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

Why doesn't setting the font of a Phrase after the construction of the object work? I'm starting with iTextSharp and wondering if there
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 not embedding.
Font examples

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Why is my font not applied when I create a PDF document?

I am generating PDF documents with iText. When I try to include the "Agenda Tabular Light" font, iText ignores my choice of font. How can
Why do I get a font embedding error when creating PDFA/1a?

What i am trying to achieve here is create a list with a bullet in front of every item in the list. What am i missing here? I have a
Why do I get a message saying 1.not.found.as.a.resource?

What might cause new Font(Font.HELVETICA, 11f, Font.BOLD) or BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, 'Cp1252', BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED) to
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
Why aren't my fonts getting registered?

I have 156 TTF files under my /usr/share/fonts directory tree. Why aren't these being registered? I have a program using iTextSharp that
How to use the font Verdana in PdfStamper?

Why doesn't exchanging the Part BaseFont.HELVETICA with "Verdana" work? I want to use Verdana as a font while stamping a PDF file with
Why isn't the Rupee symbol showing?

I tried using arial.ttf and arialbd.ttf, but I don't have any luck with these to show the rupee symbol. Why doesn't it work? I am using
How to use multiple fonts in a single cell?

I'm making a windows form for a friend who delivers packages. I want to transfer his current paper form, into a PDF with the iTextSharp
How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?

Why are characters such as "?" and "?" not being recognized? I have a problem when adding characters such as "?" or "?" while generating
Chapter 1: Introducing fonts

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
How can I load a font from /WEB-INF/resources/fonts/foobar.ttf?

As far as I can see, it should be not found in resources by iText's FontFactory. class. The question pretty much says it all. I get
Why doesn't getDefaultCell().setBorder(PdfPCell.NO_BORDER) have any effect?

For some reason table.getDefaultCell().setBorder(PdfPCell.NO_BORDER) has no effect: my table has still borders. Here is my code:
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 some
How to check if a font is bold?

I have an application, that extracts headings out of pdf files. The documents that the application is supposed to work with, all have
Chapter 6: Using fonts in pdfHTML

Up until now, we haven't spent much attention to the fonts that were used when we converted HTML to PDF. We know that Helvetica is the
How does a PdfPCell's height relate to the font size?

In iText, what is the minimum height of a PdfPCell for which a given size of font text is visible? Is there any ratio between PdfPCell
Why are PDF files different even if the content is the same?

Can someone please explain to me what kind of differences there are between files and the reason why the PDF format has this defect? I've
How to display indian rupee symbol?

Why does my code not work? I want to display the special character "India Rupee Symbol" in iText, My Code: BaseFont rupee
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 to embed the
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. String
What are the extra characters in the font name of my PDF?

Why does it happen only for a few PDF file? While extracting font name from PDF, I get some junk characters followed by plus sign and
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 and their font equals
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 document, I
Why can't I embed a font due to licensing restrictions?

Before we answer this specific question, let's take a look at another question that was posted on Stack Overflow: Do I need a license for
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 LifeCycle.
Do I need a license for Windows fonts when using iText?

For example if I am using Arial, one of the most commonly used fonts (but which is not free), do I need to purchase the font? I
How can I generate a PDF/UA compatible PDF with iText?

We have a number of dynamically generated PDFs on our site that were created using iText 2.1.7. However, we also have a large number of
Why is my cell event not triggered?

Please take a look at my code. I am expecting the cell event to be triggered for two cells, but it only triggers on the first cell. The
Chapter 2: Adding content to a Canvas or a Document

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers | .NET

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
How to make a single letter bold within a word?

Is it possible to bold out specific letters within a word in iText? Consider this sentence, "this is a word". Could I make all the "i"
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 with
Chapter 7: Creating PDF/UA and PDF/A documents

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 7: Creating PDF/UA and PDF/A documents | .NET

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 4: Creating reports using pdfHTML

Roughly speaking, there are three major ways to create PDF documents using iText, You can create a PDF document from scratch using iText
Release iText 7.1.4

iText 7.1.4 is the fourth maintenance release for iText 7.1 Core https://itextpdf.com/itext-7-core/Community
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 for
Chapter 2: Adding low-level content

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 2: Adding low-level content | .NET

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 2: Defining styles with CSS

In the previous chapter, we looked at different snippets of Java code. In this chapter, we'll use the same snippet for every example:
How to print mathematical characters like ?, ?, ?, ?, ? ?, ??

I am using iText for PDF generation. I have some characters/symbols to print like ∈, ∩, ∑, ∫, ? (Mathematical symbols) and many others.
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 languages, people
How to introduce a custom font weight in iText 7?

Is there a way to set font weight as a number? I can set bold font like this: iTextSharp.text.Font font_main = new
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? Posted on
Chapter 5: Custom tag workers and CSS appliers

In this chapter, we'll change two of the most important internal mechanisms of the pdfHTML
PDF and Digital Signatures

The digital signature technology, as described in ETSI's PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures (PAdES) standard and ISO's ISO-32000
How to set a fixed background image for all my pages?

I want to apply the background image to all of the pages, but it is only showing up on the last page. Why is that? On Button Click, I
Why do I get a StackOverflowException in the OnEndPage() event handler?

Why does it not work when I override the OnEndPage event to add a paragraph to the document? In the code below, you can see that I've
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 the following
How do the measurement systems in HTML relate to the measurement system in PDF?

Similar questions were posted on Stack Overflow, for instance on Aug 28, '14
Why is the page size of a PDF always the same, no matter if it's landscape or portrait?

If I call the getPageSize(), the value is always the same. Why isn't the value different for a page in landscape ? I have a PdfReader
Chapter 3: Generating PDF based on Media Queries

Figure: pdfHTML C3F01 Examining the example HTML file Figure 3.1 shows an HTML page introducing South by South West, a yearly event in
Chapter 5: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 2)

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
pdfOptimizer: Support added for Font, Image, Color Space optimization

Background: pdfOptimizer https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/compress-pdf-pdfoptimizer is iText's latest and greatest innovation in
How to create a pushbuttonfield with double byte character text?

I need a pushbuttonfield with double byte characters (DBCS) as the text. This works: PushbuttonField myButton = new
Chapter 3: Using ILeafElement implementations

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Why aren't images added sequentially?

The order of the elements on paper is not the same as the order that I used to put the element in the document via the document.add()
Which languages are supported in pdfHTML?

This is not a new question. The answer can be found in chapter 6
Release iText 7.0.3

With 7.0.3 https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.itextpdf/itext7-core/7.0.3 we're bringing you another maintenance release for iText 7
How to allow a Unicode subscript symbol in a PDF without using setTextRise()?

Is there a setting to change the encoding/font of the text to UTF-8, so that it allows all the Unicode symbols? I have been trying to
Chapter 4: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 1)

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Tables

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
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 have problem
Why do PDFs change when processing them?

When I calculate a hash for my files, I get 2 different hash results. Why is this? In the next code snippet, I use PdfStamper, but I
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 2015.
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 strings to
Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks | .NET

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Release iText 7.1.5

iText 7.1.5 is the fifth maintenance release for iText 7.1 Core https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/itext-7-core/Community
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 Strings on
Core SVG: Added support of font-relative units for the font-size property of a text element

In previous iText 7 Core versions, the font-size attribute in SVG’s text element was in some specific cases being calculated incorrectly.
How to rotate and scale pages in an existing PDF?

I need some example code of using the PdfCopy class to resize a page. There is a PdfCopy.SetPagesize() function, but I have basically no
Release iText 7.1.9

iText 7.1.9 is the latest quarterly release for iText 7 Core/Community. This release includes further documentation
Release iText 7.1.3

iText 7.1.3 is the third maintenance release for iText 7.1 Core https://itextpdf.com/itext-7-core/Community
How to extract a page number from a PDF file?

We explored many API's like Tika, PdfBox and iText to extract page numbers from a PDF file, but we weren't able to meet this requirement.
Release iText Core 7.1.14

Release date: January 14, 2021 iText Core 7.1.14 is the latest release of your favorite PDF library for Java and .NET, and the first
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 and then I
Chapter 7: Handling events; setting viewer preferences and printer properties

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
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 consisting of text
Advantages of using Blockchain for Signing PDF documents

Suppose that we don't store the signature of a document in the document itself, but instead store it in the blockchain. In a blockchain
How to calculate/set font line distance?

I am implementing a PdfPageEventHelper event to add a footer as shown in this code snippet: ColumnText.showTextAligned(cb,
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. Also, they
How to add a page number in the header of a PDF/A Level A file?

Why is it that when I introduce text that is added at an absolute position, iText tells me that the content I'm adding isn't tagged? I am
How to add text to an image?

This was the original question: Pdf vertical postion method gives the next page position instead of current page In my project I use
How can I add an image to all pages of my PDF?

I have been trying to add an image to all pages using iTextSharp. The image needs to be OVER all content of every page. I have used the
How to make an image a qualified mask candidate in itext?

Is there a way to mask an image using another image in iText? I want to mask an image using another image, for example A.jpg should be
Release iText 7.0.5

iText 7.0.5 https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.itextpdf/itext7-core/7.0.5 is a scheduled maintenance release for iText 7 Community.
iText Core: Support Type3 fonts reading for stamping mode

Background: Type3 fonts are user-defined fonts in which arbitrary characters are mapped to custom glyphs. For instance, a character A can
.iText Core: Support Type 3 fonts reading for stamping mode vLatest

Background: Type 3 fonts are user-defined fonts in which arbitrary characters are mapped to custom glyphs. For instance, a character A
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 iText to
How to format a field as a percentage?

I use iText from C# code. I use AcroFields to populate a form with data, but I lose my formatting. I am using the following: Stream os =
Do we need a browser engine to render HTML+CSS to PDF?

No, pdfHTML does all the work parsing the HTML and CSS, and mapping them to iText objects and styles. Then the iText engine renders the
Before we start: installing iText Core | .NET

All the examples explained in this tutorial are available on our web site from this URL: Examples for the iText jump-start tutorial
Why does ColumnText ignore the horizontal alignment?

Why does the text appear printed on top of a column, where it is unreadable? I'm trying to get some rows of text on the left side and
How to watermark PDFs using text or images?

What are my options from a Java serverside context? Watermark without rotation What are my options from a Java serverside context?
How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password?

I need to remove the security/encryption from some PDF documents, preferably with the iText library. This used to be possible, but after
How to hyphenate text?

I generate a PDF file with iText in Java. My table columns have fixed widths. Text that is too long for one line is wrapped in the cell.
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 while
Content parsing, extraction and redaction of text

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Forms module changes

Overview In the scope of the 8.0.0 release we've introduced several major breaking changes in the forms module of the itextcore
Before we start: installing iText Core

All the examples explained in this tutorial are available on our web site from this URL: Examples for the iText jump-start tutorial
Unembed a font

How to unembed a font from a PDF unembedfont <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'
Release iText 7.1.10

iText 7.1.10 brings the first quarterly release of 2020 for the iText 7 family, and coincidentally it's on the day that iText, as a
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 "iText in
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 a regular font
Which PDF filters are used to encode data?

I am very keen to know which PDF filters are used by iTextSharp to encode the data so that it can decode the data properly. Currently I
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, but unfortunately,
Why is my content overlapping with my footer?

I want the content that overlaps to automatically move to the next page. I am using iTextSharp to generate PDF documents, but the content
How to create and apply redactions?

Is there any way to implement PDF redaction using iText? Working with the Acrobat SDK API I found that redactions also just seem to be
Part II - Proprietary APIs and Custom Providers

In contexts with higher security requirements the private keys usually are not available in local key stores but instead in external
Why do I get an "InvalidPdfException: PDF header signature not found"?

Is there some other way around this issue, that can allow reading of the pdf despite this problem? I have some code that reads pdf files.
Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document | .NET

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
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 to enable
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 to do
iText 7.1 - Migration guide for Java

Introduction This is a short migration guide to help you or your developers switch from 7.0.x to 7.1.0. This guide will broadly cover the
iText 7.1 - Migration guide for .NET

Introduction This is a short migration guide to help you or your developers switch from 7.0.x to 7.1.0. This guide will broadly cover the
Release iText 7.0.2

For this release, we have added some a minor updates to our iText 7 platform, version 7.0.2. As well as some updates for the License Key
.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 void
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 void
How to format a String resulting in a two-column display?

I'm trying to print in PDF two columns of information that contain some strings that the user inputs. This is my code so far: string s =
How to add an image watermark to a PDF file?

My problem is that in some PDF files no watermark is added although the file size increased. Why is that? I'm using C# and iTextSharp to
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 that has 3
pdfHTML: Support for overflow-wrap, word-break CSS Properties

Background: Among the wide array of feature additions and bug fixes arriving with iText Core 7.1.14 and pdfHTML 3.0.3 comes the addition
Page events

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Could not find a glyph corresponding to Unicode character

We ship pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr with Liberation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_fonts (GitHub
How to get the rendered dimensions of text?

I would like to find out information about the layout of text in a PdfPCell. I'm aware of BaseFont.getWidthPointKerned(), but I'm looking
Bouncy Castle changes

Overview In the scope of the 8.0.0 release, we've introduced several major breaking changes in the way we handle bouncy-castle
What does "Not LTV-enabled" mean?

Since my signature was declared valid at a known and certified date, why would it become invalid in the future? I'm using iText to sign
Why do I get an "System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly" error?

In my .NET project I get an "System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly" error. What could be causing this? In my .NET
Chapter 1: Hello HTML to PDF

In this chapter, we'll convert a simple HTML file to a PDF document in many different ways. The content of the HTML file will consist of
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 in order to fit
How to preserve high resolution images in PDF?

Is there any way to add a big image to an A4 page without losing quality? I'm trying to put high quality images into PDF (one per page).
Why does the function to concatenate / merge PDFs cause issues in some cases?

The code usually works great! But once in a while, it's rotating some of the pages by 90 degrees. Anyone ever have this happen? I'm using
iText 7: Converting HTML to PDF with pdfHTML

NOTE: We are continually updating our features- and have some new features that are not included in this eBook yet. You can find a full
Why is content missing in my table?

I am adding image cells based on an imagelist that may not contain 6 or 12 or 18 images. The number of images can be 1 or 7 or anything.
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
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 is originally
PdfSigner now correctly detects and creates PDF/A documents

What changed? In previous iText versions, when a PDF was signed, iText did not check whether a given document was a PDF or PDF/A
How to calculate the height of an element?

I am generating PDF files from XML data. I calculate the height of a paragraph element like this: float paraWidth = 0.0f; for (Object o :
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. Suppose
How to resize an Image to fit it into a PdfPCell?

The problem is that the chart image is too big for the cell. These charts look like this: vulnerabilityDetailsTable.AddCell(new
Release iText 7.1.0

We are pleased to announce that iText 7.1.0 https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.itextpdf/itext7-core/7.1.0 is a new release for iText
Release iText 7.1.6

iText 7.1.6 is the sixth maintenance release for iText 7.1 Core https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/itext-7-core/Community
How to convert PdfStamper to a byte array?

In my application, I need to read the existing PDF and add barcodes to this PDF and pass it to output stream. Here the existing pdf is
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 to introduce bar
Which image types are supported by iText?

I want to add a PNG image to a PDF file, but I've read that PNG files aren't supported in PDF. Does this mean that I can't use PNG files
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 the following code, but
Release iText Core 7.1.15

Release date: April 14, 2021 iText Core 7.1.15 is the second quarterly release for 2021 of our multifunctional PDF SDK. Important notes:
Release iText 7.1.1

iText 7.1.1 https://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails%7Ccom.itextpdf%7Citext7-core%7C7.1.1%7Cpom is the first scheduled maintenance
Installing iText Community for Java developers

How to install iText Community Java version Thank you for your interest in our open-source PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using our
Why is the text I extract from an English PDF page garbled?

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

With the release of pdfHTML 3.0.4, we are pleased to announce that we now support the CSS Flexible Layout Box module
Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
Volume Counter FAQs

FAQs and information about the counting mechanism for volume licenses used by iText 7 and newer. Important! As of the release of iText
How to add a watermark to a page with an opaque image?

Is it possible to add a watermark that will be transparent on top of an image? I currently use: PdfContentByte canvas =
How to add an image to an existing PDF using AffineTransform?

Why does it work If I use the commented line without the transform, but with the AffineTransform, it does not show up? This is my code:
How to add a table as a header?

I am working with iTextSharp trying to add an header and a footer to my generated PDF, but if I try to add an header that have width of
Installing iText for Java

How to install iText Java version Thank you for your interest in our open-source PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using our product
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 this code:
Does my HTML have to be valid XML?

If you are still using iText 5 and XML Worker, you have to provide XHTML. For instance: a single <br> wasn't allowed in your HTML; you
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 filling in
Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive | .NET

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples
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 as a
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 to be able to
How to fill out a PDF file programmatically? (Dynamic XFA)

I have a dynamic XFA Form that I can fill out manually using Adobe Acrobat on my computer. Using iTextSharp I can read what the XFA XML
How to extract embedded streams?

I have embedded a byte array into a PDF file, more specifically an AVI file in a RichMedia annotation. Now I am trying to extract that
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 from a grid
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 a text
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 to the list. I have
Release pdfCalligraph 3.0.0

Release date: October 25, 2021 The pdfCalligraph 3.0.0 release brings support for two more types of the Glyph Positioning table (GPOS)
Basic Concepts (Glossary)

If you are new at Blockchain and PDF, you'll find this short glossary interesting. Concepts related to Blockchain: Distributed database:
Use cases

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What is the PdfPTable.DefaultCell property used for?

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

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

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

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Improving SVG to PDF conversion

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When Contracts aren't Smart Contracts

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

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How to add a border to a PDF page?

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How to create a nested column?

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Release pdf2Data 3.0.0

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How to read text from a specific position?

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Release iText Core 7.1.13

Release date: October 22, 2020 The iText Core 7.1.13 release is the fourth quarterly release for 2020 of our innovative PDF library. This
How to generate and design PDFs with iText or iTextSharp?

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How to keep specific words together on one line?

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How to read bookmark titles?

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Appendix

Method Text / Link Image Tab AreaBreak addStyle() Yes Yes No No setHyphenation() Yes No No No setSplitCharacters() Yes No No No
How To find internal links in a PDF file?

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Release iText Core 7.2.4

Release date: October 25, 2022 As the last quarter of 2022 rolls around, it’s time for our final release of the year for iText 7 Core.
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 as follows: First
How to allow page extraction when setting password security?

Is it possible to create a PDF with password security enabled that also allows extraction of pages? I haven't found any property in
How to change the zoom factor in link annotations?

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iText: Jump-Start Tutorial for .NET

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iText: Jump-Start Tutorial for Java

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Chapter 6: Creating actions, destinations, and bookmarks

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

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Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents | .NET

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Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents

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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
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
Tables and fonts

A couple of table examples. cellmethod <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'
Deploying iText Suite SDK/API on Amazon Web Services

These instructions are for subscribers of the iText Suite (BYOL) on AWS Marketplace
How to solve an UnsupportedCharsetException when using itext-asian.jar

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

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

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Release iText Core 7.2.0

Release date: October 25, 2021 We are pleased to announce the next major version of iText 7; iText 7.2.0. The most important change in
General questions about iText

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
How can I convert a CSV file to a table with a repeating header row?

I am generating a PDF file from CSV using iText. I need to format the file such that the header row (which occurs in the beginning of
pdfHTML: Line Height property support

In pdfHTML 3.0.0 (released with iText 7.1.11) support was added for the line-height property for inline-level elements as well as
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), and I
How to define the page size based on the content?

I'm generating a PDF document with iTextSharp. This document must have only one page. In other words the content must fit the page size.
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 in ColumnText?
.ColumnText and the font ascender vLatest

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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, they are empty.
How to create a complex PDF document?

I have an Java/Java EE based application wherein I have a requirement to create PDF certificates for various services that will be
Migration guide from iText 5 to iText 7

Installation instructions Instead of having everything in one giant jar (or DLL), we have split iText into several independent parts. You
Part III - PKCS#11

The PKCS#11 standard defines a platform-independent API for accessing cryptographic tokens. If a device manufacturer or a service
.How do I set parameters back to the default value? vLatest

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How do I set parameters back to the default value?

I am using absolute positioning when writing text in a PDF document using iTextSharp. It only have a single BaseFont instance for a
Creating a custom Type 3 font

logo <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'
Reuse a font from an existing PDF

reusefont <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'
Release iText Core 7.2.2

Release date: April 11, 2022 It's already Q2 of 2022, and so we're pleased to announce the release of iText Core 7.2.2. Your favorite PDF
Release iText 7.1.7

iText 7.1.7 is the quarterly release for iText 7 Core/Community. This release includes improvements to performance and reduced memory
Why do I get a BouncyCastle NoClassDefFoundError?

I want to encrypt my PDF but there seems to be an error. Here is the code: PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("my.pdf"); PdfStamper stamper
If iText is free why do I have to pay for it?

A common misperception is that open source software is free. Open source software is often better than proprietary closed source software
How to use a text extraction strategy after applying a location extraction strategy?

I used the following code to get data in PDF from a particular location. Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0,0,250,250); RenderFilter filter
Manipulating existing PDFs

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Release iText Core 7.2.5

Release date: January 16, 2023 Happy 2023 everyone! Thanks to our regular quarterly release schedule, the start of a new year also means
Can I generate a PDF from a URL instead of from a file on disk?

You can generate a PDF from any HTML InputStream. In most of the examples, we have used a FileOutputStream, but in chapter 4, we have
Release pdfCalligraph 2.0.9

Release date: April 14, 2021 In this new version of pdfCalligraph, we fixed two esoteric, yet rather annoying bugs. The first one could
How to strike through text using iText?

I have 2 numbers one above the other, but the first one must have an Strikethrough. I'm using a table and a cell to put both numbers in
Release pdfHTML 3.0.3

Release date: January 14, 2021 This release of pdfHTML brings many improvements for SVG processing. We are introducing the <pattern>
Absolute positioning of text

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Inspect a PDF

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Why does using ColumnText result in "The document has no pages" exception?

I want to use ColumnText to wrap text in a rectangle, but it tells me the document has no pages. I want to use ColumnText to wrap text in
Why do I have to buy core to use the add-ons?

The modular architecture of iText v7 allowed us to create significant add-on functionality with the development of add-on modules that
How to crop out a part of PDF file?

I have to remove the top part of each page from a PDF. I managed to do this with CROPBOX, but the problem is that this will make the
Release pdfOptimizer 1.0.1

Release date: April 14, 2021 We continue to improve pdfOptimizer, our newest iText 7 add-on designed to reduce the file size of your PDFs
Questions about PDF in general

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Does a PDF file have styles, headers and footers?

Does a PDF file have styles, headers and footers information as is the case with docx files that have separate xml files with extra
pdfCalligraph: New types of GSOP lookup

Background: The Glyph Positioning table (GPOS) provides precise control over glyph placement for sophisticated text layout and rendering
Is it safe to remove XFA?

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

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
pdfHTML: Using emojis in iText

Introduction From their humble beginnings in 1999, emojis have become a staple of digital communication and most document and
Release iText Core 8.0.1

Release date: Aug 2, 2023 Q3 of 2023 is here, and so is a new release of your favorite open-source PDF library for Java and .NET: iText
Release iText 7.0.4

With 7.0.4 https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.itextpdf/itext7-core/7.0.4 we're bringing you another maintenance release for iText 7
Release iText Core 8.0.0

Release date: May 10, 2023 It’s time for our second quarterly release of the iText Suite https://itextpdf.com/node/1746; yet as we
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 is a complete
Part IV - Appearances

When people sign a PDF, they often do not merely want to see that signature in some extra signature panel, they want to see a
How to merge documents correctly?

Is there some way to detect the page size and then use that same page size for those documents? Or, if not, is it possible to have it fit
What is the difference between AGPL and commercial license?

AGPL is a copyleft license. Copyleft gives every person who receives a copy of a work permission to reproduce, adapt or distribute the
Scaling large HTML content to render onto smaller PDF page sizes

There are often instances where you need to convert HTML content that is larger then the default page size of your PDF. This will cause
Release pdfRender 1.0.4

Release date: April 14, 2021 This release of pdfRender brings a lot of performance improvements and few bugfixes that make PDF to image
Release pdfHTML 4.0.2

Release date: April 11, 2022 pdfHTML is an iText 7 add-on that allows you to easily convert HTML and CSS into standards compliant PDFs
How to add inline spacing in a PdfPCell?

I need to add space between two parts of a line in a PdfPCell. Chunk chunk = new Chunk("Received Rs(In Words) : " + " " +
Release iText 7.0.7

iText 7.0.7 is a scheduled maintenance release for iText 7.0 Core https://itextpdf.com/itext-7-core/Community
How to change the spacing between words and characters?

I want to set the text alignment to justified, but I don't want iText to add any extra space between the characters. I don't want extra
pdfHTML: Support for generating cross references for TOC creation with target-counter, target-counters CSS properties

Background: The target-counter and target-counter CSS Level 3 properties retrieve counter values and display information from the
Release pdfHTML 3.0.5

Release date: July 5, 2021 The pdfHTML 3.0.5 release is the third quarterly release for 2021. A new feature in this release of pdfHTML is
How to disable the save button and hide the menu bar in Adobe Reader?

I am serving a PDF to a browser via a Servlet. I need to disable the "save" and "print" option in the Adobe Reader menu bar while other
Flattening a form

Examples written in answer to questions such as: Click Why does iText enter a cross symbol when CheckType style is check mark?
Release iText 7.0.6

iText 7.0.6 https://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails%7Ccom.itextpdf%7Citext7-core%7C7.0.6%7Cpom is a scheduled maintenance release for
Table events

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Image examples

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Absolute positioning of lines and shapes

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
Release iText Core 7.1.12

The iText Core 7.1.12 release is the third quarterly release of 2020 of our innovative PDF library. This Core release brings initial
pdfCalligraph: Support wrapping at word boundaries for languages which don't use spaces for word separation

Introduction Some languages don't use spaces to separate words and instead use spaces to only separate sentences. Languages which do this
How to make sure a check box is printed?

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

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

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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 the Rupee
What does TextPositioning in pdfOCR do?

pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr allows you to define the way text is retrieved in the Tesseract
Can I create a Reader-enabled PDF using iText?

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How to change width of single column of table?

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Release pdfXFA 4.0.0

Release date: May 10, 2023 pdfXFA https://itextpdf.com/node/261/ is an iText Core add-on for Java and C# (.NET) that allows you to
Installing iText free trial for Java and .NET developers

Thank you for your interest in our PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using our product and share your experiences with us and the iText
Release iText 7.0.1

iText 7.0.1 is our first functional product update. It's a maintenance release that fixes a number of minor bugs, re-syncs the Java and
How to send a 'success' response back to Acrobat Reader from a java servlet?

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How to add blank pages while concatenating several PDFs using PdfSmartCopy

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Which languages are supported in pdfOCR?

Since pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr relies on Tesseract https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract 4.1, you can
pdfCalligraph: Support for Myanmar script

With iText 7.1.13 and pdfCalligraph 2.0.8, we are pleased to announce that we now support the full support for rendering Myanmar script.
Release pdfOptimizer 2.0.1

Release date: January 11, 2022 The pdfOptimizer 2.0.1 release includes a small yet important improvement. It will now notify you in cases
Building blocks : Examples

This Tutorial was written with iText 7.0.x in mind, however, if you go to the linked Examples you will find them for the latest available
How to create a clickable polygon or path?

Is anyone out there able to create a clickable annotation that has an irregular shape? I know I can create a rectangular one like this:
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 to create
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 I can move
How to rotate a page while creating a PDF document?

I can set the size of the page to landscape but the content is still oriented left->right while I would like it to be bottom->top. I want
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 RestAPI Redirect
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, 0f); I
How to create a table with 2 rows that can be used as a footer?

I want to add footer with 2 rows. The 1st row will have the document name with a background color. The 2nd row will have copyright
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. I tried
Release pdfHTML 3.0.1

A new feature in this release is the introduction of support for <linearGradient> in SVG and linear-gradient() in CSS. This is a commonly
.Release pdfHTML 4.0.0 vLatest

Release date: October 25, 2021 The pdfHTML 4.0.0 release doesn't bring as many visible changes compared to the previous major release,
Release pdfHTML 4.0.0

Release date: October 25, 2021 The pdfHTML 4.0.0 release doesn't bring as many visible changes compared to the previous major release,
How to generate 2D barcode as vector image?

Why are our barcode pages coming out completely black? I am generating 2D barcodes using iText API, but these barcodes are placed into
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 this: And then add TOC
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 multiple
How to add JPEG images that are multi-stage filtered (DCTDecode and FlateDecode)?

Recently I am tasked with reducing the file sizes of PDF generated from blank office documents. The images are mostly blank, but they
When is the content flushed to a PDF File by iTextSharp?

I assumed that Document.Add() flushed content to the PDF file (the file stream) immediately, but it looks like that's not the case.
Release pdfOCR 1.0.2

Release date: October 22, 2020 pdfOCR 1.0.2 is already the third release of our newest product. It brings some important improvements
Best iText 7 Questions on StackOverflow

These questions were answered in the scope of 7.0.x and 7.1.x versions. However, if you find links to our GitHub repo
How to make a particular sub-string Bold when converting HTML to PDF?

I am using iText in Java to convert a HTML to PDF. I want a particular paragraph which has some words as Bold and some as Bold+Underlined
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 contents to it.
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 code is:
How to extend the page size of a PDF to add a watermark?

I want to add a watermark to a document that doesn't cover any of the existing text (not even if the watermark is transparent). Instead,
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 (paid
Splitting tables

Examples that show what happens when a table doesn't fit the page: Click How to prevent splitting a table? splitrowatendofpage <div
Release iText 7.1.2

iText 7.1.2 is the second maintenance release for iText 7 Core https://itextpdf.com/itext-7-core/Community
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 using:
Release iText Core 7.1.17

Release date: October 25, 2021 The iText 7.1.17 release is a maintenance release with a security bug fix for a vulnerability that allowed
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 ahead of time
Digital Signing with iText

Signing a PDF with early versions of iText was something akin to rocket science: the code had to do a lot of stuff which was hard to
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 requirements:
How to get the color properties of an AcroForm field?

I have 20 AcroForm text fields in my pdf with different color fill properties. I'm not able to read these properties. Is there any way we
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 of an existing
Digital Signatures Hub

This area is a central hub to collect our examples, FAQs, articles and other resources related to the topic of digitally signing PDF
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 of the
How to get the page number of an arbitrary PDF object?

I am trying to find the page number of a PDF object using iText's Java API. The following code reads in the PDF file, and gets the object
How to reduce redundant code when adding content at absolute positions?

This is part of a vb.net http://vb.net app that uses the itextsharp library: Dim cb As PdfContentByte = writer.DirectContent
Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document: Part 2

This example was written for the article "Using iText 7 and AWS KMS to digitally sign a PDF document
How to create a TOC when merging documents?

I need to create a TOC (not bookmarks) at the beginning of this document with clickable links to the first pages of each of the source
How to right-align text in a PdfPCell?

I have a C# application that generates a PDF invoice. In this invoice is a table of items and prices. This is generated using a PdfPTable
Release iText Core 7.1.16

Release date: July 5, 2021 The iText Core 7.1.16 release is already our third release for 2021 and it brings a few important
Release pdfOffice 2.0.3

Release date: October 25, 2022 pdfOffice https://itextpdf.com/node/15181/ is an iText 7 add-on that enables high-quality native
I have been using iText 5 or 7 without a commercial license but never open sourced my application. What should I do?

Legally, your usage falls under the terms of the AGPL license if you haven’t purchased a commercial license but you’ve been using the
SVG: support exponent notation for numbers with capital E

There was a bug in SVG processing where the use of a capital 'E' for exponent notation would cause rendering issues by causing incorrect
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 still
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 would be
What is the size limit of pdf file?

I am using iTextSharp in a web application to generate PDF files. These PDF files contain .tiff images taken from a folder. If size of
How to remove text from a PDF?

Is it possible to remove all text occurrences contained in a specified area (red color rectangle area) of ??a pdf document? I want to
How to check a check box?

I've tried so many different ways, but I can't get the check box to be checked! Here's what I've tried: var reader = new
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 on the
Release pdfRender 1.0.2

Release date: October 22, 2020 The most important feature which was added in this release is a change to the supported output formats.
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 processed, but
Release pdfHTML 3.0.4

Release date: April 14, 2021 We are really proud of our job for the pdfHTML 3.0.4 release, since it brings quite a few improvements and
Release pdfRender 2.0.3

Release date: October 25, 2022 pdfRender https://itextpdf.com/node/14046 is an iText 7 add-on for Java to generate images from PDF
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 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 of an iTextSharp
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 I can set
How to attach files to a PDF?

I am struggling with attaching files to a PDF that I am generating at runtime. I manage to attach a file to the PDF, but I can't seem to
How to find the absolute position and dimension of a field?

And is the opposite possible: if I know the position, can I get the name of the field? Given an field name, is it possible to find the
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 process it
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 dimensions? I
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 process it
Support for a symbol element in SVG

The release of iText Core 7.1.13 includes a number of bug fixes as well as useful feature additions. As we continue to work on increasing
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 situations. For
pdfRender: WEBP format support added

In our iText 7.1.14 release we've added support for the WEBP image format to pdfRender 1.0.3. This is a modern image format which employs
pdfHTML: Creation and/or merging of outlines for documents

With pdfHTML 3.0.0 (released with iText Core 7.1.11) we improved the creation and/or merging of document outlines. Details When we
How to rename named destinations in existing PDF files?

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How to create hierarchical bookmarks?

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Release pdfOffice 1.0.0

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How to parse multiple HTML files into one PDF?

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Release RUPS 7.1.13

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

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How to introduce multiple PdfPageEventHelper instances?

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How to draw a borderless table in iTextSharp?

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How to introduce a rowspan?

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Release RUPS 7.2.3

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iText 7 Core: Fixing incorrect height calculation

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Creating and editing PDF 2.0 Documents

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Evaluating JS with pdfHTML

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

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How to change the icon of a push button field?

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

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

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

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How to create a document with unequal page sizes?

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

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Does anyone have any idea how TabStop works?

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How to avoid an exception when importing a TIFF file?

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How to invoke a page break for nested tables?

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

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Release pdfHTML 3.0.2

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Blockchain for PDF Documents

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Release pdfOffice 2.0.4

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iText 7: Building Blocks

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

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How to create a list without indentation?

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

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How to add an In Reply To annotation?

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How to use a dotted line as a cell border?

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pdfHTML: Custom ResourceRetriever

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How to show an image at a text field position?

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How to delete attachments in PDF using iText?

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Support for Beveled, Underline and Inset form field border styles

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Forms in iText Core 8.0.0

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How to merge forms from different files into one PDF?

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