How to insert image in PDF and merge with multiple PDF documents with PDF version 1.7 using C#
The Syncfusion Essential® PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can insert an image in the PDF and merge it with the multiple PDF documents with PDF version 1.7 using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to insert image in the PDF and merge it with the multiple PDF documents with PDF version 1.7 programmatically:
- Create a new Windows Forms application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework application from Nuget.org.
- Include the following namespace in the Form1.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing Imports System.Drawing
- Add the following code in the button1_Click to insert an image in the PDF and merge it with the multiple PDF documents with PDF version 1.7.
C#
//Create a new PDF document PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument(); //Set the page size to A4 document.PageSettings.Size = PdfPageSize.A4; //Set margin document.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0; //Set the PDF version document.FileStructure.Version = PdfVersion.Version1_7; //Set the incremental update as false document.FileStructure.IncrementalUpdate = false; //Add a page to the document PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add(); //Create PDF graphics for the page PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics; //Load the image from the disk PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap("../../Data/Autumn Leaves.jpg"); //Draw the image graphics.DrawImage(image, new RectangleF(0,0,page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height)); //File path to merge the PDF file string file1 = "../../Data/Input1.pdf"; string file2 = "../../Data/Input2.pdf"; //Create the templates from an existing PDF document page and draw it in on a new PDF document DrawPDFTemplate(file1, document); DrawPDFTemplate(file2, document); //Save the document document.Save("Sample.pdf"); //Close the document document.Close(true); //This will open the PDF file and the result will be seen in the default PDF Viewer Process.Start("Sample.pdf");
Helper method:
/// <summary> /// Create the templates from an existing PDF document page and draw it in on a new PDF document /// </summary> /// <param name="file"></param> /// <param name="document"></param> private void DrawPDFTemplate(string file, PdfDocument document) { //Load a PDF document PdfLoadedDocument ldoc = new PdfLoadedDocument(file); for (int i = 0; i < ldoc.Pages.Count; i++) { //Get loaded page as a template PdfTemplate template = ldoc.Pages[i].CreateTemplate(); //Create a new page PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add(); //Create Pdf graphics for the page PdfGraphics g = page.Graphics; //Draw template with the size as page size g.DrawPdfTemplate(template, new PointF(0, 0), new SizeF(page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height)); } }
VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument() 'Set the page size to A4 document.PageSettings.Size = PdfPageSize.A4 'Set margin document.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0 'Set the PDF version document.FileStructure.Version = PdfVersion.Version1_7 'Set the incremental update as false document.FileStructure.IncrementalUpdate = False 'Add a page to the document Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add() 'Create PDF graphics for the page Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics 'Load the image from the disk Dim image As PdfBitmap = New PdfBitmap("../../Data/Autumn Leaves.jpg") 'Draw the image graphics.DrawImage(image, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height)) 'File path to merge the PDF file Dim file1 As String = "../../Data/Input1.pdf" Dim file2 As String = "../../Data/Input2.pdf" 'Create the templates from an existing PDF document page and draw it in on a new PDF document DrawPDFTemplate(file1, document) DrawPDFTemplate(file2, document) 'Save the document document.Save("Sample.pdf") 'Close the document document.Close(True) 'This will open the PDF file and the result will be seen in the default PDF Viewer Process.Start("Sample.pdf")
Helper method:
''' <summary> ''' Create the templates from an existing PDF document page and draw it in on a new PDF document ''' </summary> ''' <param name="file"></param> ''' <param name="document"></param> Private Sub DrawPDFTemplate(ByVal file As String, ByVal document As PdfDocument) 'Load a PDF document Dim ldoc As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(file) For i As Integer = 0 To ldoc.Pages.Count - 1 'Get loaded page as a template Dim template As PdfTemplate = ldoc.Pages(i).CreateTemplate() 'Create a new page Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add() 'Create Pdf graphics for the page Dim g As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics 'Draw template with the size as page size g.DrawPdfTemplate(template, New PointF(0, 0), New SizeF(page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height)) Next End Sub
A complete working sample can be downloaded from MergePDFSample.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the output document as follows,
Take a moment to peruse the documentation. You can find features like insert image to PDF document, Creating templates from an existing PDF document and add to the new PDF document, Merge PDF documents, adding text to PDF, and more.
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