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Create Bookmarks in PDF | VB.NET
Program.vb:
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Imports Bytescout.PDF ''' <summary> ''' This example demonstrates how to create document outlines (bookmarks). ''' </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") Dim font = New Font(StandardFonts.Times, 18) Dim brush = New SolidBrush() ' Create pages For i As Integer = 0 To 2 Dim page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4) page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("Page {0}", i + 1), font, brush, 20, 20) pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page) Next ' Create outlines: Dim destination1 = New Destination(pdfDocument.Pages(0)) Dim outline1 = New Outline("Page 1", destination1) pdfDocument.Outlines.Add(outline1) ' Example of sub-bookmark Dim destination2 = New Destination(pdfDocument.Pages(1)) Dim outline2 = New Outline("Page 2", destination2) pdfDocument.Outlines(0).Kids.Add(outline2) Dim destination3 = New Destination(pdfDocument.Pages(2)) Dim outline3 = New Outline("Page 3", destination3) pdfDocument.Outlines.Add(outline3) ' Force PDF viewer to show Bookmarks panel at start up. pdfDocument.PageMode = PageMode.Outlines ' 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