How to add the starting page number from 50 in the footer of the PDF document using C# and VB.NET
The Syncfusion Essential® PDF is a feature-rich and high-performance .NET PDF library that is used to create, read, and edit the PDF documents programmatically without Adobe dependencies. This library also offers functionality to merge, split, stamp, forms, compress, and secure the PDF files. Using this library, you can add the starting page number from 50 in the footer of the PDF document.
Steps to add the starting page number from 50 in the footer of the PDF document using C# programmatically
1. Create a new C# console application project.
2. Install the Syncfusion.PDF.WinForms NuGet packages as a reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
3. Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics
4. The following code example shows how to add the starting page number from 50 in the footer of the PDF document using C#.
C#
//Create a new PDF document PdfDocument pdfDocument = new PdfDocument(); //Add a pages to the PDF document for (int j = 0; j < 50; j++) { pdfDocument.Pages.Add(); } //Include header pdfDocument.Template.Top = AddHeader(pdfDocument, "Syncfusion Essential PDF", "Header and Footer Demo"); //Set the first page number as 50 int offset = 50; //Add footer AddFooter(pdfDocument, offset); //Save and closes the document pdfDocument.Save(@"../../Sample.pdf"); pdfDocument.Close(true);
public static PdfPageTemplateElement AddHeader(PdfDocument doc, string title, string description) { RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 50); //Create a page template PdfPageTemplateElement header = new PdfPageTemplateElement(rect); PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 24); float doubleHeight = font.Height * 2; Color activeColor = Color.FromArgb(44, 71, 120); PdfSolidBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(activeColor); PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 3f); font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 16, PdfFontStyle.Bold); //Set formattings for the text PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat(); format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center; format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle; //Draw title header.Graphics.DrawString(title, font, brush, new RectangleF(0, 0, header.Width, header.Height), format); brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Gray); font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 6, PdfFontStyle.Bold); format = new PdfStringFormat(); format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Left; format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Bottom; //Draw description header.Graphics.DrawString(description, font, brush, new RectangleF(0, 0, header.Width, header.Height - 8), format); //Draw some lines in the header pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 0.7f); header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 0, header.Width, 0); pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2f); header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 03, header.Width + 3, 03); pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2f); header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height - 3, header.Width, header.Height - 3); header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height, header.Width, header.Height); return header; }
public static void AddFooter(PdfDocument doc, int offset) { //Set the font and brush PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 7); PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black); for (int i = 0; i < doc.Pages.Count; i++) { int count = i; string value = offset.ToString(); //Create a PDF Template PdfTemplate template = new PdfTemplate(doc.Pages[i].GetClientSize().Width, 50); template.Graphics.DrawString("Page " + value, font, brush, new PointF(470, 40)); //Draw the template on the page graphics of the document doc.Pages[i].Graphics.DrawPdfTemplate(template, new PointF(0, 600)); //Draw string doc.Pages[i].Graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 20, PdfFontStyle.Bold), brush, new PointF(0, 0)); offset += 1; } }
VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument() 'Add a pages to the PDF document For j As Integer = 0 To 50 - 1 pdfDocument.Pages.Add() Next 'Include header pdfDocument.Template.Top = AddHeader(pdfDocument, "Syncfusion Essential PDF", "Header and Footer Demo") 'Set the first page number as 50 Dim offset As Integer = 50 'Add footer AddFooter(pdfDocument, offset) 'Save and closes the document pdfDocument.Save("../../Sample.pdf") pdfDocument.Close(True)
Public Function AddHeader(ByVal doc As PdfDocument, ByVal title As String, ByVal description As String) As PdfPageTemplateElement Dim rect As RectangleF = New RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width, 50) Dim header As PdfPageTemplateElement = New PdfPageTemplateElement(rect) Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 24) Dim doubleHeight As Single = font.Height * 2 Dim activeColor As Color = Color.FromArgb(44, 71, 120) Dim brush As PdfSolidBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(activeColor) Dim pen As PdfPen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 3.0F) font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 16, PdfFontStyle.Bold) Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat() format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle header.Graphics.DrawString(title, font, brush, New RectangleF(0, 0, header.Width, header.Height), format) brush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Gray) font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 6, PdfFontStyle.Bold) format = New PdfStringFormat() format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Left format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Bottom header.Graphics.DrawString(description, font, brush, New RectangleF(0, 0, header.Width, header.Height - 8), format) pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 0.7F) header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 0, header.Width, 0) pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2.0F) header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 3, header.Width + 3, 3) pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2.0F) header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height - 3, header.Width, header.Height - 3) header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height, header.Width, header.Height) Return header End Function
Public Sub AddFooter(ByVal doc As PdfDocument, ByVal offset As Integer) Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 7) Dim brush As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black) For i As Integer = 0 To doc.Pages.Count - 1 Dim count As Integer = i Dim value As String = offset.ToString() Dim template As PdfTemplate = New PdfTemplate(doc.Pages(i).GetClientSize().Width, 50) template.Graphics.DrawString("Page " & value, font, brush, New PointF(470, 40)) doc.Pages(i).Graphics.DrawPdfTemplate(template, New PointF(0, 600)) doc.Pages(i).Graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 20, PdfFontStyle.Bold), brush, New PointF(0, 0)) offset += 1 Next End Sub
A complete working sample can be downloaded from PdfSample.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows.
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See Also:
https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/pdf/working-with-watermarks
https://support.syncfusion.com/kb/article/7973/how-to-add-watermark-to-pdf-file-in-c-vb-net
Conclusion
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