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How to add goto action to pdf with pdf sdk in C# and ByteScout Premium Suite

How to write a robust code in C# to add goto action to pdf with pdf sdk with this step-by-step tutorial

Add goto action to pdf with pdf sdk is simple to apply in C# if you use these source codes below. ByteScout Premium Suite can add goto action to pdf with pdf sdk. It can be applied from C#. ByteScout Premium Suite is the set that includes 12 SDK products from ByteScout including tools and components for PDF, barcodes, spreadsheets, screen video recording.

Want to save time? You will save a lot of time on writing and testing code as you may just take the C# code from ByteScout Premium Suite for add goto action to pdf with pdf sdk below and use it in your application. Simply copy and paste in your C# project or application you and then run your app! Use of ByteScout Premium Suite in C# is also described in the documentation included along with the product.

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Program.cs

      using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace GoToActionExample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to create a button with GoTo action.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Create new document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            // Add pages
            Page page1 = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page1);
            Page page2 = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page2);
            
            Font font = new Font(StandardFonts.Times, 18);
            Brush brush = new SolidBrush();
            
            // Mark action target with text
            page2.Canvas.DrawString("Action target", font, brush, 20, 200);
            
            // Create button
            PushButton button = new PushButton(20, 20, 100, 25, "button1");
            button.Caption = "Go To Page 2";
            // Create action to go to page 2 at 200 points from the top
            button.OnActivated = new GoToAction(new Destination(page2, 200));
            
            page1.Annotations.Add(button);
            
            // Save document to file
            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);
        }
    }
}