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Set Fonts for text in PDF - C#

PDF SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Set Fonts for text in PDF’

Program.cs
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace Fonts
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to use fonts.
    /// </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);

            Canvas canvas = page.Canvas;

            Brush brush = new SolidBrush();

            // Use standard PDF font
            Font standardFont = new Font(StandardFonts.Times, 16);
            canvas.DrawString("Standard font.", standardFont, brush, 20, 20);

            // Use font installed in system
            Font systemFont = new Font("Arial", 16);
            canvas.DrawString("Windows font.", systemFont, brush, 20, 50);

            // Use font loaded from file
            Font fontFromFile = Font.FromFile("VeraBI.ttf", 16);
            canvas.DrawString("Font loaded from file.", fontFromFile, brush, 20, 80);

            
            // 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);
        }
    }
}

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