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# Generate PDFs in.NET

Enable fast and accurate PDF generation in your application using C#. Create PDFs from scratch, templates, and streams, or render pages as thumbnails. Use the PDF/UA tagging feature to create accessible and compliant PDF files. Refer to the guides and code samples below to learn how to integrate PDF generation into your workflows.

## Essential guides for PDF generation

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**From scratch**

Learn how to create a PDF from scratch

[Read more](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/from-scratch.md)

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**Tagged PDF**

Learn how to create and tag a PDF

[Read more](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/tagged.md)

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**Thumbnail preview**

Learn how to create an image thumbnail from a PDF

[Read more](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/thumbnail-preview.md)

## Additional PDF generation guide

For accessible document workflows, refer to the [generate PDF/UA from Word templates](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/word-template-to-pdf-ua.md), [generate PDF/UA from PowerPoint templates](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/presentation-template-to-pdf-ua.md), and [generate PDF/UA from Excel templates](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/spreadsheet-template-to-pdf-ua.md) guides.

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## Related pages

- [Create PDFs from byte arrays in C#](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/byte-array.md)
- [Create PDFs from scratch in C#](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/from-scratch.md)
- [Generate a PDF from a DOCX template in C#](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/from-word-template.md)
- [Generating PDF/UA from PowerPoint templates](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/presentation-template-to-pdf-ua.md)
- [Generating PDF/UA from Excel templates](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/spreadsheet-template-to-pdf-ua.md)
- [Create tagged PDFs in C#](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/tagged.md)
- [Create thumbnails from PDFs in C#](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/thumbnail-preview.md)
- [Generating PDF/UA from Word templates](/guides/dotnet/pdf-generation/word-template-to-pdf-ua.md)