Load PDF document with options
GroupDocs.Conversion provides PdfLoadOptions to give you control over how source PDF document will be processed. The following options could be set:
- Format - the document type is auto detected during loading, however you can specify explicitly the type of the source document. Available options are: Pdf, Epub, Xps, Tex, Ps, Pcl
- RemoveEmbeddedFiles - specifies to remove embedded files from source document during conversion
- Password - password to unlock protected document
- HidePdfAnnotations - specifies that annotations in the source document must be hidden
- FlattenAllFields - specifies that all fields in the source document will be flatten during conversion
Flatten all fields
The following code sample shows how to convert PDF document and flatten all fields:
Contracts.Func<LoadOptions> getLoadOptions = () => new PdfLoadOptions
{
FlattenAllFields = true
};
using (Converter converter = new Converter("sample.pdf", getLoadOptions))
{
WordProcessingConvertOptions options = new WordProcessingConvertOptions();
converter.Convert("converted.docx", options);
}
Hide annotations
The following code sample shows how to convert PDF document and hide annotations:
Contracts.Func<LoadOptions> getLoadOptions = () => new PdfLoadOptions
{
HidePdfAnnotations = true
};
using (Converter converter = new Converter("sample.pdf", getLoadOptions))
{
WordProcessingConvertOptions options = new WordProcessingConvertOptions();
converter.Convert("converted.docx", options);
}
Remove embedded files
The following code sample shows how to convert PDF document and remove embedded files:
Contracts.Func<LoadOptions> getLoadOptions = () => new PdfLoadOptions
{
RemoveEmbeddedFiles = true
};
using (Converter converter = new Converter("sample.pdf", getLoadOptions))
{
WordProcessingConvertOptions options = new WordProcessingConvertOptions();
converter.Convert("converted.docx", options);
}
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GitHub Examples
You may easily run the code above and see the feature in action in our GitHub examples:
- GroupDocs.Conversion for .NET examples, plugins, and showcase
- GroupDocs.Conversion for Java examples, plugins, and showcase
- Document Conversion for .NET MVC UI Example
- Document Conversion for .NET App WebForms UI Modern Example
- Document Conversion for Java App Dropwizard UI Modern Example
- Document Conversion for Java Spring UI Example
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