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Convert RTF to PDF in C#

This article explains how to convert TEXT files to PDFs.

Creating a PDF from a TEXT file

To create a PDF from a TEXT file, follow the steps below:

  1. Create a GdPictureDocumentConverter object.

  2. Load the source document by passing its path to the LoadFromFile method. Recommended: Specify the source document format with a member of the DocumentFormat enumeration.

  3. Save the output in a new PDF document with the SaveAsPDF method.

The example below creates a PDF document from a TEXT file:

using GdPictureDocumentConverter gdpictureDocumentConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter();
// Load the source document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.text", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatTEXT);
// Save the output in a new PDF document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");
Using gdpictureDocumentConverter As GdPictureDocumentConverter = New GdPictureDocumentConverter()
    ' Load the source document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile("C:\temp\source.text", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatTEXT)
    ' Save the output in a new PDF document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF("C:\temp\output.pdf")
End Using
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Optional configuration properties

Optionally, configure the conversion with the following properties of the GdPictureDocumentConverter object:

The example below creates a PDF document from a TXT file with a custom configuration:

using GdPictureDocumentConverter gdpictureDocumentConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter();
// Load the source document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.txt", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatTXT);
// Configure the conversion.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.TxtFontFamily = "Arial";
gdpictureDocumentConverter.TxtFontSize = 16;
// Save the output in a new PDF document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");
Using gdpictureDocumentConverter As GdPictureDocumentConverter = New GdPictureDocumentConverter()
    ' Load the source document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile("C:\temp\source.txt", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatTXT);
    ' Configure the conversion.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.TxtFontFamily = "Arial"
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.TxtFontSize = 16
    ' Save the output in a new PDF document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF("C:\temp\output.pdf")
End Using
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This article explains how to convert RTF files to PDFs.

Creating a PDF from an RTF file

To create a PDF from an RTF file, follow the steps below:

  1. Create a GdPictureDocumentConverter object.

  2. Load the source document by passing its path to the LoadFromFile method. Recommended: Specify the source document format with a member of the DocumentFormat enumeration.

  3. Save the output in a new PDF document with the SaveAsPDF method.

The example below creates a PDF document from an RTF file:

using GdPictureDocumentConverter gdpictureDocumentConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter();
// Load the source document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.rtf", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatRTF);
// Save the output in a new PDF document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");
Using gdpictureDocumentConverter As GdPictureDocumentConverter = New GdPictureDocumentConverter()
    ' Load the source document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile("C:\temp\source.rtf", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatRTF)
    ' Save the output in a new PDF document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF("C:\temp\output.pdf")
End Using
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Optional PDF configuration properties

Optionally, configure the conversion with the following properties of the GdPictureDocumentConverter object:

  • PdfBitonalImageCompression is a member of the PdfCompression enumeration that specifies the compression scheme used for bitonal images in the output PDF file.

  • PdfColorImageCompression is a member of the PdfCompression enumeration that specifies the compression scheme used for color images in the output PDF file.

  • PdfEnableColorDetection is a Boolean value that specifies whether to use automatic color detection during the conversion that preserves image quality and reduces the output file size.

  • PdfEnableLinearization is a Boolean value that specifies whether to linearize the output PDF to enable Fast Web View mode.

  • PdfImageQuality is an integer from 0 to 100 that specifies the image quality in the output PDF file.

The example below creates a PDF document from an RTF file with a custom configuration:

using GdPictureDocumentConverter gdpictureDocumentConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter();
// Load the source document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.rtf", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatRTF);
// Configure the conversion.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfColorImageCompression = PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJPEG;
gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfImageQuality = 50;
// Save the output in a new PDF document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");
Using gdpictureDocumentConverter As GdPictureDocumentConverter = New GdPictureDocumentConverter()
    ' Load the source document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile("C:\temp\source.rtf", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatRTF);
    ' Configure the conversion.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfColorImageCompression = PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJPEG
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfImageQuality = 50
    ' Save the output in a new PDF document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF("C:\temp\output.pdf")
End Using
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