Add Text Annotations in PDF - C#
PDF SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Add Text Annotations in PDF’
Program.cs
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;
namespace TextAnnotationExample
{
/// <summary>
/// This example demonstrates how to add a text annotation.
/// </summary>
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// Create new document
Document pdfDocument = new Document();
pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
// If you wish to load an existing document uncomment the line below and comment the Add page section instead
// pdfDocument.Load(@".\existing_document.pdf");
// Add page
Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);
// Add collapsed annotation (shown as a tooltip when mouse is over the icon)
TextAnnotation collapsedAnnotation = new TextAnnotation(20, 20);
collapsedAnnotation.Color = new ColorRGB(255, 255, 0);
collapsedAnnotation.Icon = TextAnnotationIcon.Comment;
collapsedAnnotation.Author = "Mr. Important";
collapsedAnnotation.Contents = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
page.Annotations.Add(collapsedAnnotation);
// Add expanded annotation
TextAnnotation expandedAnnotation = new TextAnnotation(20, 50);
expandedAnnotation.Color = new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0);
expandedAnnotation.Icon = TextAnnotationIcon.Note;
expandedAnnotation.Open = true;
expandedAnnotation.Author = "John Doe";
expandedAnnotation.Contents = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
page.Annotations.Add(expandedAnnotation);
// Save document to file
pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf");
// Cleanup
pdfDocument.Dispose();
// Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
Process.Start(processStartInfo);
}
}
}