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How to set display options for a viewer application using ByteScout PDF SDK

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The example demonstrates how to set display options for a viewer application using ByteScout PDF SDK.

Program.vb:
VB

'*******************************************************************
'       ByteScout PDF SDK
'                                                                   
'       Copyright © 2016 Bytescout, https://bytescout.com        
'       ALL RIGHTS RESERVED                                         
'                                                                   
'*******************************************************************

Imports Bytescout.PDF

''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how to set display options for a viewer application.
''' </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)

        ' Set page mode (which panels should be shown at viewing application start)
        pdfDocument.PageMode = PageMode.Thumbnail ' show thumbnails panel

        ' Show/hide various interface elements
        pdfDocument.ViewerPreferences.CenterWindow = True
        pdfDocument.ViewerPreferences.FitWindow = True
        pdfDocument.ViewerPreferences.HideMenubar = True
        pdfDocument.ViewerPreferences.HideToolbar = True
        pdfDocument.ViewerPreferences.HideWindowUI = False

        ' 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 

Program.cs:
C#

//*******************************************************************
//       ByteScout PDF SDK		                                     
//                                                                   
//       Copyright © 2016 ByteScout - https://bytescout.com       
//       ALL RIGHTS RESERVED                                         
//                                                                   
//*******************************************************************

using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace VideoAnnotationExample
{
	/// <summary>
	/// This example demonstrates how to add a video to PDF document.
	/// </summary>
	class Program
	{
		static void Main()
		{
			// Create new document
			Document pdfDocument = new Document();
			pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
			pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
			// Add page
			Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
			pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);

			// Add video annotation
			Movie movie = new Movie("sample.avi");
			MovieAnnotation movieAnnotation = new MovieAnnotation(movie, 20, 20, 320, 240);
			movieAnnotation.MovieActivation.ShowControls = true;
			page.Annotations.Add(movieAnnotation);
			
			// Save document to file
			pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf");

			// Cleanup 
			pdfDocument.Dispose();

			// Open document in default PDF viewer app
			Process.Start("result.pdf");
		}
	}
} 

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