ByteScout PDF Suite – VB.NET – Set fonts for text in pdf with pdf sdk

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How to set fonts for text in pdf with pdf sdk in VB.NET and ByteScout PDF Suite

This code in VB.NET shows how to set fonts for text in pdf with pdf sdk with this how to tutorial

The code displayed below will guide you to install an VB.NET app to set fonts for text in pdf with pdf sdk. What is ByteScout PDF Suite? It is the set that includes 6 SDK products to work with PDF from generating rich PDF reports to extracting data from PDF documents and converting them to HTML. This bundle includes PDF (Generator) SDK, PDF Renderer SDK, PDF Extractor SDK, PDF to HTML SDK, PDF Viewer SDK and PDF Generator SDK for Javascript. It can help you to set fonts for text in pdf with pdf sdk in your VB.NET application.

Want to save time? You will save a lot of time on writing and testing code as you may just take the VB.NET code from ByteScout PDF Suite for set fonts for text in pdf with pdf sdk below and use it in your application. This VB.NET sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! Complete and detailed tutorials and documentation are available along with installed ByteScout PDF Suite if you’d like to learn more about the topic and the details of the API.

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Program.vb

      Imports Bytescout.PDF

''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how to use fonts.
''' </summary>
Class Program

    Shared Sub Main()

        ' Create new document
        Dim pdfDocument = New Document()
        pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
		pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"
        ' Add page
        Dim page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4)
        pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page)

        Dim canvas = page.Canvas

        Dim brush = New SolidBrush()

        ' Use standard PDF font
        Dim standardFont = New Font(StandardFonts.Times, 16)
        canvas.DrawString("Standard font.", standardFont, brush, 20, 20)

        ' Use font installed in system
        Dim systemFont = New Font("Arial", 16)
        canvas.DrawString("Windows font.", systemFont, brush, 20, 50)

        ' Use font loaded from file
        Dim 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 document in default PDF viewer app
        Process.Start("result.pdf")

    End Sub

End Class