Set Word Spacing for Text in PDF - VB.NET
PDF SDK sample in VB.NET demonstrating ‘Set Word Spacing for Text in PDF’
Program.vb
Imports Bytescout.PDF
''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how to change the word spacing.
''' </summary>
Class Program
Shared Sub Main()
' Create new document
Dim 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
Dim page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4)
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page)
Dim canvas = page.Canvas
Dim font = New Font("Arial", 16)
Dim brush = New SolidBrush()
Dim stringFormat = New StringFormat()
' Standard word spacing
stringFormat.WordSpacing = 0.0F
canvas.DrawString("Standard word spacing 0.0", font, brush, 20, 20, stringFormat)
' Increased word spacing
stringFormat.WordSpacing = 5.0F
canvas.DrawString("Increased word spacing 5.0", font, brush, 20, 50, stringFormat)
' Reduced word spacing
stringFormat.WordSpacing = -2.5F
canvas.DrawString("Reduced word spacing -2.5", font, brush, 20, 80, stringFormat)
' Save document to file
pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf")
' Cleanup
pdfDocument.Dispose()
' Open document in default PDF viewer app
Process.Start("result.pdf")
End Sub
End Class
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