Create Tagged PDF (.NET Core/Framework)

How to Create a Tagged PDF in C#

The following steps and sample code illustrates creating a Tagged PDF document using DynamicPDF Core Suite.

Steps for creating a Tagged PDF Document

1. Create a Document object.
2. Enable tagging by creating TagOptions and setting to true.
3. Create a Page object and add it to the Document instance.
4. Create an Image.
5. Create a StructureElement.
6. Set the StructureElement to the image.
7. Add the image to the Page instance.
8. Create a Page numbering label.
9. Create a artifact and add type.
10. Set artifact to the page numbering label.
11. Add the page numbering label to the Page instance.
12. Save the PDF document.

Sample Code - C#

Document document = new Document();
document.Tag = new TagOptions(true);

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

Image image = new Image("DPDFLogo.png", 180f, 150f, 0.24f);
image.Height = 200;
image.Width = 200;

StructureElement imageStructureElement = new StructureElement(TagType.Figure);
imageStructureElement.IncludeDefaultAttributes = true;
imageStructureElement.AlternateText = "DynamicPDF Logo";

image.Tag = imageStructureElement;
page.Elements.Add(image);
PageNumberingLabel pageNumberingLabel = new PageNumberingLabel("Page %%CP%% of %%TP%%", 0, 680, 512, 12, Font.Helvetica, 12, TextAlign.Center);

Artifact artifact = new Artifact();
artifact.SetType(ArtifactType.Pagination);
pageNumberingLabel.Tag = artifact;
page.Elements.Add(pageNumberingLabel);

document.Draw( "output.pdf" );

Over 75 Page Elements

DynamicPDF Core Suite contains over 75 page elements you can use to add rich content to PDFs you create. DynamicPDF Core Suite includes elements for:

• Images,
• Text Objects (TextArea and Label),
• HTML,
• Barcodes (47 types),
• Form Fields,
• and Charts.

Getting Started

NuGet Package

DynamicPDF Generator is available on NuGet and is part of the ceTe.DynamicPDF.CoreSuite.NET package. The easiest way to install the package is through the Visual Studio Package Manger. You can also download the package directly from NuGet.

DynamicPDF Core Suite Information

More information on DynamicPDF Core Suite can be found online.

• DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET

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.

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