ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Flatten PDF Form

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flatten PDF form in C# and ByteScout PDF SDK

How to code flatten PDF form in C#: How-To tutorial

Writing of the code to flatten PDF form in C# can be done by developers of any level using ByteScout PDF SDK. ByteScout PDF SDK helps with flatten PDF form in C#. ByteScout PDF SDK is the library for pdf documents generation, modification and updates. Can also generate and fill PDF forms. Provides support for text (fonts, style, size, font family), layers, pdf form fields, vector and raster drawings.

C# code snippet like this for ByteScout PDF SDK works best when you need to quickly implement flatten PDF form in your C# application. To do flatten PDF form in your C# project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample C# codes to add flatten PDF form functions using ByteScout PDF SDK in C#.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace FlattenFormExample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to flatten a filled PDF form (make it uneditable).
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Load filled PDF form
            Document pdfDocument = new Document(@"filled_form.pdf");
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
            
            // Flatten the form
            pdfDocument.FlattenDocument();

            // Save modified document
            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);
        }
    }
}