Add Watermarks to PDF - C#
PDF SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Add Watermarks to PDF’
Program.cs
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;
namespace Watermarks
{
/// <summary>
/// This example demonstrates how add text watermark to document page.
/// </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 pages
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(new Page(PaperFormat.A4));
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(new Page(PaperFormat.A4));
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(new Page(PaperFormat.A4));
// Add tiling watermark
TextWatermark watermark1 = new TextWatermark("Tiling Watermark");
watermark1.WatermarkLocation = TextWatermarkLocation.Tiled;
watermark1.Angle = 30;
SolidBrush brush1 = new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(0, 0, 255));
brush1.Opacity = 50; // make the brush semitransparent
watermark1.Brush = brush1;
pdfDocument.Watermarks.Add(watermark1);
// Add autosized watermark to every page of the document
TextWatermark watermark2 = new TextWatermark("Diagonal Watermark");
watermark2.WatermarkLocation = TextWatermarkLocation.DiagonalFromBottomLeftToTopRight;
watermark2.Font = new Font("Times New Roman", 16);
SolidBrush brush2 = new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0));
brush2.Opacity = 50; // make the brush semitransparent
watermark2.Brush = brush2;
watermark2.Pen = new SolidPen(new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0)); // outline pen is optional
pdfDocument.Watermarks.Add(watermark2);
// Add watermark of custom size and location to the first page only
TextWatermark watermark3 = new TextWatermark("Simple Watermark");
watermark3.Font = new Font(StandardFonts.HelveticaBold, 24);
watermark3.Brush = new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(0, 128, 0));
watermark3.Left = 350;
watermark3.Top = 800;
pdfDocument.Pages[0].Watermarks.Add(watermark3);
// 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);
}
}
}