to PDF?

With our open source tool, pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr, it is possible to OCR an image to a PDF

Which languages are supported in pdfHTML?

-on is required to achieve this; If you want to convert an HTML page that contains text in Hebrew, the writing system has to be changed fr

How to draw a borderless rounded rectangle?

Is it possible to have a rounded Rectangle with no border? I create rounded rectangles and rectangles with border sizes of 0f

.Encrypting / Decrypting PDFs vLatest

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password

Release pdfHTML 4.0.0

of .the .NET Framework from 4.5 to 4.6.1 to allow the use of the Microsoft.Extensions.Logging framework. As usual though, some

How to rotate a page 90 degrees?

I am trying to use a PDF for stamping and need to rotate it 90 degrees to lay it on correctly? Anyone know how to do

How to add an image to an AcroForm field?

I'm trying to fill out a PDF form using the AcroFields class. I'm able to add text data perfectly, but I'm having issues

Czech example

This example was originally written in answer to the question Click How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?. It was then used

How to set initial view properties?

I want to set the properties available under the Initial View tab in Adobe Acrobat for an existing PDF programmatically

Core SVG: Support <pattern> element

"/> </svg> </body> </html> The pdfHTML code for generating the PDF from HTML remains the same: 7_1_14_example pdfhtml example

How to find out which fields are required?

I'm starting with new functionality in my android application which will help to fill certain PDF forms. I found out

Release pdfXFA 2.0.7

https://itextpdf.com/en/blog/technical-notes/how-modify-xfa-documents-flattening iText DITO: An alternative to PDF forms

Release pdfXFA 2.0.8

https://itextpdf.com/en/blog/technical-notes/how-modify-xfa-documents-flattening iText DITO: An alternative to PDF forms

Table events

text and image in the same cell? How to create a table with rounded corners? Is it possible to attach multiple layout events

Tagged PDF: Adding Alt to the Structure Tree

">cmp_add_alt_tags.pdf</a><br/></div> </div> </div> pdf_tagging xml_worker itext_7_suite itext_7_core itext_7_community Converted from

How to modify the size of annotations and make them read-only?

people to add annotations. Once the PDF is encrypted, you'll notice that the entries in the drop-down list are limited. (See How

Tiling and N-upping

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/resources/pdfs/links1.pdf>links1.pdf</a><br/><a class='resource-file' href

Installing iText 7 for Java

How to install iText 7 Java version Thank you for your interest in our open-source PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using

Release iText Core 7.1.16

has been significantly simplified. This is implicitly related to SVG support, as from now on using SVG images for a signature's

Scaling and rotating pages

and scale pages in an existing PDF? Click How to shrink pages in an existing PDF? Click How to fix the orientation of a PDF page

How to align a label versus its content?

you want: Take a look at the following screen shot: Indentation options This PDF was created using the IndentationOptions

Unembed a font

How to unembed a font from a PDF unembedfont <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext' data-java-url

.Custom Metadata entry vLatest

Example written in answer to Click How to add / delete / retrieve information from a PDF using a custom property

Release pdfOffice 2.0.0

to improve on this latest addition to the iText 7 Suite, and have made some changes to produce more precise Office document to PDF

How can I read Roman page numbers?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-book/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/book/part4/chapter13/Listing_13_11_PageLabelExample.ja

Digital signatures - chapter 4

These examples were written in the context of Chapter 4 - "Creating signatures externally" of the Digital Signatures for PDF

.How do I set parameters back to the default value? vLatest

I am using absolute positioning when writing text in a PDF document using iTextSharp. It only have a single BaseFont instance

Installing iText 7 Community for .NET developers

How to install iText 7 Community .NET version Thank you for your interest in our open-source PDF library, we hope you

Why aren't images added sequentially?

the document.add() method. Why is this? I am working on a pdf report that contains topics and images (charts). The document is formatted

Removing content with pdfSweep

to questions such as Click How to remove text from a PDF? removecontentinrectangle <div data-pym-src

How to draw lines on an image?

also add a white ellipse using the ellipse() and stroke() method. This results in a PDF that looks like

How to get the author of a "free text" annotation?

: https://itextpdf.com/sites/default/files/hJlWA.png Annotations in a PDF You'll find this inside the PDF: https://itextpdf.com/sites/defa

How to read bookmark titles?

I am working with a single PDF containing multiple documents. Each document has a bookmark. I need to read the bookmark names

Release iText 7.0.4

https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1407] - Missing content in generated PDF from HTML [DEVSIX-1452 https://jira.itextsupport.com

How to display indian rupee symbol?

such as ? in your source code. Plenty of things can go wrong if you do so: Somebody can save the file using an encoding different from Un

Absolute positioning of text

What is causing syntax errors in a page created with iText? How to fit a String inside a rectangle? Why does ColumnText ignore

What is the PdfPTable.DefaultCell property used for?

find some changes in creating tables. PdfPTable and PdfPCell don’t exist anymore, we use Table and Cell. You should use addCell

How can I log the number of documents / bytes I've processed?

or documents; that single line activated the counting mechanism. For instance, we can create a PDF: private void createPdf(String src

Release iText 7.1.10

https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/itext-7-core now has some improved memory usage, specifically if you are reading big PDF files (

Drawing extra content on an image

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF? addpointer <div data-pym

Installing iText free trial for Java and .NET developers

Thank you for your interest in our PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using our product and share your experiences with us

Release pdf2Data 2.1.12

to use symbols in PDF that aren`t supported by the XML standard, so could cause exceptions or malformed output files creation

iText 7

iText 7 is the latest version of iText's powerful PDF Toolkit for PDF generation, PDF programming, handling & manipulation

Fail-safe processing of Outlines without Parent link

Background As stipulated in the PDF specification, an outline item is required to have a parent link. The parent of a top

How to add inline spacing in a PdfPCell?

):" from "Priceless", but it's not clear to me what you want to happen if there is more than one line, so I'm proposing 3 options

Why is my cell event not triggered?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/208687/richard In iText 7 we create Cells like this: Table table = new Table(2); Cell leftCell = new

How to embed a font only partially?

Is partial embedding automatic? I am asked to include partial font into a PDF. I think I will use iText and I found how

Is it possible to set a different alignment for text on the same line in the same cell?

)); doc.add(table); doc.close(); } The Tab we've created separates the Strings "Left" and "Right". So the result will look like

How to solve an UnsupportedCharsetException when using itext-asian.jar

create fonts like this: PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.createFont("KozMinPro-Regular", "UniJIS-UCS2-H", false); If you want to use

How to fill out a PDF file programmatically? (Dynamic XFA)

the example from the book

pdfCalligraph: New types of GSOP lookup

an input text written in Myanmar script and write it into a PDF using iText: The resulting text matches the expected result shown

Get information from a form

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to check a check box? checkboxvalues <div

How to make sure a check box is printed?

to iTextSharp, and would appreciate some help. I am creating some checkboxes, an example of the code is below: PdfFormField

How to change the spacing between words and characters?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/objects/SpaceCharRatioExample.java to find

How to show an image with large dimensions across multiple pages?

dimensions? I have an image with large dimensions which I need to display in a PDF file. I cant scale to fit the image

Page orientation and rotation

Examples written in answer to questions such as: Click How to rotate a page while creating a PDF document? pageorientations

.Changing the zoom factor in a link destination vLatest

We create a file with specific /XYZ destinations and we change the zoom factor of these destinations. These examples were

Release pdfHTML 3.0.2

to let developers define custom resource resolving strategies by creating their own ResourceRetriever. A number of bug fixes

How to make a field not required?

an existing PDF where you have required fields. It’s really simple to change the FF_REQUIRED flag in iText 7: public void

How does a PdfPCell's height relate to the font size?

PdfPCell and font size? I am making a PDF with pages of size A3, A4 and A5. I need to know the relation between Font size

How to change the properties of an annotation?

I am adding Caret annotation in already existing PDF using iTextSharp in C#. Now I want to made some changes in the Annotation

Multiple images

This example was written in response to the question Click How to add multiple images into a single PDF? multipleimages <div

How to introduce a rowspan?

I am adding a table to a PDF file. I have 3 rows and 3 columns. I want the first column to appear only once as a single cell

How to calculate the height of an element?

I am generating PDF files from XML data. I calculate the height of a paragraph element like this: float paraWidth = 0.0f

How to add two images in one cell?

I'm currently creating a system that generates a PDF. However, I can't put two or three images in a single cell. What should i

How to add a table in the top-right corner of the page?

I'm creating a table in PDF using iText. I want to place it in top right corner. Here is my code snippet: PdfPTable table

How to get the co-ordinates of an image?

are same as present in database? In my project, I want to find co-ordinates of the images in my PDFs. I tried searching iText, but I

How to allow page extraction when setting password security?

Is it possible to create a PDF with password security enabled that also allows extraction of pages? I haven't found any

Page events for headers and footers

How to create a table with 2 rows that can be used as a footer? Click How to add HTML headers and footers to a page

Why do I get a StackOverflowException in the OnEndPage() event handler?

. It is not the Document you have created in your code, but an internal object that is used by iText. You should use it for read-only purp

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