Adding New Content to Existing PDFs

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How to Add New Content to Page

The following steps and C# sample code illustrate adding new content to an existing page in PDF using DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET.

Steps for Adding New Content to an Existing PDF

1. Create a MergeDocument object.
2. Create a Page object pointing to the specific page in the MergeDocument instance.
3. Add desired page elements to the Page instance.
4. Add the Draw method to save the merged PDF.

Sample Code - C#

MergeDocument document = new MergeDocument(pdfFilePath);
Page page = document.Pages[0];
page.Elements.Add( new Label( "New Content", 0, 0, 512, 12 ) );
document.Draw("Output.pdf");

How to Add New Page to PDF

1. Create a MergeDocument object.
2. Create a Page object and set its dimensions.
3. Add desired page elements to the Page instance.
4. Add the Page instance to the MergeDocument instance.
5. Add the Append method on the MergeDocument instance.
6. Add the Draw method to save the merged PDF.

Sample Code - C#

MergeDocument document = new MergeDocument();
Page page = new Page( PageSize.Letter, PageOrientation.Portrait );
page.Elements.Add( new Label( "Cover Page", 0, 0, 512, 12 ) );
document.Pages.Add(page);
document.Append("DocumentA.pdf");
document.Draw("Output.pdf");

GitHub Project

Examples are provided in C# and VB.NET. Clone or view the example project at GitHub. This example code is contained in the following files.

• C# - AddNewContentExample.cs
• VB.NET - AddNewContentExample.vb

Getting Started

Get started easily by installing DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET through NuGet or manually. Then, refer to the documentation for more information on using and purchasing the product.

NuGet Package

The easiest way to install DynamicPDF Core Suite is by obtaining the NuGet package using Visual Studio's Package Manager. You can also obtain the NuGet package by downloading it directly. Refer to the installation documentation for more information.

DynamicPDF Core Suite Information

DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET combines creating, merging, and visual report creation into one powerful product for creating PDF documents. It is ideal for anyone who needs to generate PDF documents or reports or work with existing PDFs in their applications. With a free Evaluation Edition to try and with flexible and royalty-free licensing options, why not start using DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET today!

• DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET Product Page
• DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET Documentation

More Information on Combining PDFs

• Refer to the Adding New Content documentation topic, or
• Chapter 22, Merging, in the book DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET by Example available on GitHub.

Available on Other Platforms

DynamicPDF Core Suite is also available for the Java and COM/ActiveX platforms. Refer to the respective product pages for more details.

• DynamicPDF Generator
  • Java - DynamicPDF Generator for Java
  • COM/ActiveX - DynamicPDF Generator for COM/ActiveX
• DynamicPDF Merger
  • Java - DynamicPDF Merger for Java
  • COM/ActiveX - DynamicPDF Merger for COM/ActiveX