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How to align a label versus its content?

versus its content? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. list label list_symbol itext_7 itext_7_suite

Getting started

and right on the same line? How to use the full size of a page? How to align a label versus its content? How to change the line

How to align AcroFields?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/acroforms/AlignField.java for the full exa

How to right-align text in a PdfPCell?

a PdfPTable and PdfPCells. I want to be able to right-align the price column but I cannot seem to be able to: the text always

How do I get an object if I have its indirect reference?

, false); Click How do I get an object if I have its indirect reference? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5

pdfHTML: Support for 'vertical-align' CSS property for inline blocks within HTML

not been applied. How it works Apply the CSS vertical-align property to an element that is either inline, or inline-block. <style

How to align two paragraphs to the left and right on the same line?

(alignment); cell.setBorder(Border.NO_BORDER); return cell; } Click How to align two paragraphs to the left and right on the same line

Chapter 5: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 2)

are created. The iText 5 concept of text mode versus composite mode caused a lot of confusion among first-time iText users

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

); ... // add table of contents document.close(); We change the page label style three times in this code snippet: We create the first

How to add text to an image?

the image. If the content and the image exceed 450pt, the text is forwarded to the next page. My question is: how can I obtain

How to add a text to the left and to the right in a header?

-aligned/centered in header and centered/right-aligned in footer. Click How to add a text to the left and to the right in a header

pdfHTML: Support for overflow-wrap, word-break CSS Properties

the addition of support for the overflow-wrap and word-break CSS properties. Both properties serve to determine whether and how

How to get rid of the top padding in a PdfPCell?

I'm creating labels (as in Avery labels) using tables. Positioning of label elements requires some very tight tolerances

How to nest tables without extending the inner table?

How can I avoid that the smaller table stretches to fit the cell of the outer table? Additionally: how do I align the inner

How to add an image and text to the same cell?

I am generating bar codes in a table. Now I want to insert the student code under the bar code label. How can I do this? My

How can I read Roman page numbers?

Should I use labels or annotations to get Roman page numbers instead of indexed page numbers? In Adobe Reader, the first pages

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

to add two string to a single line and underline them. From your question, it isn't clear how you want to align these strings

Chapter 4: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 1)

example shows how this is done: public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException { PdfDocument

How to extract a page number from a PDF file?

content. There is no way to distinguish page numbers. "Then what are these page labels about?" you ask. Well, page labels

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

I have an image with large dimensions which I How could I split the image into multiple pages while retaining its original

Release pdfHTML 4.0.5

-align CSS property for inline blocks. This property can be used to align inline-block elements vertically, for more details

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive

the color, title (a PdfString), contents (a String), and the open status of the annotation. We ask the PdfDocument for its first

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive | .NET

the color, title (a 'PdfString'), contents (a 'String'), and the open status of the annotation. We ask the 'PdfDocument' for its first

How to set up a table display?

instance (without/with thick border, with/without, colspan, left/right aligned), you will benefit from writing a helper method

How to create a list without indentation?

the label and the content of a list item by default in iText 7. Your question is: how can we remove this indentation. So at first I

How to create a link to a specific page number?

My question is how to target a page based on its number. For example if targeted page number is 6, clicking on the Anchor text

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

this code, the table is aligned at the bottom-right of the page, but i want it on top-right corner. Posted on StackOverflow on Oct

Is it safe to remove XFA?

still defines widget annotations that are defined at absolute positions on specific pages. The form can't adapt to its data

How to add an In Reply To annotation?

cannot link it as child of an already existing annotation. I copied most of the properties in parent to its child. I copied

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

a scale transformation scaling the image to its width in X direction and to its height in Y direction. Click How to add an image

How to add inline spacing in a PdfPCell?

(cell); doc.add(table); In this example, I put "Received Rs (in Words):" and "Priceless" in two different cells, and I align

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

the object containing the open action. How do I get the page number of that object? PdfReader soPdfItext = null; try

How to move an AcroForm field?

How can I change the position of an Acrofield? I have a process that inserts a table of content into an existing Acroform

How to create a TOC when merging documents?

destination. We use p followed by the page number as its name. We'll use these named destinations in an extra page

How to set the OCG state of an existing PDF?

value to "on". How can I change this to "off"? Posted on StackOverflow on May 1, 2014

How do setMinimumSize() and setFixedSize() interact?

text in cells set to a fixed height clip. Is that what iText does? If not, how do I achieve this? While we're at it, am I

How to resize a PdfPTable to fit the page?

the table before even thinking about page size and ask the table for its height, determining firstly the necessary width of the table

How to draw a borderless table in iTextSharp?

on the PdfPTable class to set the borders of all its contained cells in one statement? Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 3, 2014

How to set the line width of a clipping path?

How do I change the size of my clipping path? I have a PdfTemplate and I want to clip its shape to a specific path. I know how

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

can see, a half an inch margin was added to the left of each page. This is how it's done: PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new

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

, 100); image.setAnnotation(new Annotation(0, 0, 0, 0, 3)); content.addImage(image); stamper.close(); Any idea how to do

Chapter 2: Adding content to a Canvas or a Document

+examples#iText7BuildingBlocks-Chapter2:RootElementexamples-c02e01_canvasexample shows how it's done. 1. PdfDocument pdf = new

How to show an image at a text field position?

tried to replace the text field with an image image: I find the text field by its field name: String position = null

How to tell iText which fields to flatten first?

How do I change the order on the page of these fields with iText? I have a PDF with text form fields at are layered one on top

How to get the color properties of an AcroForm field?

): The widget annotation’s rollover caption, which shall be displayed when the user rolls the cursor into its active area without pressing

Part III - PKCS#11

functionality and the same key material. In this part we focus on signing via PKCS#11; first we illuminate how to access PKCS#11

Tables

with a repeating header row? How to right-align text in a PdfPCell?

Interactive forms

field? How to align AcroFields? How to add an image to an AcroForm field? How can I add a new AcroForm field to a PDF? How to add

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

Why does NOT_EMBEDDED option still embed the font ? I am using Noto fonts to create a PDF and evaluating embedding versus

How to add two images in one cell?

the first image. The three images wouldn't fit next to each other if that image kept its original size. Wrapping an image inside

How to generate and design PDFs with iText or iTextSharp?

and is visualized at exact positions (defined by its coordinates) on specific pages. The code to fill out such a form consists of only

Chapter 3: Using ILeafElement implementations

aligned in such a way that the content starts at the position defined by the tab stop; the tab stop is to the left of the content

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

How can I achieve this using iTextPDF in java? Example So the first half of the page would be in English while the second part

How to draw a borderless rounded rectangle?

the rounded rectangle and not stroke its border. mkl https://stackoverflow.com/users/1729265/mkl: The PDF specification states: A line

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

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents | .NET

https://itextpdf.com/content/itext-7-jump-start-tutorial/examples/chapter-6#c06e01_thegoldengatebridge_scale_shrink.cs example shows how

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents

+Chapter+6#iText7jump-starttutorial:Chapter6-c06e01_thegoldengatebridge_scale_shrink example shows how it's done. PdfDocument pdf

How to generate 2D barcode as vector image?

1. When you ask the barcode for its size, you get the number of rectangles that will be drawn. Hence the dimensions

How to avoid an exception when importing a TIFF file?

will only throw an error if it exhausted all of its options. Image img = new Image(ImageDataFactory.create(path, true)); Another

.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

Page Labels

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

How to change the zoom factor in link annotations?

replace the destination, you should replace the zoom factor. Also note that there is no PdfCopy class in iText 7, though its usage

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content

for a, b, c, and d. The elements e and f define the translation. We take the page size ps and we divide its width and height by two

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content | .NET

divide its width and height by two to get the values for e and f. The graphics state The current transformation matrix is part

.Page Labels vLatest

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

Release pdf2Data 2.1.8

are not aligned with its column header (e.g. Qtd), which could cause problems. result_table-edited.png Not to worry though! Here you

Changing the alignment of a field

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to align AcroFields? alignfield <div data-pym-src

.Changing the alignment of a field vLatest

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to align AcroFields? alignfield <div data-pym-src

Chapter 2: Defining styles with CSS

> <body> <img src="img/colossal.jpg" width="120px" align="right" /> <h1>Colossal (2016)</h1> <i>Directed by Nacho Vigalondo</i> <div

How do I create a separate OCR layer?

a separate text layer (either of the two options below will trigger the creation of a text layer) by defining its name (Java

Inspect a PDF

an object if I have its indirect reference? How To find internal links in a PDF file?

Advantages of using Blockchain for Signing PDF documents

; timestamping is inherent to blockchain; once a record is added to a block, its contents are immutable and can't be changed

Release pdfHTML 3.0.4

ones in the coming releases. You can refer to the examples section to get insight into how flexbox can be already used for PDF

pdfHTML: Fixed Behavior for <input> Tags with Negative Numbers

html>\n" + "<html>\n" + "<head>\n" + "</head>\n" + "<body>\n" + "<div><label>Label</label><input type=\"number\" value=\"-4\">\n

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

How do I properly rotate page contents and how can I scale the rotated contents correctly? I need to scale down the pages

Cell and table widths

Examples that explain how to define the dimensions of a table, its columns and its cells. Click How to add a table in the top

What is the difference between getPageLabels and getPageLabelFormats?

have expected the two calls always to return arrays of the same length, they are supposed to be the same labels. This is true

How to reorder the pages of a PDF file?

I am generating Table of Contents after creating a document and I want to move Table of Contents to the start of the document

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

to acquire a commercial license. NOTE: These instructions apply to both iText 5/iTextSharp and its successor iText Core. Important

Chapter 6: Creating actions, destinations, and bookmarks

with its contents magnified just enough to fit the document window, both horizontally and vertically. createFitB() - The page

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

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

needs to know if its a title, if it's part of a paragraph, and so on. We can add all of this information to the page

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

needs to know if its a title, if it's part of a paragraph, and so on. We can add all of this information to the page

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

In previous versions of pdfHTML there was a CSS bug where we did not fully support using a span or label tag in certain

Why doesn't FontFactory.GetFont() work for all fonts?

georgia, it has its Family property set to the value UNDEFINED and its FamilyName property set to Unknown. It only works if I

How to get the rendered dimensions of text?

(), but I'm looking for more detailed information like: How many lines would a string need if rendered in a cell of a given width (say

How to format a field as a currency?

I use iTextSharp to populate a form with data. I just learned [/question/how-format-field-percentage](how to format a field

How to define multiple actions for a PushbuttonField?

How do I keep a page redirect or how do I set it in code? In a PDF, I can set up a button to: Submit the FDF data to my

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

to multiples of 90 degrees. The contents of the page are vector and text and I need to be able to zoom in on the contents later, which

Release iText 7.1.3

of work happened on SVG, it merits its own header, even though it's in the Core. SVG 7.1.3 Support for external resource loading

How to add a border to a paragraph?

I've created a Paragraph using iText. Now I have to add a border to this paragraph, not to the whole document. How do I do

How to get the image DPI in PDF?

How can I read the width/height/scale of an image and be confident about the result? I'm trying to get information about

pdfOffice: enabled parallel conversion

statics. How it works To use the multithreading functionality, all you need to do is to call one of the OfficeConverter

How to tell iText how to clip text to fit in a cell?

control over how text is clipped? Thanks. Posted on StackOverflow on Feb 28, 2014

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

Volume Counter installation guide

also released a volume based counting mechanism based on an event system. iText and its add-ons will send events through

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

and contents are string objects with the content you want to show in the text annotation, Then you need this code snippet to add

How to allow page extraction when setting password security?

in iText: bit 1: Not assigned bit 2: Not assigned bit 3: Degraded printing: ALLOW_DEGRADED_PRINTING bit 4: Modify contents

How to extract embedded streams?

to extract that same array. How can I do this? Posted on StackOverflow on May 17, 2015

PDF and Digital Signatures

of the author or the instance that issued the document, Non-repudiation: we want assurance that the issuing party can't deny its

Forms module changes

to its siblings (children of the parent field) if they have the same fully qualified name. Such fields may present when

How to truncate text within a bounding box?

How can I stop the text from overflowing a given region when writing? I am writing content to a PdfContentByte object directly

How to draw a rectangle around multiline text?

How do I draw a rectangle outlining my text? I am trying to draw a rectangle around multi-line text in iText. I use this code

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

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

How to get the number of characters in a field?

with a value but then I need to know how many digits are expected for the date of birth. I figured that if I could get

How to rotate a single line of text?

How do I rotate text using the central point? I'm converting a document which is created with a online editor. I need

How to make a field not required?

at the “How to find out which fields are required?” question. Is solves the same problem. Based on your question, I assume that you have

How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?

encoding. Your third mistake is that you assume that Helvetica is a font that knows how to draw these glyphs. That is a false

Chapter 6: Using fonts in pdfHTML

can expect that every PDF viewer knows how to render these fourteen fonts. iText ships with the 14 Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) files

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 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 add blank pages to an existing PDF in java?

contents. Posted on StackOverflow on May 24, 2013

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

How to use an image as list symbol?

/icon somehow? If so, how? Posted on StackOverflow on Aug 20, 2015 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32128348 by lucas.mdo

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 increase the accuracy of measurements in iTextSharp?

I want to resize a pdf to a specific size, but when I use scaling it loses accuracy because a float rounds the value. How can

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

How to add an image to an AcroForm field?

adding images. How is this done? Posted on StackOverflow on Apr 17, 2013

Installing iText free trial for Java and .NET developers

with an event system. iText and its add-ons will send events through this event system. When a volume license key file has been

How to print mathematical characters like ?, ?, ?, ?, ? ?, ??

) and many others. How can I add them to a PDF? This is my code : Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 60, 60, 60, 60); try

How to add text inside a rectangle?

I have created a rectangle using PdfContentByte. Now I want to add text inside this rectangle. How can I do this? My rectangle

How to apply color to Strings in a Paragraph?

I want to have different font color and size for these Strings. How Can I do that on ColumnText/Paragraph? I am combining 2

How can I find the maximum character limit for a text field?

How can I find the maximum character limit for a text field in an AcroForm form? I've researched this problem and I tried

Volume Counter FAQs

7.2.x and newer. How do I enable volume counting? You don't need to enable anything. If you have a valid volume license file

How to prevent splitting a table?

How to ensure the entire table goes on the same page. I'm developing an app that generates PDF using iText. I have a table

How to fill a rectangle with color?

How do I ensure that I can choose the fill color? I have the following code : PdfContentByte canvas = writer.getDirectContent

How to introduce superscript?

How do I format dates so that the "th" in 14th or "rd" in 3rd is in superscript? I want to format a date like this: 14th may

How to draw lines on an image?

control. How is this done? Posted on StackOverflow on Apr 10, 2015

How to position text relative to page?

. Please help, I don't know how to properly use mediabox and cropbox and I'm new to iText. Posted on StackOverflow on Jul 13

pdfHTML: Line Height property support

. In pdfHTML 3.x, you will notice that the contents are properly aligned within the elements. Below is an example demonstrating the new

How to find out the current cursor position on a page?

I'd like to execute a command to tell me how much height has been consumed thus far in the document (for the current page) so

How to change the spacing between words and characters?

); document.close(); } How can I change this code to get a result like in figure 2? Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 16, 2015

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 use two different colors in a single String?

I want to set the color for only part of the string. How do I do this? I have string like below, and I can't split the string

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

to get a rectangle on every single page of the document but I'm not sure how to do this. I tried adding this at the end of my code

How to delete attachments in PDF using iText?

I want to write another program to delete the embedded files. How can I do this? Attachment shown in Adobe Acrobat public void

How to get the UserUnit from a PDF file?

the default value of the user unit, and I add an example on how to create a document with pages that have a different user unit. Now

How can I use regular and bold in a single String?

I have a String that consists of a constant part and a variable part. How do I get the variable to be formatted using

How to fit a String inside a rectangle?

the content of the strings, the content is incomplete. How can I avoid that content gets lost? Here's the related code

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

How can I guarantee a new bitmap every time? I need to use the GetInstance() variant that accepts raw bitmap data

How to format a field as a percentage?

whether or not this manually entered 0.5 will be displayed as 50% or not. See also How to format a field as a currency? Click How

How to change the color of pages?

the color of 3rd page. I want to change the color of 3rd page onward to white. How can I do this using iText? Posted on StackOverflow

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

Is it possible to get the author of a free text annotation using iText? I can retrieve the /Type and /Contents, but I can't

How to extract text and anchor information from a PDF?

in the content stream that contains the /Contents of a page. When you inspect the /Annots of a page, you will find something like

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

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 precisely position an image on top of a Table?

, and 4pt below and 6pt to the right of the top-left of C5. How do I do this? I thought I'll add the text to the table, add

How to draw vertical gradient in iTextSharp?

I can make a horizontal gradient, but how do I make it vertical? I am trying to draw a vertical gradient at the bottom

How to create a table with complex borders?

this: Can anyone explain how I would start creating such a table? Posted on StackOverflow on Jul 9, 2015

How to display indian rupee symbol?

like this: ?). Note that it's very important to check if the font you're using knows how to draw the symbol. If it doesn't

How to add a full line break?

how to do this. The document always has a margin to the left and the right. Chunk linebreak = new Chunk(new DottedLineSeparator

How to encrypt PDF using a certificate?

need to post another question: how to get a public certificate from a smart card. Once you have this certificate, you can encrypt

How to choose the optimal size for a font?

Given a certain available width, how do I define the font size for a snippet of text, so that it matches the available width

How to change the color of a circle annotation?

annotation property, but I don't know how. When opening the PDF in Acrobat, the fill color property is in the appearance tab

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

How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password?

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i5js-sandbox/master/resources/pdfs/hello_encrypted.pdf that I will use in the first example demon

How to update a PDF without creating a new PDF?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16081831/using-itextsharp-stamper-required-to-update-in-the-same-pdf by tk2013 https://stackoverflow.

How to change width of single column of table?

of the first column, but I don't know how to do that. Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 10, 2014

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 check for an event and remove it?

removeAllHandlers(). Click How to check for an event and remove it? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. page_event

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

How to set initial view properties?

this [ {Catalog} > /PUT pdfmark. How is it done in PDF? Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 23, 2014

How to get the co-ordinates of an image?

How do I know whether the extracted image is the same as an image present in database, and the co-ordinates of the image

How to give an image rounded corners?

correspond with 1 inch). Question 2: How do you display the image with rounded corners? Some image formats (such as PNG) allow

How to create Persian content in PDF?

I want to retrieve data from database and show them to the user. How do I do this if my character is in Arabic or Farsi? I

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

How to define the width of a cell?

I'm trying to change the width of a cell, but I don't succeed. Can someone explain how to define the width of a cell? Posted

How to create a nested column?

I need help creating a nested table in iText. How can I create a table that looks like the table in the following screen shot

iText 7: Converting HTML to PDF with pdfHTML

find a full list of features here https://itextpdf.com/features. Introduction In this tutorial, we'll learn how to convert HTML

How to rotate and scale pages in an existing PDF?

basically no idea how to properly scale the source page when it needs to be resized. To this end I'm using the PdfWriter class

How to add a watermark to a page with an opaque image?

this, you need to introduce transparency. I have written a simple example that shows how this is done. It is called TransparentWatermark

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

can guide me how to do this. A sample would be appreciated. Note: the output PDF should be an A3 booklet format. Posted

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

How do I bypass the owner password? Requirement is to process a batch of PDFs one at a time and on success encrypt each

How to add a background image to a cell?

, but how can I stretch the image? Please check the PositionContentInCell

How to check a check box?

: Check box appearance states Click How to check a check box? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. forms

How to change the properties of an annotation?

in Java. You'll need to apply small changes to the methods if you want to use them in C# code. Click How to change the properties

How do I change the border color of a PdfPCell?

of code that shows how to create a cell with different borders in iText 7: PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter

How to change the icon of a push button field?

I am currently trying to fill out a predefined Form with itextsharp while adding an image. How can I do this? I'am currently

How to prevent images from resizing in a table cell?

ahead of time how many dots I have, but if they overflow the cell, I want them to wrap, just like text would. My code is something

How to create a pushbuttonfield with double byte character text?

1 font Helvetica. This font doesn't know how to write Japanese. I used the font freesans.ttf. If you don't have that font, you

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 to add an image watermark to a PDF file?

is that you're adding the watermark outside the visible area of the page. See my answer to the question “How to position text

How to define spacing and leading in PdfPCell objects?

different values to demonstrate how it works. The third paragraph sticks to the second one, because the leading of the third

How to get text and image in the same cell?

= Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE; table5.AddCell(cell); } How could I insert the number of the image at the left corner of cell? Posted

How to create a document with unequal page sizes?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/objects/UnequalPages.java example for you

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

I need to add an existing cover page (a single-page PDF) to another existing PDF document. How can this be done? Posted

How to calculate/set font line distance?

() - 20, 0); I need to add 3 lines, but I don't find how to calculate the distance between the lines. Each line has different

Release iText 7.0.1

is no exception. As such, we are proud to fully roll out iText 7 and three of its add-ons° for .NET, with our Java version

What does TextPositioning in pdfOCR do?

, but if you're OCRing a book, BY_LINES would be your safest bet. So what is the difference really? Putting it simply, it is how you

pdfCalligraph: New types of GSOP lookup

and rendering in each script and language system that a font supports. To further expand its ability to support advanced glyph

How to prevent the resizing of pages in PDF?

to be taken, by setting the PRINTSCALING to NONE. Click How to prevent the resizing of pages in PDF? if you want to see how

How to get the current page count?

: pdfDoc.getNumberOfPages(); Click How to get the current page count? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. page_numb

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

How to create with Java a table with three different row widths. How to create a table with Java that has three rows

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

1. Is it possible to disable the options dropdown list for annotations(text,stamp etc.)? If so, how? 2. Can the size

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 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

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

to create in memory and never will be in file system. How can I do this with iText? I'm using a MS SQL Report Server web service

How to make an image a qualified mask candidate in itext?

cannot be an image mask Is there any other way to mask an image using another image in iText? I know how to clip an image

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

I have an existing document of which the pages are too big. How can I crop the pages? Posted on StackOverflow on Apr 12, 2014

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

(10,10,100,100,0); rectangle.BackgroundColor = BaseColor.BLUE; overContent.Rectangle(rectangle); stamper.Close(); How can I do similar

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers

. We also created a Table object to publish the contents of a CSV file and the result already looked nice. But what if all

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers | .NET

. We also created a Table object to publish the contents of a CSV file and the result already looked nice. But what if all

How to add a hidden text field?

property. field.Visibility = PdfFormField.HIDDEN; Click How to add a hidden text field? if you want to see how to answer

How to introduce multiple PdfPageEventHelper instances?

in iTextSharp although there may be slight differences in the class and method names. Click How to introduce multiple

How to underline text with a dotted line?

(using the constructor of DottedLine). Click How to underline text with a dotted line? if you want to see how to answer

How to merge PDFs from ByteArrayOutputStreams?

understand how to do this because it seems that I need an InputStream (and I only have ByteArrayOutputStreams). Posted

How to get a font from an array?

of two files: a metrics file (AFM or PFM) and a font binary (PFB). In the code above afm and pfb are byte arrays. Click How

How to change the author name for comments?

")); } } pdfDoc.close(); } Click How to change the author name for comments? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. an

How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks?

. Click How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. bookmarks merge_documents

How to convert PdfStamper to a byte array?

examples on how to do that on the iText web site. Note that there is no PdfStamper in iText 7, we simply use PdfDocument instance

How to merge PDFs from ByteArayOutputStreams?

understand how to do this because it seems that I need an InputStream (and I only have ByteArrayOutputStreams). Posted

How to attach files to a PDF?

have to do an extra effort trying to read the PDF standard... Click How to attach files to a PDF? if you want to see how to answer

How to hyphenate text?

")); table.addCell(new Cell().add(paragraph)); Click How to hyphenate text? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5

How to rotate a paragraph?

: Rotate paragraph Click How to rotate a paragraph? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. rotate_text itext_7

How to add a table as a header?

it throws the following exception: The table width must be greater than zero. Why? What is the problem? How is it possible

How to watermark PDFs using text or images?

on each odd page and a transparent image on each even page of an existing PDF document. This is how it's done: protected void

How to put text above a barcode instead of under the bars?

How do I produce barcodes with text above instead of below? I'm using iText to dynamically generate PDF docs.I'm able

How to superimpose pages from existing documents into another document?

error: Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: RandomAccessSource not opened How can I solve this problem? Posted

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

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32582927 by Amit Ware https://stackoverflow.com/users/4684743/amit-ware This is how you create

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

something to it. This is how you get the XMP bytes: byte[] xmpBytes = page.getXmpMetadata().getBytes(); You perform your XML

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

an exception telling me that the content I'm adding isn't tagged. How do I solve this problem? Posted on StackOverflow on Dec 16, 2014

Does anyone have any idea how TabStop works?

I'm still trying to learn iText and have a few of the concepts down. However I can't figure out what TabStop is or how to use

How can I add titles of chapters in ColumnText?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/events/CreateTOCinColumn.java example to f

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 resize an Image to fit it into a PdfPCell?

% of the available width of the cell. Color charts Click How to resize an Image to fit it into a PdfPCell? if you want to see how

How to use the font Verdana in PdfStamper?

application. Click How to use the font Verdana in PdfStamper? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. fonts

How to use the full size of a page?

you 13 by 128 user units to add content. This is somewhat consistent with what you experience. Click How to use the full size

How to change the line spacing of text?

, it will be 20, and so on. You cannot combine fixed and multiplied leading. You can use only one of them. Click How to change the line

How to insert a "linked rectangle" with iText?

of a rectangle on a given page. I want to link this rectangle to another page of the same PDF (which I also know in advance). How do I

Which image types are supported by iText?

can't extract that image from the PDF. Instead you'll have to abstract two images, the opaque version and its image mask. Click

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

https://stackoverflow.com/users/1247963/codechefvaibhavkashyap If you want the text to be ordered based on its position on the page, you

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

pdfOffice + pdfSweep Redaction Example

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

Release iText 7.0.0

with the AGPL license. To enjoy the full scope of iText 7 support and its powerful add-ons, you need a commercial license. Release iText

How to set the export value of a check box?

the possible values of an existing check box by looking at the appearance dictionary (/AP), but I don't know how to set the export

How to create a link to launch an external program?

to the PdfAction. Click How to create a link to launch an external program? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5

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 find out which fields are required?

(" -> required"); out.write('\n'); } out.flush(); out.close(); pdfDoc.close(); } Click How to find out which fields are required? if you

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

. Click How does a PdfPCell's height relate to the font size? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. font_size

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

how to draw a Zapfdingbats character: PdfFont zapfdingbats = PdfFontFactory.createFont(FontConstants.ZAPFDINGBATS); Once you

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

example. This is how it’s done in iText 7: PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(DEST

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

is where its name originated. The root em (rem) stands for the font size of the root element of the HTML file. The size of 1 rem

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

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/acroforms/AddExtraPage.java example writte

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

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

How do I read only a specific part of each PDF page where information on each page is located at a constant position? I have

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

in the beginning of every page) should be in a different font and color. Just to be clear, I know how to set the font style/size/color. I

How to add blank pages while concatenating several PDFs using PdfSmartCopy

of files, which is why I'm not using it. I've read the answer to the question "How to add blank pages in exist PDF in java

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

that has been opened Many other options are possible, but once again: your question wasn't entirely clear. Click How to add a map

How to create a complex PDF document?

this technology. Click How to create a complex PDF document? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. forms

How to create a clickable polygon or path?

QuadPoints ;-) Allow me to explain how QuadPoints are used by showing you the AddPolygonLink

How to add text as a header or footer?

the text that was added as a header and a footer to each page. Click How to add text as a header or footer? if you want to see

How to merge documents correctly?

the unofficial documentation for the popularity of this wrong approach. Click How to merge documents correctly? if you want

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

. Let's start with the first question: How to get specific types from AcroFields? Like PushButtonField, RadioCheckField, etc

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

I've read that I need to Reader enable my document, but I can't find how to do this using iText. Using iText, I've

How to create a table with only vertical borders?

border: cell.setBorderRight(new SolidBorder(1)); Click How to create a table with only vertical borders? if you want to see how

How to keep specific words together on one line?

instead. Click How to keep specific words together on one line? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. non

How to tile a document and add margins to the tiles?

how we make a distinction between rect and pagesize? We define rect as the size of the original pages and we define pagesize

How to find the absolute position and dimension of a field?

that corresponds with the annotation. That's more work than can be provided in a code sample on this site. Click How to find

How to underline a portion of text in a text field?

enclosed in -tag to be underlined. How could I do that? For example: U>This text/U> should be underlined. I need the text enclosed

How to make sure a check box is printed?

with this problem in iText 7. Click How to make sure a check box is printed? if you want to see how to answer this question

How to add an inner table surrounded by text?

Table and Cell classes in iText 7 instead of PdfPTable and PdfPCell. Click How to add an inner table surrounded by text? if you

How to maintain a paragraph's indentation inside a table cell?

at the level of the Paragraph are preserved. Click How to maintain a paragraph's indentation inside a table cell? if you want to see

How to change a background Image into a watermark by altering the opacity?

mentioned above to see the difference. My example is written in Java, but it's very easy to port this to C#. Click How to change

How to rotate a page while creating a PDF document?

= new PdfNumber(90); PORTRAIT = new PdfNumber(0); SEASCAPE = new PdfNumber(270); Click How to rotate a page while creating a PDF

How to define the page size based on the content?

measurements are done in user units and that one user unit equals 1 pt by default. Click How to define the page size based

How to use multiple fonts in a single cell?

is identical. Click How to use multiple fonts in a single cell? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. fonts

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

right Y Every time, I get confused about how to make dimensions based on these coordinates to draw rectangle. If possible, can I

How to strike through text using iText?

, iText has made a couple of decisions for you: where do I put the line? How thick is the line? If you want to make

How to continue an ordered list on a second page?

commonly, I have to place various sections of text in specific places. I know how to create an ordered list, but I have come across

How to adapt the position of the first line in ColumnText?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/objects/ColumnTextAscender.java example. H

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

How to disable the save button and hide the menu bar in Adobe Reader?

); stamper.setViewerPreferences(PdfWriter.HideToolbar); My problem boils down to this: how do I disable the "save" button in the Adobe Rea

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

How can I serve the PDF file to the client without storing the file on the server side and allow the client side to directly

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

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

(PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL_STROKE); That works, but creates another problem. I don't know how to set these parameters back

How do I set parameters back to the default value?

(PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL_STROKE); That works, but creates another problem. I don't know how to set these parameters back

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

fields to a PDF. Is this possible with iText? If so, how can I do this? Posted on StackOverflow on Nov 30, 2014

How to create a custom dashed line separator?

the DottedLine, e.g. as a Text in a Cell (equivalents for Chunks and PdfPCells in iText 5). Click How to create a custom dashed line

How to change the text color of an AcroForm field?

", but the fields in the TOTAL column are written in red. Click How to change the text color of an AcroForm field? if you want

How to introduce rounded cells with a background color?

I have seen how to create cells with rounded borders, but is it possible to make a cell that will have no borders, but colored

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 to create and apply redactions?

. If you try to select the original text, you'll notice that is is no longer present. Click How to create and apply redactions

How to enable LTV for a timestamp signature?

Acrobat tells me my signature is LTV enabled, but the timestamp signature is not. How can I make both LTV enabled? I'm using

Why iText and Blockchain?

When iText was first released in the year 2000, its author, Bruno Lowagie, wrote down the following mission statement: We want

Release pdfOCR 1.0.0

repository https://github.com/itext/i7n-pdfocr), so feel free to head on over there, and check out (pun intended), how we brought

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

to figure out how to do it with radio buttons / radio groups. Is this possible with iText? Does anyone have an example? Posted

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

, you'll discover that it is very easy to port the Java to C#. Click How can I add an image to all pages of my PDF? if you want to see

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

, 0f); I googled but I couldn't find the Envelope size. How do I set the page size as Envelope with Landscape orientation? Posted

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

of the report contains a list of customer transactions. My doubt is: How to generate a header dynamically for each client? I need

How to rename named destinations in existing PDF files?

and new names in a Map named renamed. I use this map to change the destinations of the Link annotations on the first page. Click How

How to preserve high resolution images in PDF?

, the page will have a margin. Click How to preserve high resolution images in PDF? if you want to see how to answer this question

How to read text from a specific position?

))); text.Append(currentText); } pdfReader.Close(); } return text.ToString(); But how can I only restrict it to a specific location? Poste

How to merge forms from different files into one PDF?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/acroforms/reporting/FillFlattenMerge2.java

How to shrink pages in an existing PDF?

it to photos of people standing up vertically, you'll make them look fat. Click How to shrink pages in an existing PDF? if you want

How to introduce a rowspan?

"); In your case you'd need cell = new Cell(1,6); for the cell with value Deloitte. Click this link if you want to see how to answer

How to calculate the height of an element?

. That's a different question, though. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq

How to format a String resulting in a two-column display?

: I suppose the spaces in every string name, surname and school are the problem. How can I deal with this? EXPECTED OUTPUT: Name

How to make a single letter bold within a word?

at the second screen shot in my answer to the following question: How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?. You'll understand that your

How to create a PDF with a Cartesian grid?

want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version Latest

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

the type of pattern you require. Click How to add an x-offset to a text pattern with every x-step? if you want to see how

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

in the PdfDocument constructor. Click How to fill XFA form using iText without breaking usage rights? if you want to see how to answer

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

sure those are the dimensions of your page? Click How to set a fixed background image for all my pages? if you want to see how

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

(); } Click How to add a printable or non-printable bitmap stamp to a PDF? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5

How to read bookmark titles?

of the outline tree. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions

How to check if a font is bold?

want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version Latest

How to create an uncompressed PDF file?

be compressed. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this spac

How to convert colored images to black and white?

()); pdfDoc.close(); Click How to convert colored images to black and white? if you want to see how to answer this question

How to crop out a part of PDF file?

save and restore the graphics state stack, but that's rather obvious. Click How to crop out a part of PDF file? if you want

How to add an onMouseOver javaScript action to a TextField?

How can I add javascripts to iTextsharp created textfields? To add an onMouseOver JavaScript action to a TextField, use

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

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

> This will filter only the text where the PostScript font name ends with Bold or Oblique. This is how you use this filter: <div data

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks

shows how this is done: PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest); PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer); Document document = new

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks | .NET

https://itextpdf.com/content/itext-7-jump-start-tutorial/examples/chapter-1#c01e02_rickastley.cs example shows how this is done: var writ

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

want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq

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

"How can I count the number of PDF reads and writes in iText 7?" in the Volume Counter FAQs. Please take a look

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

of your page. Variable page is the integer number of page you are interested in. Click this link if you want to see how to answer

How to set background image in PdfPCell in iText?

at the ImageBackground example for the full code. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Publishe

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

). Just use the font file with an encoding that is supported by that font program. Click this link if you want to see how

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

and require a font pack in Adobe Reader), you should use KozMinPro-Regular (without the otf). Click this link if you want to see how

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

shipped with your legal copy of Microsoft Windows, and Monotype may have licensed its fonts to Windows under a license that is less

Installing iText for .NET

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

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

. However, I have not been able to find a good example of how to generate a PDF/UA document. Can you provide an example? Posted

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using pdfXFA

https://stackoverflow.com/users/2413934/chuck You didn't insert a code sample to show how you are currently flattening the XFA form. I

How to introduce a custom font weight in iText 7?

this to get a different boldness). Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. italic mimic_bold

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

() method to set the fill color for the canvas. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq

How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape?

() method to set the fill color for the canvas. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq

How to invoke a page break for nested tables?

that there are no PdfPTable and PdfPCell classes anymore. We use Table and Cell instead. Click this link if you want to see how to answer

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

totalHeight = tableLayoutResult.getOccupiedArea().getBBox().getHeight(); Click this link if you want to see how to answer

How can I find the border color of a field?

. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq

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

want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version Latest

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using iTextSharp?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/2413934/chuck You didn't insert a code sample to show how you are currently flattening the XFA form. I

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

), and I submit the data to a server, how can I specify/retrieve the encoding that will be used? For instance. When I submit

How to draw a line every 25 words?

to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version Latest

How to continue field output on a second page?

this sample differs from iText 5 a lot. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published

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

a suitable method for this. How should I do this? Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 4, 2014

Chapter 3: Generating PDF based on Media Queries

previously calculated so I know it will appear to be around the text." All the difficult stuff of calculating how many lines

Release iText Core 7.1.15

and align-items better PDF/A Conformance exception text ignore invalid catalog version on document load Iimprove exception

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

https://itextpdf.com/question/how-create-table-based-two-dimensional-array if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq

How To find internal links in a PDF file?

if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version Latest

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

if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. fonts superscript itext_7 itext_7_community itext_7_core

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

. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this space

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

this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions from this space and version

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

() method, the data is sufficient. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq pdfxfa

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

that the header appears on the first page: table.setSkipFirstHeader(true); Click this link if you want to see how to answer

I upgraded to iText 7, how do I use my license?

How to install your new iText license. If you're using iText 7.2 and newer, you should have a license key in JSON format

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

to use the first sample. Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq Published by Scroll Versions

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

https://itextpdf.com/question/how-create-table-based-two-dimensional-array if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. faq

Chapter 4: Creating reports using pdfHTML

leanpub-tip.png Chapter 7 of the iText 7: Building Blocks tutorial explains how you can meet these requirements. You can achieve

Release iText 7.1.4

entries. [DEVSIX-1940] : CharacterRenderInfo assumes 1 char is 1 glyph. [DEVSIX-1947] : Min-width attribute of non-left aligned

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

and provider of Identity Services. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to use the GlobalSign API and iText 7 Core to sign a PDF

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

that the header appears on the first page: table.setSkipFirstHeader(true); Click this link if you want to see how to answer

Chapter 5: Custom tag workers and CSS appliers

: Creating QRCodes from HTML The text in the HTML file has a red border because that's how we defined the style of the <qr>-tag

Release pdfOffice 2.0.0

Release date: October 25, 2021 Hot on the heels of its first release, pdfOffice is now at version 2.0.0. We've continued

iText 7 Core: Fixing incorrect height calculation

values represented in the PDF page. For instance, if one calculated a BBox of a paragraph and used its values to fit the paragraph

Use cases

blockchain client. It's easy to imagine how this system can be used to automate all kinds of workflows. Port of Antwerp The port

Part II - Proprietary APIs and Custom Providers

” https://itextpdf.com/en/blog/technical-notes/using-itext-7-and-aws-kms-digitally-sign-pdf-document which explains how to use the Key Man

Release iText Core 7.2.2

. In cases when a font's CID does not correspond to its GID, iText could incorrectly read its cmap values resulting in incorrect

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

this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. fonts concatenate font_subset merge_documents itext_7

Removing Items from a PDF's Outline Tree

Introduction A PDF's document outline tree (otherwise known as its bookmarks) serves as an important source of shortcuts

Release iText 7.0.5

https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1512] - pdfHTML: Tagged pdf containing aligned image has incorrect reading order [DEVSIX-1514

Manipulating existing PDFs

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples for Java and i7ns-samples https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples for .NET (C#). How to add

Release RUPS 7.1.13

https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/itext-7-core, as it is one of the most important dependencies it has (so all the goodies in Core

Before we start: Overview of the classes and interfaces

of its own. The ILeafElement interface will be implemented by building blocks that can't contain any other elements. For instance

Release RUPS 7.1.12

of the most important dependencies it has (so all the goodies in Core, should make its way into RUPS). For this release in particular

Actions and annotations

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples for Java and i7ns-samples https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples for .NET (C#). How to add

Font examples

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples for Java and i7ns-samples https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples for .NET (C#). How can I use

Release iText 7.1.6

certificate validation failed. [DEVSIX-2625] : PDFs with wrong /Contents content are failed to be closed correctly. [DEVSIX-2642

Image examples

types are supported by iText? How to use an image as list symbol? How to prevent images from resizing in a table cell? How to add

Release pdfSweep 3.0.2

where its file type or encoding is not supported, it will now produce a more detailed exception message. GitHub

General questions about iText

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples for Java and i7ns-samples https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples for .NET (C#). How to keep

Page events

header overlap with my content? Why is my content overlapping with my footer? How to add a text to the left and to the right

Part IV - Appearances

it explicitly. As this is an interesting case and as you would choose to sign in an existing field by selecting it by its name, we

Absolute positioning of text

syntax errors in a page created with iText? How to fit a String inside a rectangle? Why does ColumnText ignore the horizontal

Release pdfRender 2.0.2

been gaining popularity since Apple announced it would use HEIC as the default for its operating systems in 2017. Check out

Absolute positioning of lines and shapes

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples for Java and i7ns-samples https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples for .NET (C#). How to draw

Questions about PDF in general

Not LTV-enabled mean? How to protect a PDF with a username and password? How to hide the Adobe floating toolbar when showing a PDF

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

.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

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

Release pdfOffice 2.0.4

the pdfOffice add-on is currently only available natively for Java, you can access its functionality using the iText 7 Suite BYOL

Table events

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples for Java and i7ns-samples https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples for .NET (C#). How to define

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for Java

possible to attempt to set borders on a highlight annotation). The emptyArea field and its accessors

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for .NET

no longer possible to attempt to set borders on a highlight annotation). The emptyArea field and its accessors

Content parsing, extraction and redaction of text

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 redactions? How

Release pdf2Data 2.1.10

to extract text by its color. This version of pdf2Data also brings a number of parsing logic improvements that give a significantly

Release iText Core 7.1.16

https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/convert-ms-office-to-pdf-pdfoffice has been added to the iText product portfolio. As its name su

Release pdfOffice 1.0.0

-new product, we are still busy creating some documentation for it, although its usage is pretty straightforward... Don't believe

Release iText Core 7.2.1

which is mandatory in the PDF specification is not an issue anymore. We'd also like to thank the iText community for its

Release pdfOffice 2.0.3

in this release, see the Changelog below. While the pdfOffice add-on is currently only available natively for Java, you can access its

What is the size limit of pdf file?

. If size of the contents of such a folder goes beyond 1GB then the browser gets closed automatically when receiving the PDF file

Release iText Core 7.2.0

. This version of jsoup (1.14.1), brings a number of security and stability fixes, in addition to its improved SVG support. Probably

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

folder, grabbing the web resource contents by ServletContext#getResourceAsStream(), writing it to the temp file and finally

Deploying iText Suite SDK/API on Amazon Web Services

ENCODED_LICENSE, where its value is a Base64 encoded string of a zip of the license key. So: zip your .XML or .JSON (depending

Why do PDFs change when processing them?

byte strings. The first byte string shall be a permanent identifier based on the contents of the file at the time

.Creating Table of Contents using events vLatest

Example written in answer to the question Click How can I add titles of chapters in ColumnText? createtocincolumn <div data

Creating Table of Contents using events

Example written in answer to the question Click How can I add titles of chapters in ColumnText? createtocincolumn <div data

Page events for headers and footers

Some examples for questions such as: Click How to add text as a header or footer? Click How to add a table as a header? Click

What does PDF 2.0 stand for?

files and (usually) interprets their contents for display (PDF readers), software that reads and displays PDF content

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

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

What is the connection between LTV and document timestamps?

How do I make a PDF document LTV enabled without using timestamps? I have read the paper, discussions but there is one thing

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

Digital Signatures Hub

of invoicing fraud. These issues and many more can now be solved by Blockchain. This eBook focuses on how you can use Blockchain

Release iText 7.1.1

. The biggest news is that iText has taken its first steps to support .NET Standard 1.6. The frameworks that we are targeting

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

copy of Microsoft Windows, and Monotype may have licensed its fonts to Windows under a license that is less strict. Let's right

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

Fit text in cell

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to get the rendered dimensions of text? Click How

How not to merge documents

This is an example that is used by many people, but it is completely wrong: you should not use PdfWriter to merge documents. Use PdfCopy

Scaling and rotating pages

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to rotate a page 90 degrees? Click How to rotate

.Scaling and rotating pages vLatest

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to rotate a page 90 degrees? Click How to rotate

Before we start: installing iText 7

the jars from the Central Maven Repository. We have made some simple videos explaining how to do this using different IDEs: How

Can I change the page count by changing internal metadata?

structure of PDF document. While searching the internet, I've found some nice tools to edit the metadata, so far I haven't found how

Improving SVG to PDF conversion

in the same way. The second issue was a bug in how the 'path' element's 'd' property (a property to specify the shape of a path

How do we define an application?

Good question! In a service-oriented architecture environment, this can be complex. Is a web-based customer portal a single application?

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, with just a

Why is my content overlapping with my footer?

to learn how to add events in iText 7. You should override the handleEvent() method in IEventHandler interface and assign

Can I create a Reader-enabled PDF using iText?

I want my PDF to have extra usage rights for people opening the document in Adobe Reader, but I can't find how to achieve

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

.Reordering pages vLatest

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

pdfHTML: Support for linearGradient in CSS and SVG

https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/examples/support-for-lineargradient-color-scheme-in-layout-css-and-svg we demonstrated how to use this

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

Nested tables

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to nest tables without extending the inner table? Click

When Contracts aren't Smart Contracts

in the blockchain, smart contracts can be used to determine whether and how a document can be registered in the blockchain

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 dynamically

How do I load a license key?

The license key library is a jar or dll that you add to your project. This library is used to load and validate your license key. This

How does iText Group count processes/files?

Files are counted based on one open, close, or edit to a PDF file. For example all of the following would count as one process for

How do I get a free trial?

Click here https://itextpdf.com/en/get-startedto request your free 30 day trial. free_trial itext_7_suite faq Changed non-existent

How do I install iText 7 Core?

Installing iText 7 Core is as simple as downloading the binaries https://developers.itextpdf.com/downloads and adding them to your

How do I renew my license?

Annual subscribers are sent a series of reminder notices starting 60 days before the annual subscription expires. Contact an iText sales

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/A compliant

How do I use pdfRender in a .NET environment?

Introduction While iText does not currently offer a native C# version of pdfRender

.How to merge PDFs from ByteArayOutputStreams? vLatest

How to convert an ASP or JSP page to PDF?

The pdfHTML add-on parses HTML and CSS. That's it. ASP.Net, JSP, MVC, Razor, Struts, Spring, etc, are all HTML frameworks iText and

How to parse multiple HTML files into one PDF?

This question was originally posted on Stack Overflow on January 6, 2015

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

This question was originally asked on Mar 18, '15 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29121766 by aggsol

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

to explain why it happens. All of this shouldn't be a problem when using the correct jar with a JDK that knows how to read

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

know how to do it. Posted on StackOverflow on Sep 15, 2015 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32593183 by user2866205

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

Repeating parts of a form

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to continue field output on a second page? Click How

Colored text

Examples written in answer to questions such as: Click How to make a single letter bold within a word? Click How to apply

Adding backgrounds using page events

Examples written in answer to questions such as: Click How to change the color of pages? How to draw a border for PDF pages

.Repeating parts of a form vLatest

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to continue field output on a second page? Click How

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

a System.StackOverflowException error when attempting to run the code. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening and how I can fix

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

Repeating rows

Example that explains how to meet the very specific requirement explained in the following question: How to repeat the last 5

Watermark examples

These examples were written in response to questions such as: How to add a watermark to a page with an opaque image? How

Showing special characters

These examples are written in the context of questions such as: Click How to display indian rupee symbol? Click Why isn't

Changing OCGs

Examples in response to questions such as: Click How to set the OCG state of an existing PDF? Click How to change the order

Changing the zoom factor in a link destination

written in the context of questions such as: Click How to set the zoom level of a PDF using iTextSharp? Click How to change the zoom

Render data as table

Examples written in answer to the questions: Click How to create a table based on a two-dimensional array? Click How can I

Why are the AcroFields in my document empty?

", pdfReader.AcroFields.Fields .Select(x => x.Key + "=" + pdfReader.AcroFields.GetField(x.Key)).ToArray()); } How can I read

.Changing OCGs vLatest

Examples in response to questions such as: Click How to set the OCG state of an existing PDF? Click How to change the order

.Changing the zoom factor in a link destination vLatest

written in the context of questions such as: Click How to set the zoom level of a PDF using iTextSharp? Click How to change the zoom

.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

Release pdfHTML 3.0.5

in the specification when and how an intrinsic aspect ratio should be handled, we did our best to offer as wide support

Positioning different text snippets on a page

These examples were written in response to questions such as: Click How to divide a page in N parts so we can fill each

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

I am generating a PDF document and displaying it in a Web browser (the current version of IE is the most important target). I want to

How much does it cost to upgrade iText 5 to iText 7?

Customers who have a commercial license for iText 5 Core, and who are current support and maintenance subscribers can upgrade to iText 7

How do I extend my 30-day free trial?

Contact iText sales to see if you’re eligible to extend your free trial. free_trial itext_7_suite faq

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

This is a duplicate of the question Which languages are supported in pdfHTML?. The answer can be found in chapter 6, but this question is

Part I - Overview and Simple Cases

with how iText builds a CMS signature container for your simple signature values and you want to do that yourself. In later

Chapter 1: Hello HTML to PDF

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i7js-examples/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/htmlsamples/chapter01/C01E01_HelloWorld.

Why does my header overlap with my content?

, but unfortunately, it overlaps with the rest of my content. How can I avoid this? Question inspired by the posts on StackOverflow dated

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

of font. How can I fix it? I am generating PDF documents with iText. When I try to include the "Agenda Tabular Light" font, iText

Is it possible to attach multiple layout events to a PdfPCell?

How do I separate different cell options in separate events? I'm not sure if it's possible to set multiple events. I would

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

Generating and displaying bar codes

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to display barcodes in a matrix-like structure? Click

XFA examples

These example were written in answer to questions such as: Click Is it safe to remove XFA? Click How to change the text color

Adding watermarks to images

These examples were written in answer to the following questions: Click How to add text to an image? Click How to draw lines

pdfHTML: Using emojis in iText

. How it works When converting HTML files to PDF documents the process to include emojis is simple and straightforward; we need

.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

Filling out forms

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to format a field as a percentage? Click How to format

Create fields in a table

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to distribute the radio buttons of a radio field across

Alignment, indentation, leading and spacing in cells

Examples written in answer to questions such as: Click How to maintain a paragraph's indentation inside a table cell? Click

Table and cell events to draw borders

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to use a dotted line as a cell border? Click How

Pattern colors

These examples were written in the context of questions such as: Click How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape? Click

Which languages are supported in pdfHTML?

with a combination of Chinese and English text, you will only see the English text, unless you provide a font that knows how

.Pattern colors vLatest

These examples were written in the context of questions such as: Click How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape? Click

pdfRender: BufferedImage as output format

be overridden with logic to decide how and where the BufferedImage object should be stored. Take a look at the example below

Option to disable AGPL-usage warning messages

be honored to add it to our list of AGPL projects built on top of iText 7 and we'll explain how to remove this message from your

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

Creating and adding annotations

These examples were written in the context of questions such as: Click How to add a printable or non-printable bitmap stamp

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

.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

Large tables

Example that shows how you can add a table little by little in order to keep the memory footprint low. incompletetable <div

Extracting objects from a PDF

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

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

Renaming a field

Example that explains how to rename a field. renamefield <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext' data-java

Get information from a form

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

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

Raw images

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to create unique images with Image.getInstance()? rawimages <div

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

ColumnText and the font ascender

For more info about this example, read the answer to the question Click How to adapt the position of the first line

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

Underline and strike-through in a cell

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to strike through text using iText? simpletable6 <div data-pym

Setting of choice form field using setValue Method

New for iText Core 7.1.11 is a change to how form fields are handled, specifically when /TI value is present, and when using

.Color of a circle annotation vLatest

Example written in answer to the question Click How to change the color of a circle annotation? circleannotation <div data-pym

.Renaming a field vLatest

Example that explains how to rename a field. renamefield <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext' data-java