Using Character Shaping in PDF (.NET Core/Framework)

How to use Character Shaping in PDF in C#

Below are the steps and sample code to use Character Shaping in PDF document using the Generator product.

Steps for using Character Shaping in a PDF Document

1. Create a Document object.
2. Create a Page object.
3. Create a OpenTypeFont object and give the font file name with complete path.
4. Createa a TextArea object and assign the font.
5. Add the TextArea page element to the Page.
6. Save the PDF document.

Sample Code - C#

Document document = new Document();
Page page = new Page();
document.Pages.Add(page);

OpenTypeFont charShapingFont = new OpenTypeFont("MyFont.ttf", true); // path to .ttf or .otf file
TextArea area = new TextArea("Text requiring character shaping", 0, 0, 300, 30, charShapingFont, 18);
page.Elements.Add(area);

document.Draw(@"C:\Output.pdf");        

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• Images
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• HTML
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• Form Fields
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Getting Started

NuGet Package

DynamicPDF Generator is available on NuGet and is part of the ceTe.DynamicPDF.CoreSuite.NET package. The Core Suite package includes Generator, Merger and ReportWriter.

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• DynamicPDF Generator for .NET

Available in other platforms

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• Java - DynamicPDF Generator for Java
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