Add Signature Field to PDF
Adding a signature field to a PDF using DynamicPDF Core Suite is straightforward.
How to Add Signature Field to PDF in C#
The following steps and sample code illustrates adding a signature field to PDF document using DynamicPDF Core Suite.
The following steps are for creating an unsigned document that allows signing. See Digitial Signature for an example on signing a PDF.
Steps for Adding Signature Field to a PDF Document
- Create a
Document
object. - Create a
Page
object and set thePageSize
toLetter
in the constructor. - Create a
Signature
object and set the properties. - Add the
Signature
instance to thePage
instance. - Add the
Page
instance to theDocument
instance. - Save the PDF document.
Sample Code - C#
Document document = new Document();
Page page = new Page(PageSize.Letter);
Signature signature = new Signature("MySigField", 10, 10, 300, 100);
OpenTypeFont font = new OpenTypeFont("fontname");
signature.Font = font;
signature.FullPanel.SetImage(@"MyImage.gif");
signature.LeftPanel.TextColor = RgbColor.Red;
page.Elements.Add(signature);
document.Draw(@"Output.pdf");
GitHub Project
Clone or view the example project at GitHub. This example code is contained in the Examples/AddSignatureExample.cs file.
Getting Started
NuGet Package
DynamicPDF Core Suite is available on NuGet and is part of the ceTe.DynamicPDF.CoreSuite.NET
package. The easiest way to install the package is through the Visual Studio Package Manager. You can also download the package directly from NuGet.
DynamicPDF Core Suite Information
DynamicPDF Core Suite contains over 75 page elements so you can add rich content to the PDFs you create:
- Images
- Text Objects (TextArea and Label)
- HTML
- Barcodes (47 types)
- Form Fields
- Charts
More information can be found on the DynamicPDF Core Suite webpage.
Available on Other Platforms
DynamicPDF Core Suite is available for the Java and COM/ActiveX platforms. Refer to the respective product pages for more details.
- Java - DynamicPDF Generator for Java
- COM/ActiveX - DynamicPDF Generator for COM/ActiveX