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How to create a TOC when merging documents?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/merge/MergeWithToc2.java example. Click Ho

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

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

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

How to merge documents correctly?

the following problem when printing the PDF file after merge, the PDF documents get cut off. Sometimes this happens because the documents

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

Chapter 6: Creating actions, destinations, and bookmarks

about this example when compared to the previous one. Line 6: we create an ArrayList named toc that will contain a series

Manipulating existing PDFs

a TOC when merging documents? How to change the order of Optional Content Groups? How to crop out a part of PDF file? How

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents

with PdfMerger Figure 6.7 shows a PDF that was created by merging the first 32-page document with the second 15-page document

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents | .NET

of the merging of specific pages based on a Table of Contents (TOC) that we'll create on the fly. This TOC contains link annotations

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

pdfHTML: Creation and/or merging of outlines for documents

had one prefix, and this created problems when merging two documents created by pdfHTML, because destination names in different

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

How to merge PDFs from ByteArayOutputStreams?

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

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

the resulting PDF to be a PDF/A level A document. Figure 7.6 shows how we merged the two PDF/A level A documents we created

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

the two PDF/A level A documents we created in the previous sections. Figure 7.6: merging 2 PDF/A level A documents When we look

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

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

if we want to add a watermark, background, header or footer to every page? How do we know when a new page is created? We'll need

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

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

How to create a document with unequal page sizes?

= PdfWriter.getInstance( document, new FileOutputStream(("MYpdf.pdf"))); when I create the document, I have the option to specify

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 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

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 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

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

, TTC files, or a combination of AFM and PFB files. Click Why do I get a font embedding error when creating PDFA/1a? if you want

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?

shape that we'll make clickable. You already know how to create a clickable link with a rectangular shape: Rectangle linkLocation

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

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

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 allow page extraction when setting password security?

XI Pro. Click How to allow page extraction when setting password security? if you want to see how to answer this question

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

Why do PDFs change when processing them?

it was originally created and shall not change when the file is incrementally updated. The second byte string shall be a changing identif

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

the content. Click How to create a pop-up window to display images and text? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5

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

? I'm using the following code to merge PDFs together using iText: public static void concatenatePdfs(ListFile> listOfPdfFiles

How to underline text with a dotted line?

I need to merge 2 paragraphs, the first is a sequence of dots, and the second is the text that I want write on dots: Paragraph

Font examples

embedding error when creating PDFA/1a? Can I embed a font only partially? Why is my font not applied when I create a PDF document? How

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

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

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 get the color properties of an AcroForm field?

need the annotation dictionary. You also know that the field dictionary and the widget dictionary are often merged when one

How to create a list without indentation?

will then automatically tag that content as a list (e.g. in the context of accessibility). Click How to create a list without

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

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

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

= FontFactory.getFont("my_nato_font", BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED); When I create the pdf and do a CTRL + D, I can

How to update a PDF without creating a new PDF?

creating a new PDF? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. itext_7 the_best_questions_on_stack_overflow

Interactive forms

enter a cross symbol when CheckType style is check mark? How to create radio buttons inside a table? How to show an image

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 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

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 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

Chapter 4: Creating reports using pdfHTML

discusses this third approach, which is ideal when you have to create documents of a certain type, for instance catalogues, invoices

.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

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

When Contracts aren't Smart Contracts

" is also used in the context of DLT, more specifically when we talk about "smart contracts." We need to make sure that we don't

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 create unique images with Image.getInstance()?

. Mea culpa and thanks. Click How to create unique images with Image.getInstance()? if you want to see how to answer

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 create a pushbuttonfield with double byte character text?

can try arialuni.ttf or any other font that supports Japanese. Click How to create a pushbuttonfield with double byte character

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

PdfSigner now correctly detects and creates PDF/A documents

that does not conform to the PDF/A standard present on the document before the signing process started. How it works When signing

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

How to create a link to a specific page number?

("Link", PdfAction.createGoTo("dest2"))); Click How to create a link to a specific page number? if you want to see how to answer

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 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 use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?

with what you see on the inside (when looking at the second screen shot), but that's how it works. CONCLUSION: Many people think

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

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?

to receive Tagged PDF using pdfDoc.setTagged(), iText will make sure that the appropriate tags are created when adding Element

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 change the color of pages?

I want to create the first two pages with a blue background color and the remaining pages in white, but when I try this every

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 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

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 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

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

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

for Windows fonts when using iText? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. font_license fonts itext_7 license

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

How to add a table as a header?

width of 100% of my page I have some problem. I have create a class named PdfHeaderFooter that extends the iTextSharp

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 preserve high resolution images in PDF?

. Is there any way to add a big image to an A4 page without losing quality? I'm using iTextSharp library, firstly I'm creating

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 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

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

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

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

it is necessary. Click When is the content flushed to a PDF File by iTextSharp? if you want to see how to answer this question

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 fill a rectangle with color?

border, because the path created using the rectangle() method has been dealt with when you filled it. No new path has been

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 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 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

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

Dialog box, it would not be printed, but when "Document and stamps" is selected, then the bitmap would print Right now I can create

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

How to generate and design PDFs with iText or iTextSharp?

to create the PDF design when I could just do it right within the PDF without having to rely on on various files that serves

How to add multiple images into a single PDF?

you need set the page size to the size of the first image when you create the Document instance. Click How to add multiple images

How to introduce multiple PdfPageEventHelper instances?

when necessary to compose the documents but PageEvent is not really an event but an instance of only one IPdfEvent, what

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

When I call setFixedHeight() on a PdfPCell, and add more text than fits in the given height, iText seems to print the prefix

How to fit a String inside a rectangle?

When the column height is not sufficient to add the content of the strings, why is the content incomplete? I'm trying to add

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

should not do that manually because you don't know when a new page will be created by iText. Instead you should use an event handler

How to draw a borderless rounded rectangle?

, 210, 100, 100) .stroke(); pdfDoc.close(); } This piece of code shows 4 different ways of creating rectangles. Click How

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

How do I create a separate OCR layer?

By default, pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr merges the recognized text into the image that just got

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

Volume Counter FAQs

the instructions marked iText 7.1.x in this FAQ. However, if you have a JSON license key file, see the instructions for iText 7.2.x. How

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

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

of LINK_ANNOTATION property on each split (important for links which occupy more than two areas.) This is because when we update

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 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 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

Release iText 7.1.11

, check above for how to revert the behavior); Improve creation and/or merging of outlines; Support for widows and orphans properties

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

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

https://itextpdf.com/sites/default/files/Dfhdk.png Form with radio buttons and check boxes When I call AcroFields.GetField

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

So far all the examples seem to involve adding metadata while creating a new Document. I want to take an existing PDF and add

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

= PdfAcroForm.getAcroForm(pdfDoc, true); form.addField(group); When we create the cells for the radio buttons, we add an event

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

); scaleDown(page, pageDict, PdfName.CropBox, scale); } } When you create the event, you pass a value scale that will define

How to parse multiple HTML files into one PDF?

to create a temporary PdfDocument. We merge this temporary PdfDocument into the PdfMerger instance. Once we have created and merged

How to make sure a check box is printed?

When I click on File and Print, the check boxes don't show in the print preview, and also don't print. Why is that? I am new

How to tell iText which fields to flatten first?

of the other. When I fill the fields via iText and flatten the form, the form field that I had created on top of the other form

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

are using, you are responsible for creating the tag structure at the lowest PDF level when you use the setTagged() method. In more

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 display indian rupee symbol?

as encoding. When creating a Font object, you pass the rupee symbol as encoding. The correct way to achieve what you want in iText 7

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

" (HUD). Since version X of Adobe Reader, there is a new mode called "Read Mode", which is the default viewing mode when you open

Release iText Core 7.2.4

explicit destinations into a single PDF object PdfDocument.copyPagesTo was creating corrupt PDFs when there was a button widget

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

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

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

this pageSize when creating the PdfDocument instance and I add the same image 4 times using different coordinates: PdfDocument

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 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 to align a label versus its content?

I want my content to be aligned so that every line starts at the same X position, no matter how many items are added

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

How to generate 2D barcode as vector image?

that is supposed to create a vector image. I tried using it like this: Rectangle pageSize = new Rectangle(w * 72, h * 72); Document doc =

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 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

Does anyone have any idea how TabStop works?

) of 56 user units and now, when we create Tabs inside or before text, they will make the “offset” equals to 56 user units. You can

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 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

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

-before: always"> <p id="id3">Page number. This is on page: <a class="chapterone"></a></p> </body> </html> This HTML, when used

How can I find the border color of a field?

, and the value for Blue is 0. This is consistent with us setting the color to Color.RED when we created the file. You say that you have

How to make a single letter bold within a word?

Font RED_NORMAL = new Font(BaseColor.RED); In iText 7 you could create a Text instance and set only color value. When you add

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

How to add inline spacing in a PdfPCell?

the content of the first cell to the left (by default) and the content of the second cell to the right. This creates space between

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

, and only stretch it up when the PDF is displayed, cutting up the image content into smaller patches of images,... So far, I have

Release iText 7.0.3

triggers a PdfException DEVSIX-1103 https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1103: Merging a document with outlines created

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 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 format a String resulting in a two-column display?

(value2); return p; } In this example, we create a paragraph for which we define tabs of 200 user units. Now when we add a new Tab

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

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

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

Code can't recognize a fox or a dog, so we create a new document with Alt attributes saying "Figure without an Alt description

How to format a field as a percentage?

to the assumption that your form contains JavaScript that formats fields when a human user enters a value. When you fill out a form using

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

.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

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 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

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

iText 7: Converting HTML to PDF with pdfHTML

was spent on the new Renderer framework. When a document is created with iText 7, a tree of renderers and their child-renderers

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

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

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive | .NET

they are represented by a widget annotation. This widget annotation is created implicitly when we create a field

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

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 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

General questions about iText

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

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive

because they are represented by a widget annotation. This widget annotation is created implicitly when we create a field

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 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 extract embedded streams?

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

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

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

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

Release iText 7.0.5

created when using pdfHTML is confusing [DEVSIX-1555 https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1555] - Process MAX_WIDTH

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

.How to merge PDFs from ByteArayOutputStreams? vLatest

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

Release iText 7.1.4

: StyledXMLParserException for svg without width or height . [DEVSIX-1821] : /Parent reference missing when iText creates /Pages

TOC as first page

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

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 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 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

Release iText 7.1.7

of SmartMode copying (performance boost in merge) Avoid resources depletion due to decompression bombs Improve the performance when

Release iText Core 7.2.5

. In previous versions, layers with identical names would be discarded when merging with useSmartMode() (Java

How to nest tables without extending the inner table?

what happens when you add the table straight to another table. This is how it’s done in iText 7: Table innerTable1 = new Table(1

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 fill out a PDF file programmatically? (Dynamic XFA)

posted the question: I found the issue. The replacement DomDocument needs to be the entire merged XML of the new document, not just

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

Image examples

a map with a pointer to a PDF? How to generate 2D barcode as vector image? How to create unique images with Image.getInstance

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

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

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

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 resize an Image to fit it into a PdfPCell?

? If it's possible, where do have I to do this? Right after I load the image or when I put the image into my PDF table cell? When

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

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 do I rotate a PDF page to an arbitrary angle?

clockwise when displayed or printed. The value shall be a multiple of 90. Default value: 0. Whenever an ISO standard uses the word

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

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

Chapter 5: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 2)

example to see how this PDF was created. Table table = new Table

How to keep specific words together on one line?

I want to make sure that firstname and lastname aren't split by a newline. When a phone number contains space characters, I

How to extract a page number from a PDF file?

a minute!" you say, "When I open a PDF in Adobe Reader, I can clearly see a page number in the document!" Yes, you can see that page

How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password?

. We'll create such a file using the EncryptPdf

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

" for the radio button. Each item in that array is a PdfIndirectReference. How do I get the actual object when all I have

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 add a hidden text field?

I'd like to create a text field with iTextSharp that is not visible. Here's code I'm using to create a text field: TextField

How to resize a PdfPTable to fit the page?

by Jannis Alexakis https://stackoverflow.com/users/637791/jannis-alexakis If you want a table to fit a page, you should create

How to draw a borderless table in iTextSharp?

the border of each cell. For instance: if you create Cell objects, you use: cell.setBorder(Border.NO_BORDER); In case the cells

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 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 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

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

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?

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

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

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

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 extract text and anchor information from a PDF?

can visit our website, XYZ, and do something" where XYZ is a clickable link. The output when extracting this content should

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

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 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 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

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

the bold text present in that location. Would creating a new method or class called FontBasedTextExtractionStrategy instead of a simple

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

How to check if a font is bold?

TT116t00 looks like when you look at the internals of the PDF file you have shared

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

.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

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

Chapter 1: Introducing fonts

turning a plain text file into a PDF eBook and I liked the result. When I discovered how many movies, cartoons and series were made

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers

created a Document with a certain page size and certain margins (defined explicitly or implicitly) and when we added basic

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers | .NET

created a Document with a certain page size and certain margins (defined explicitly or implicitly) and when we added basic

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 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 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 define the page size based on the content?

it to the document, so I can calculate the total size before creating the document, but some content types (tables for example) don't hav

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 add a background image to a cell?

I want to create a document which contains a table with cells with the same background image and text. I have the following

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

https://stackoverflow.com/users/2847083/raghaveshukla I've created an example called ShadedFill

How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/2847083/raghaveshukla I've created an example called ShadedFill

Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document

on. When creating a document from scratch, it's possible to create a placeholder for the total number of pages. Once all

Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document | .NET

the current page number. Now that we have an existing document, we can add "1 of 4", "2 of 4", and so on. When creating

How to show an image at a text field position?

= position.position; } This is how I try to set the image on that position: Image image = Image.getInstance("ImageFileName"); Float dimen

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 make an image a qualified mask candidate in itext?

should be masked with image B.jpg. But when I tried to make the image B a mask, I got the following DocumentException: This image

Option to disable AGPL-usage warning messages

When using iText 7 Core in AGPL mode (without loading an iText license) a message will occasionally be printed to the standard

How to remove text from a PDF?

the cleanUp() method and when we close the PdfDocument instance, we get the following result: Text in gray area has been completely

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 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

PDF and Digital Signatures

. Creating a digital signature for PDF In figure 1, we can see how the bytes are organized in a PDF file. Figure 1: Digital Signature

Chapter 2: Adding content to a Canvas or a Document

class with two subclasses: Document and Canvas: Document is the default root element when creating a self-sufficient PDF

Release iText 7.0.4

to a PdfFont [DEVSIX-1392 https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1392] - pdfXFA: Nullpointer when processing input [DEVSIX-1394

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

corresponds with a row in a PdfPTable and finally I add this PdfPTable to the Document. When the table is split, I need to add

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

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using pdfXFA

I assume I need to flatten a XFA form in order to display properly on the UI of an application that uses Nuance's CSDK. When I

How to introduce a custom font weight in iText 7?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26838812/custom-font-weight-in-itextsharp by retif https://stackoverflow.com/users/1688203/retif When

How to invoke a page break for nested tables?

), the report looks fine. When I nest a PdfPTable with a limited number of rows into a cell, all works fine too: /-------- 20 string

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

-up window when open and active. This entry shall identify the user who added the annotation. The value you seek is not available

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using iTextSharp?

I assume I need to flatten a XFA form in order to display properly on the UI of an application that uses Nuance's CSDK. When I

How to precisely position an image on top of a Table?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/tables/AddOverlappingImage.java class, we

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 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 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

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

Chapter 3: Using ILeafElement implementations

if there's an actual use case for the setFixedPosition() method that accepts a page number as a parameter when creating a document

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 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 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 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

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

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 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 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 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 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 hyphenate text?

the Paragraph. In other words: you need to create an empty Paragraph object and then add one or more Text objects: Paragraph

How to calculate the height of an element?

above the baseline and the height below the baseline, when we use a font size of 12. As you probably know, the font size

How can I read Roman page numbers?

that has pages numbered like this: Pages with page labels In the listPageLabels() method, we create a txt file with list of page

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

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

Why does my header overlap with my content?

I am using page events to create a header that consists of a table. This table is added to each page in my document

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

corresponds with a row in a PdfPTable and finally I add this PdfPTable to the Document. When the table is split, I need to add

Chapter 4: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 1)

a MyParagraphRenderer extending the default ParagraphRenderer. Creating a custom renderer When we look at figure 4.7, we see two Paragrap

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

should be like Name:ABC date:2015-03-02 How can I do this? Posted on StackOverflow on Apr 11, 2015

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

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

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

How to add a border to a PDF page?

of simple code to draw a border of a page: public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException { // Create a PdfDocument

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 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

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 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

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

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

("This is right, because we create a paragraph with an indentation to the left and as we are adding the paragraph in composite mode, all

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 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 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 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 a border to a PDF page? vLatest

of simple code to draw a border of a page: public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException { // Create a PdfDocument

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

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

How to right-align text in a PdfPCell?

comes out left-aligned in the cell. Here is my code for creating the table: PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2); table.TotalWidth

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

Digital Signatures Hub

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

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

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

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content | .NET

https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/tags/.NET https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples/tags). When we talk about low-level content

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

Use cases

, the CRM of the vendor will notice this immediately when the block containing a record created by the bank reaches the CRM's

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 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 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

Release iText Core 7.2.1

PubKeySecurityHandler output stream with DER encoding format OcgPropertiesCopier: StackOverflowError when merging documents with OCGs

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

How to shrink pages in an existing PDF?

I am using PdfWriter, PdfImportedPage and the addTemplate() method to shrink pages. However, when I do so, I lose the rotation

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

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

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

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 to set background image in PdfPCell in iText?

().addXObject(img.getXObject(), getOccupiedAreaBBox()); super.draw(drawContext); } } Then you should create an instance

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

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

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

. If they are missing, they default to the /CropBox. None of these values can outsize the /CropBox. When you create a document

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

Core Layout: Text in PDF does not wrap appropriately (Text elements inside Paragraph)

Background In release 7.2.5 of the iText Core library we’ve introduced a fix in relation to how word wrapping is handled

Actions and annotations

the color of a circle annotation? How to create hierarchical bookmarks? How to modify the size of annotations and make them read-only

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

"); PdfFontFactory.register(path); The caveat is that this method is highly unportable and environment-dependent. Among others, this will

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

Tables

the border color of a PdfPCell? How to add an image and text to the same cell? How to create a table with complex borders? How

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

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

. For instance: when I open Word on my PC, the default font is Calibri with a font size of 11pt. Although ISO 32000 claims

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

.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

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

); column.go(); document.close(); pdfDoc.close(); } When I run this code, I get the following error: ExceptionConverter

Safeguards against loops in cross-reference structure of PDF files

We've made some improvements to how we parse cross-reference tables or streams in existing documents. The PDF file format uses

How to convert colored images to black and white?

the resulting bytes to create an Image object. Image img = makeBlackAndWhitePng(new PdfImageXObject(stream)); Now we have an iText Image

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 to continue field output on a second page?

= form.getField("body").getWidgets().get(0).getRectangle().toRectangle(); First, we need to create a template of the first page which

Installing iText 7 pdf2Data for Java

the compatibility matrix https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/compatibility-matrix to ensure the version you specify when adding the add

Installing iText 7 pdf2Data for .NET

https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/compatibility-matrix to ensure the version you specify when adding the add-on's dependency matches the

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content

https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/tags/.NET https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples/tags). When we talk about low-level content

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

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

Part I - Overview and Simple Cases

though the CNG RSA key class does allow selecting RSASSA-PSS when creating raw signature values. For RSASSA-PSS CMS signatures

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

Do we license per functionality /feature?

iText 7 Core includes about 500 functions which we license as a single SDK. This includes creation, merging, tagging, digital

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks

https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/tags/.NET https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples/tags). When I created iText back in the year 2000

What does "Not LTV-enabled" mean?

as validation data). If the document is stored and the signatures are to be verifiable long after first created, in particular

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks | .NET

https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/tags/.NET https://github.com/itext/i7ns-samples/tags). When I created iText back in the year 2000

Getting started

and design PDFs with iText or iTextSharp? How to underline text with a dotted line? How to add a full line break? How to create

.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

Why can't I set the font of a Phrase?

formules" was added to the Phrase. As you didn't add anything else to titreFormules, the font "Comic" is never used. When you

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

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

Fail-safe processing of Outlines without Parent link

throwing non-descriptive errors (a NPE, and in other cases entering into an endless loop) when performing operations like merging

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

pdfHTML: support for CSS4 device-cmyk example

() https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/ function, which is a feature from the CSS Color Module Level 4. How it works To create a PDF

Page events

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

Release iText Core 7.1.13

also made important changes regarding how word-wrapping is handled in the context of languages that use special scripts

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

Installing iText free trial for Java and .NET developers

version”, when not using the licensing library or when using an invalid/expired license; “Trial version”, when using

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

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

that fit on one page, add rows one by one to a PdfPTable as long as they fit. When they don't, that's where we need to split

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

https://stackoverflow.com/users/378386/aggsol When we discussed fonts in chapter 6, we mentioned that Symbol and ZapfDingbats don't play

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 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

Why is my content overlapping with my footer?

i m using document.newpage(), but I want the new page to be created automatically instead. I create header/footer through

Release iText 7.1.2

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

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 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 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

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

How to draw lines on an image?

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

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

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

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

How do I divide my header and footer into three sections? I need to add more than one header and footer to my 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

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

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

Absolute positioning of lines and shapes

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 grid? How do I

Inspect a PDF

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

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 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 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

Table events

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

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

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

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

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

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

. However: you can't see it because the dimension of the image is 1 user unit by 1 user unit. I've made an example to show you how

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 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 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 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

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

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

Release pdfOptimizer 2.0.2

https://itextpdf.com/node/15181/ is the addition of support for the Decode array when processing images. As noted in Table 89 of the PDF

Support for linearGradient Color Scheme in Layout, CSS and SVG

for how to use this functionality with pdfHTML, we've created a separate article

Chapter 2: Defining styles with CSS

> Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in New York City, and move back home. When reports surface

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 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

Improving SVG to PDF conversion

to adversely affect document creation. The first bug was causing SvgConverter to create invalid graphics instructions

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 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

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

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

Chapter 1: Hello HTML to PDF

https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/installation-guidelines/installing-the-itext-license-key-and-license-key-library-for-java-and-net. The

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

Release pdfXFA 2.0.10

throws unexpected exceptions when processing XFA. If you need to process XFA documents, we have a related blog post that may

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

Release iText 7.1.9

, such as enhanced text extraction, better left-to-right (LTR) text direction when pdfCalligraph is used together with pdfHTML, improved S

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 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 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 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 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

What does PDF 2.0 stand for?

system. Learn more about how to create and edit PDF 2.0 documents with iText 7

Release pdfHTML 4.0.5

-on for Java and .NET to create PDF from HTML (and associated CSS). A new feature for pdfHTML 4.0.5 is support for the vertical

pdfHTML: Support for linearGradient in CSS and SVG

here we shows how it works when using pdfHTML. Below are two quick examples which demonstrate this functionality. CSS Example: Link

Before we start: Overview of the classes and interfaces

When we talk about iText 7's basic building blocks, we refer to all classes that implement the IElement interface. iText 7

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

Release pdfXFA 2.0.7

posts that may be interesting to you: How to modify XFA documents before flattening

Release pdfXFA 3.0.1

on forms when flattening. This is in case they do not match, so that the input does not get discarded. You can configure

Release pdfXFA 3.0.4

break data binding, resulting in missing fields in the flattened PDF. Now, pdfXFA will be more resilient when flattening XFA

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

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

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

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 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

pdfOffice: enabled parallel conversion

how you could create threads to run concurrently. During testing with simple mock files and 2 threads, we already noticed

Flexbox suport in pdfHTML

. Gallows humor. Best kind there is." </p> <p> "When did they last hang a man in this state?" asked Shadow. </p> <p> "How the hell

How do I use pdfRender in a .NET environment?

parameters when utilizing pdfRender's CLI infrastructure. pdfrender screenshot.jpg Note that --license is required, and is used

Release iText 7.1.1

] - Verify signature tests and samples. [DEVSIX-1213] - Support nice API / create convenient example for unencrypted wrapper

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 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

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 blank pages to an existing PDF in java?

. If you don't need these settings, iText 7 provides a simple method: pdfDoc.addNewPage(); Click this link if you want to see how

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

Release pdfCalligraph 3.0.2

Release date: January 16, 2023 pdfCalligraph is our iText 7 add-on which provides advanced typography support when creating

pdfOffice: improved conversion of docx files containing embedded videos

in the resulting PDF documents. Below is a Java example showing how to do this: Java public static void main(String[] args) throws

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

Basic Concepts (Glossary)

at the time a new PDF file is created, and it's permanent in the sense that it won't change when the PDF is updated. The second

Part IV - Appearances

that are not base fields of the form field hierarchy. Creating Signatures With Appearances When you create a signature, you can

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

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

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

Release iText 7.1.5

https://repo.itextsupport.com/webapp/#/artifacts/browse/tree/General/releases/com/itextpdf/typography/2.0.3 - for .NET https://www.nuget.

Release iText 7.1.6

a line at an hyphen used to denote a minus sign. [DEVSIX-2659] : When creating a digital signature the iText Library does

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

, we have created reports that existed only in memory as a byte[]. In that case, we used a ByteArrayInputStream. We can also use

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

have the file arial.ttf in your C:\windows\fonts directory, then creating the Font object is as easy as this: PdfFont font

Release pdfXFA 2.0.9

use-cases. Having said that, we'd also like to point you to an XFA-related blog post that may be interesting to you: How

Release pdfXFA 2.0.11

Release date: July 5, 2021 The pdfXFA 2.0.11 release contains a fix when handling XFA files which contain empty rich text

How to change the zoom factor in link annotations?

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

Release pdfOffice 1.0.0

created in Office 97 through Office 2019 and the latest Office 365 updates. In this first release it can convert Word

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

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

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

.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

Support of proper word wrapping in languages with special scripts

In release 7.1.13 of the iText Core layout API, we have made some important changes regarding how word-wrapping is handled

Release pdfXFA 2.0.12

in an infinite loop when tabs were present in the XML. The second was where a JS property could not be read if the value was null

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

/fonts/noto/NotoSansHebrew-Regular.ttf" }; We'll create a FontProvider instance that only uses these font files, and we'll use

What is the difference between getPageLabels and getPageLabelFormats?

(); The PageLabelNumberingStyleConstants enumeration in iText 7 can be used when creating page labels like this: pdfDoc.getPage(4).setPage

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

Release pdfHTML 4.0.3

Release date: July 5, 2022 pdfHTML https://itextpdf.com/node/241/ is an iText 7 add-on for Java and .NET to create PDF from

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

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for Java

changes that you need to do or you need to take into account when moving to 7.1.0. 1. Updating the version using Maven / Gradle

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for .NET

changes that you need to do or you need to take into account when moving to 7.1.0. 1. Updating the version using NuGet Update

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

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

Why does ColumnText ignore the horizontal alignment?

side and some on the right side. For some reason iText seems to ignore the alignment entirely. For example: // create 200x100

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

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

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

Release iText 7.0.1

documentation, examples and Q&A items that were still work in progress when 7.0.0. was released. iText 7.0.1 Core for Java and .NET

Which PDF filters are used to encode data?

, because that's the standard compression for PDF. Image streams use other filters when applicable, for instance: JPEG images

Why aren't my fonts getting registered?

) { Log.Info("**** Found registered font: " + fontname); } When I run it (using Mono on a CentOS box), the log shows only the core

Argument not specified in iTextSharp

in .NET start with upper case, so when people ask you to use Java code as pseudo code and to convert Java to .NET, you need to change

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

If I say: var georgia = FontFactory.GetFont("Georgia Regular", 10f); it doesn't work. When I check the state of the variable

Installing iText 7 pdfOffice for Java developers

How to install pdfOffice Java version Thank you for your interest in our office converter add-on pdfOffice, we hope you

Installing iText 7 pdfOptimizer for Java developers

How to install pdfOptimizer Java version Thank you for your interest in our optimizer add-on pdfOptimizer, we hope you

Installing iText 7 pdfOptimizer for .NET developers

How to install pdfOptimizer .NET version Thank you for your interest in our optimizer add-on - pdfOptimizer, we hope you

Release pdfXFA 3.0.3

process could get stuck in an infinite loop when tabs were present in the XML, and an issue where an XObject could shift position

Creating a custom Type 3 font

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

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

I have PDF file in Arabic that has text with font Type3 when I extract text using PDFBox some characters are empty

Release pdfOffice 2.0.4

involving creating pages per cell when all cells should have been rendered on one page. Various improvements to text flow handling

Can I convert an HTML form to a PDF?

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

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