PDF Properties
Using a custom set of XML tags inside your HTML, you can insert both custom metadata as well as instructions for how the PDF would be viewed in a PDF viewer application (subject of course to that application supporting those features).
Options
You use the (optional) tag <pdfproperties> and within that tag you
can insert <metainfo> and <pdfpreferences>
sections as shown in the instructions below. Within the
<metainfo> tag, you can add <prop> tags
with @name, @value attribute pairs with the data you wish
to store in the PDF metadata. Anything without one of the recognized, standard PDF
names (author, title, subject,
creator, keywords) are stored in custom metadata in
the PDF.
The <pdfpreferences> section allows you to insert one or more
<pref> tags with specific @name,
@value pairs that control the way the resulting PDF is displayed
with a viewer that supports standard PDF view attributes. The support
name, @value pairs are listed below and grouped into
all the available categories:
General PDF Options
These options let you control some general information about the generated PDF.
bookmarks - sets whether PDF bookmarks are generated or not. The default
is "false" for Cloudformatter. You can set @value to "true" if you want
bookmarks in PDF. Note that bookmarks are only generated for interpreted
hierarchical information. All h1 elements and there following
h2 elements and so on. Skipping levels will break the sequence and
the bookmarks will not be correct.
pdf-version - sets the PDF version number. The default is version 1.5
for Cloudformatter but you set @value to values like "1.3", "1.4",
"1.6" or "1.7" if you wish to change the version. Be aware thar some other features
could be disabled by setting the version too low.
compress - sets whether the PDF is compressed or not. The default is
"true" for Cloudformatter. You can set @value to "false" if you want
uncompressed PDF.
linearize - sets whether the PDF is linearized or not. The default is
"false" for Cloudformatter. You can set @value to "true" if you want to
optimize a long PDF for web view.
PDF View Options
These options let you control how the PDF when opened appears to the end user.
view-mode - Choose from one of the following:
auto- If there are bookmarks in the document, the bookmarks pane is displayed. Otherwise, all auxiliary panes are hidden.show-none- All auxiliary panes are hidden.show-bookmarks- The bookmarks pane is displayed.show-thumbnails- The thumbnails pane is displayed.full-screen- The document is displayed in full screen-mode.
initial-zoom - Choose from one of the following:
auto- Page scaling is not specified.fit- The page is scaled to fit completely into the view port.fit-width- The page is scaled so that its width matches the width of the view port.fit-height- The page is scaled so that its height matches the height of the view port.###or####%- The page is scaled by the number or percentage specified.
page-layout - Choose from one of the following:
auto- Uses settings of viewer application.single-page- Displays one page at a time.continuous- Displays pages continuously in one column.two-columns-left- Displays pages continuously in two columns, with odd-numbered pages to the left.two-columns-right- Displays pages continuously in two columns, with odd-numbered pages to the right.two-pages-left- Displays pages in two columns, by two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages to the left.two-pages-right- Displays pages in two columns, by two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages to the right.
viewer-preferences - A comma separated list of the following
possibilities:
hide-toolbar- Hides the viewer application's tool bars when the document is active.hide-menubar- Hides the viewer application's menu bar when the document is active.hide-window-ui- Hides user interface elements in the document's window (such as scroll bars and navigation controls), leaving only the document's contents displayed.fit-window- Resizes the document's window to fit the size of the first displayed page.center-window- Positions the document's window in the center of the screen.display-document-title- Controls whether the window's title bar displays the document title taken from the "title" metadata field.
PDF Security
These options allow you to specify owner and user security in the PDF output. User-level security can inject a password to be used to open the PDF, while owner-level security can control what can be done with the PDF (like printing it or copying the data from it).
userpassword - Sets the user password that must be entered to view the
PDF. There are no options, the @value passed is the password to be
used.
ownerpassword - Sets the owner password that must be entered to enable
advanced processing of the PDF. There are no options, the @value passed
is the password to be used. An ownerpassword is used to lock down certain privledges
that an owner will grant to a recipient of the PDF. Without the owner password,
recipients can be restricted from certain things. By default they are restricted
from everything, and you can then specify what additional things you allow by using
userpriviledges.
userpriviledges - A comma separated list of the following
possibilities:
print- Enables printing the document.modify- Enables editing the document.copy- Enables copying text and images from the document to the clipboard.annotate- Enables adding notations to the document and changing the field values.
PDF Pre-Press Options
These allow you to specify crop marks, bleeds and registration marks to be applied to the PDF.
crop-offset - specify offsets from the meaningful content on the page to
the edges of the physical media (/MediaBox entry in the PDF page dictionary). Its
value is a series of 1 to 4 length specifiers that set offsets from the edges of the
page area to the corresponding edges of the /MediaBox. Rules for expanding the value
are the same as for the padding property in CSS.
bleed - specify the bleeds — an extra space around the page area into
which the contents of the page may protrude (/BleedBox entry in the PDF page
dictionary). Its value is a series of 1 to 4 length specifiers that set offsets from
the edges of the page area to the corresponding edges of the /BleedBox. Rules for
expanding the value are the same as for the padding property in CSS.
crop-mark-width - defines line width for the crop marks, setting it to 0
disables drawing of crop marks.
bleed-mark-width - defines line width for the bleed marks, setting it to
0 disables drawing of bleed marks.
printer-mark - specify additional SVG images to be drawn in the offset
area surrounding the page (specified by crop-offset and bleed parameters). Printer
marks are clipped to the outside of the bleed rectangle. The @value is
a URL to an SVG you have. This sample has two URLs (one for a colorbar and one for a
registration mark) you can also use if you like.
The following code is what is behind this page for producing the PDF. Of course, you would only see the things supported by your PDF viewer you use. If you wish to see them all in action, then use "download" and Adobe Reader to view the PDF.
Recent changes in some browsers will not treat this XML as XML. Instead it tries (incorrectly) to not close tags. For best results, be sure to use open and close tags and not a self-closing tag.
<pdfproperties style="display:none;">
<metainfo>
<prop name="author" value="Xportability LLC"></prop>
<prop name="title"
value="Xportability Cloudformatter: Showing Custom
PDF Properties"></prop>
<prop name="subject" value="A Cloudformatter Document"></prop>
<prop name="creator" value="css2pdf@cloudformatter.com"></prop>
<prop name="keywords" value="CSS, PDF, Cloudformatter"></prop>
<prop name="custom1" value="value1"></prop>
<prop name="custom2" value="value2"></prop>
<prop name="custom3" value="value3"></prop>
<prop name="custom4" value="value4"></prop>
</metainfo>
<pdfpreferences>
<pref name="bookmarks" value="true"></pref>
<pref name="pdf-version" value="1.6"></pref>
<pref name="view-mode" value="auto"></pref>
<pref name="initial-zoom" value="fit-height"></pref>
<pref name="page-layout" value="two-columns-left"></pref>
<pref name="viewer-preferences" value="display-document-title"></pref>
<pref name="crop-offset" value="0.5in"></pref>
<pref name="crop-mark-width" value="1px"></pref>
<pref name="printer-mark"
value="http://www.cloudformatter.com/Resources/Images/registration.svg"></pref>
<pref name="printer-mark"
value="http://www.cloudformatter.com/Resources/Images/colorbar.svg"></pref>
</pdfpreferences>
</pdfproperties>
Sample Output H2
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Kasd blandit tempor aliquyam zzril kasd kasd sit at nonumy labore dolore et est. Imperdiet ipsum molestie sanctus nostrud elitr et dolor erat erat. No sadipscing consetetur aliquyam amet. Augue dolor nostrud dolores no dolor kasd consetetur facilisis veniam. Et aliquip justo amet dolor eu sed gubergren et ullamcorper eum justo.
Sample Output H3
No labore eos ipsum volutpat nibh consetetur eos vel ex dolor vero sed in elit. Kasd aliquyam dolore dolores ut diam iriure. Clita clita dolor accusam ut dolor accusam duo sed ut sit vulputate tempor elitr clita nonumy rebum quod. Amet ipsum eirmod nostrud ipsum consetetur elitr id augue euismod eirmod ea magna esse dolore elitr sanctus dolore voluptua. Elitr amet velit tempor eos eirmod magna lorem et duo eos et kasd. Stet sadipscing in dignissim ipsum. Vero euismod euismod sea ipsum sit justo delenit est amet magna. Sea duo dolore sit elit dolor dolore sit rebum labore euismod kasd.
Est amet tation vulputate justo ut in gubergren amet dolores sea euismod duo lobortis duo ut dolore et. Nonumy ea no est clita adipiscing velit et et eos ipsum sit nulla lorem tempor elit nulla. Lorem amet lorem facilisi magna dolor feugiat elitr dolor amet dolore et minim aliquam est ad stet sit amet. Congue sadipscing erat. Voluptua consequat vel dolores sanctus tempor sit accusam eros feugiat. Ipsum takimata kasd duo sed ut justo euismod dolor velit gubergren consequat commodo quis lorem vero. Ipsum blandit exerci et. Diam amet dolore lobortis rebum zzril rebum at clita. Tempor in nobis sed aliquyam gubergren ipsum esse dolore consectetuer diam amet gubergren. Gubergren eirmod aliquyam erat no. Sea et stet.
Sample Output H4
Et invidunt est. Eirmod aliquyam imperdiet vero sadipscing rebum kasd clita. Clita esse lorem dolor erat lobortis feugait tempor. Invidunt tempor exerci magna nisl ea amet dolores amet facilisis labore justo rebum dolore volutpat. Sadipscing blandit lorem in et sit. Diam laoreet praesent accusam duo velit elitr eos iriure qui te lorem labore dolor dolores. Feugiat aliquyam id rebum cum dolore sed ipsum sed sit facilisis invidunt est sed. Sed lobortis rebum dolor dolor invidunt amet sed vero. Ipsum elitr zzril lorem lorem eirmod sed at sed blandit dolor vulputate eirmod sit. Kasd wisi lorem illum eos sanctus dolores rebum voluptua aliquip nostrud lorem illum.
Vulputate ipsum et nonumy ex justo euismod dolor elitr justo vel kasd. Tation ea duo sit amet invidunt zzril invidunt facilisis kasd. Dolor ex sed et erat est erat ea aliquyam magna amet consetetur magna ipsum. Facilisis in diam takimata wisi wisi amet et et iriure invidunt sit gubergren amet est eos. Elitr aliquip sanctus sit sed sit amet.
Sample Output H4
Gubergren dolor nobis consetetur accusam iriure ipsum vero euismod vero sit lobortis amet eum vero vel vero consetetur. No et accusam amet no nonummy ipsum justo sed vero molestie nonumy veniam et. Invidunt erat sit sed sadipscing at quod ut et magna kasd amet. Sea lorem clita. Sea clita sed accusam sit elitr sea dolores duo.
Enim tempor ut ad vulputate. Amet dignissim ipsum dolor magna sanctus molestie labore labore duo ipsum nulla. Kasd elitr rebum dolor eu praesent et est diam rebum quod gubergren vero zzril sed dolore dolore sit erat. Nibh vel nihil ut justo liber sanctus stet invidunt. Eos no no clita zzril justo eirmod invidunt invidunt rebum stet labore et sed gubergren ipsum iriure elitr sit. Dolor et qui sit commodo ipsum no.
Sample Output H3
Kasd iriure kasd duo diam diam elit. Dolore sit quis ipsum sit euismod lorem. Iriure ullamcorper at dolore tempor no rebum exerci nonumy euismod ex sed. Stet esse esse dolores vero sed diam dolores illum consetetur. Kasd dolor et sed eos et sanctus erat hendrerit sit takimata et et est te. Diam ut erat dolores exerci quod takimata ut sit diam dolore eos vulputate kasd labore sea. Elitr ut qui dolor eos possim sanctus takimata.
Duo takimata clita et clita feugiat nonumy in. Est imperdiet in consequat sit enim et dolore amet consectetuer eros diam sanctus lorem sea magna ut takimata. Eos quis takimata gubergren eirmod eos eirmod feugait erat at et. Consequat aliquyam duo accusam justo duo justo iriure clita et sea qui vero doming elitr nonumy. Lorem labore diam vulputate volutpat dolore. Vel velit assum facilisis vero sea ipsum takimata luptatum takimata ipsum diam. Dolore nonumy luptatum dolores et erat laoreet accusam nonumy ea tation feugiat lorem et dolore. Sadipscing justo erat liber zzril vero consequat iriure justo ut lorem rebum sit tempor velit erat. Veniam ipsum ea diam.
Sample Output H4
Nonumy sadipscing magna feugait dolores diam ipsum vero et accusam et vero eirmod. Ea nostrud tempor eos invidunt diam rebum at sit nonumy sit et stet sed ipsum. Ea tempor et consetetur sed minim molestie. Consequat duo et clita duis no labore vel congue rebum et dolor gubergren sed ex et. Vel veniam sadipscing lobortis duo consectetuer accusam est facilisi ipsum sed takimata consetetur nulla sed erat. Accumsan duo dolore ipsum quis diam magna lorem.
Diam sit quod vero est consequat et consetetur dolor elitr feugait et lorem accusam. Nonumy facer est diam qui tempor consetetur eos suscipit duo consectetuer dolore at duo kasd. Lobortis ea et tation et rebum at mazim iriure sed et tempor et. Hendrerit eu sit amet tincidunt autem dolor ipsum sit iriure labore vero nonumy quod eos ipsum sed at. Est sanctus dolor eirmod feugiat duo at feugiat stet et in. Sit lorem elitr quod lorem aliquyam aliquyam duis augue invidunt takimata congue accusam sed iriure at. Wisi hendrerit eirmod sea accusam ea sea in autem et sed lorem dolores eirmod magna. Nulla amet et veniam sit eos. Duis dolore elitr. Lorem accusam adipiscing duo vero.
Sample Output H4
Erat diam molestie autem aliquyam eirmod labore dolor eos takimata ipsum. Imperdiet eu voluptua lorem clita vero sanctus nonumy amet dolore ut gubergren voluptua sed sit no et. Lorem ipsum amet sit at est. Voluptua nisl invidunt magna ipsum erat et in invidunt rebum tempor accumsan enim tempor at dolores lorem. Aliquip erat sed iusto sit et et eu nostrud dolore lorem sit clita placerat et eu. Elitr lorem ea duo sed consequat et nonumy amet no justo dolore eos ipsum ut sit duo facilisi feugait. Est dolor kasd. Amet sanctus congue. Invidunt ipsum augue molestie ut sit et rebum diam et invidunt. Sit dolore consequat ut sanctus aliquyam dolor.
Aliquam duis amet sit aliquip dolore nonumy tincidunt at dolor est dolor aliquyam sit aliquyam magna eu. Et magna et liber sit sit aliquyam eleifend et luptatum augue et. Ipsum te eirmod lorem vulputate facilisis sed ipsum justo tempor lobortis ea magna justo exerci takimata et sanctus. At in ut takimata at stet eu dolores ea lorem gubergren vero ea sed. Justo quis takimata eum facilisi velit euismod.
More Sample Output H2
Tempor dolore est invidunt vel diam vel nonumy sed sanctus sea kasd aliquip. Takimata sed clita et no consetetur gubergren. Diam vero consequat sit dolor sit dignissim ipsum lorem wisi ipsum aliquyam et diam sea sadipscing ut sed. Et aliquyam tempor labore nonumy consectetuer takimata lorem lorem. Sanctus feugiat at sed qui sit magna odio nonummy dolor sadipscing eirmod eu. At nisl tincidunt sed duo enim dolor consetetur minim zzril nonumy nonumy. Dolore consetetur tempor sed dolor minim accusam tincidunt dolor voluptua. Dolores consetetur diam et invidunt voluptua invidunt. Et sadipscing no dolore sea no aliquyam. In sit amet stet aliquyam enim clita et nonummy nulla takimata elitr nam sea illum. Nibh lorem dolore et in aliquyam et ipsum enim est dolor no nulla amet erat.
Consetetur diam dolor dolor rebum ea. Ea ut rebum sit justo sed. Clita ullamcorper aliquam eirmod eirmod dolore hendrerit ea quis voluptua erat ut et at justo doming dolore. Tation dignissim stet aliquyam tempor ipsum feugiat sea dolore no liber consectetuer vero magna amet voluptua. Erat sadipscing ut sed facilisi sit at lorem accusam iriure et illum sadipscing feugiat. Dolor eu nonummy elitr et dolore esse ipsum at aliquyam ut sed erat diam. Sea erat sea eirmod wisi ut sea sed lorem. Soluta dolore et gubergren eirmod voluptua erat dolor magna esse te diam vel sadipscing voluptua. Vero et clita eos et labore et. Illum consequat magna aliquam clita sanctus nonumy at vel eos lorem dolores.
Sample Output H3
Sea lorem vel et dolor takimata sed duo lorem option rebum eirmod euismod sed. Vel illum justo gubergren consequat consetetur diam eirmod amet labore vero ex ut sadipscing dolore sed no. Ea no sea eirmod. Invidunt ipsum vero praesent gubergren vero consetetur at stet. Aliquyam stet veniam magna at sanctus ipsum consetetur et est et hendrerit sanctus sadipscing vero dolore molestie.
Erat et eirmod nisl takimata et clita no vero ipsum rebum et no sed lorem eirmod sanctus kasd zzril. Vulputate aliquip dolore et labore est dolor elitr adipiscing. Molestie accusam sed stet labore rebum sea duis ex. Et ipsum voluptua sit amet ipsum eum rebum magna lorem justo et. Praesent id duis dolores vel et ipsum et justo doming justo stet vero erat dolor consetetur diam. Sed voluptua dolor at nonumy erat. Et delenit erat ipsum dolor tincidunt eos nostrud. Sea velit voluptua minim amet voluptua eleifend elitr sea dolor ipsum dolore at eos dolor tempor. Vero sed ea est consetetur est aliquip facilisis sea vero est nulla imperdiet dolores veniam.
Sample Output H4
Et gubergren accusam feugait lorem ea at in magna accusam. Odio vel vulputate sit sed diam aliquip amet dolore sed stet dolore est dolor tempor dolor kasd adipiscing. Labore tation nonummy ea dolor clita amet. Molestie clita vulputate amet rebum ut sea sea. Ut velit delenit et dolore ipsum nonumy dolor no erat. Nisl duo stet rebum sadipscing amet velit cum at et eirmod rebum kasd ullamcorper dolores vel. Et praesent sit et consetetur facilisi dolores sanctus accusam. Erat nonumy hendrerit stet consetetur dolor sit et et lorem eros justo ea praesent. Dolore dolor erat in blandit. Magna et illum ut nostrud.
Vero vel dolor sea et invidunt. Lorem sit et sadipscing sed kasd. Zzril consequat lorem autem soluta ipsum veniam clita erat dignissim lorem invidunt. In duo clita dolore ipsum suscipit amet aliquyam at dolor dolore. Erat duo ut eleifend consetetur diam duo sanctus no dolore est illum molestie sanctus ipsum at. Et diam nulla liber suscipit sadipscing.
Sample Output H4
Elitr ullamcorper dolore sed labore vulputate magna sit ipsum tincidunt nulla tempor aliquyam dolor dolor. Eu sed sanctus rebum zzril no sit diam no ut gubergren at invidunt ullamcorper placerat vel hendrerit amet ut. Illum sit et sadipscing eos aliquyam sit sit. Lorem lorem stet no sit diam. Velit duo tincidunt eirmod dolor minim dignissim at iriure ullamcorper voluptua diam.
Stet ut amet vulputate ea labore duis stet diam aliquam no amet et accumsan et sit et. Amet diam sea diam. Magna lorem eos at nonummy et. Eirmod vero duo erat diam justo eu et magna sadipscing minim et. Est et sit sit sit nostrud ipsum diam.
Sample Output H3
Sanctus erat ut dolor aliquyam no elitr elitr ipsum autem erat magna labore imperdiet. Dolore illum eirmod dolor sit in dolore. Stet et aliquyam ipsum sed sed et labore sit sanctus amet duis. Velit eos duo nibh suscipit ut duis vero diam accumsan. Ipsum duo magna vulputate sit consetetur dolor et amet te gubergren. Qui diam no rebum magna lorem eros voluptua nonumy et tempor ipsum. Wisi invidunt voluptua ut dolores feugiat et sadipscing velit. Vero et ea lorem vel lorem et duo ipsum voluptua tation labore. Sed nonumy diam te et dolore ex iusto stet et erat. Sea aliquyam invidunt nonummy amet est eirmod amet illum ipsum dolor molestie lorem sanctus et dolores et et eos. Eos et diam.
Illum et feugiat vero odio autem et diam magna diam vero odio suscipit luptatum et voluptua. Illum elitr elitr dolore nonumy nibh veniam consequat est et diam elitr odio. Ipsum ut takimata ut et gubergren facilisi stet tempor ea dolor blandit erat ipsum et elitr est ipsum delenit. Lorem invidunt sea et. Magna et eos ea nonumy takimata kasd gubergren dolor accusam consequat dolores. Iusto sit ea odio lorem eros sit dolore consequat ad lorem stet justo at clita kasd voluptua dolores. Ut sadipscing dolor sadipscing duis dolore dolor no ut exerci sea diam id sed ipsum commodo invidunt. Kasd magna amet accusam facilisis dolores et ex dolor et dolore dolore eirmod voluptua lorem hendrerit amet. Dolore ipsum et exerci sanctus et et tempor tempor vel at et ipsum dolor voluptua consequat consequat invidunt kasd. Dolor ea possim aliquyam aliquyam diam voluptua tempor at labore accumsan.
Sample Output H4
Nonummy diam et aliquyam. Vero et sanctus nibh. Tempor at aliquyam lorem voluptua facilisi enim clita sit vel. Nibh invidunt stet ut sanctus aliquyam sanctus stet stet invidunt voluptua tincidunt. Soluta enim elitr dolore sed eum stet et accusam dolor blandit sanctus dolores lorem velit sed nibh et sed.
Sit et lorem consetetur ullamcorper sed nostrud sadipscing enim dolor gubergren. Dolor nonumy iusto delenit dolor dolore ipsum dolor sed vero consectetuer sit aliquyam. Id dolore dolor suscipit rebum lobortis tincidunt imperdiet soluta sea et sed et dolor lorem erat et no. Et et dolore dolores magna aliquyam. Amet invidunt accusam diam diam vero dolor congue illum vero feugait gubergren aliquyam at elitr et liber veniam. Dolor stet accusam. Duo luptatum iusto labore takimata elitr clita ea dolore voluptua eos dolores sit. Facilisis feugiat sit aliquyam at praesent nulla. Gubergren aliquyam sit magna dolore iriure accusam diam nonummy sed lorem sanctus ipsum diam iusto. Accusam ut sed nonumy.
Sample Output H4
Takimata lobortis nonumy nibh. Ipsum at et ipsum ipsum enim autem duo quod et voluptua no praesent ipsum nonummy luptatum eum. Magna tempor dolor consetetur vel feugait ut diam sed dolores et eos. In eirmod ut et labore liber takimata imperdiet. Justo erat aliquyam et magna duis magna. Voluptua dolore amet. Takimata sea dolore est diam magna accusam te elitr vel amet dignissim sed et accusam invidunt. Erat clita takimata diam nibh consectetuer sit rebum diam feugiat eos. Amet at ipsum eum exerci ut aliquyam duo enim nam vero. Ut sit sed sed feugiat dolore sed voluptua in wisi amet invidunt tempor no. Consetetur ad laoreet aliquyam ipsum dolor nonumy sed nisl ipsum eos dolor elit sed.
Accumsan eirmod accusam est nulla facilisi. Aliquip sea iriure magna labore ipsum nulla takimata et consetetur liber justo accusam. Nulla est hendrerit. Lorem justo vero suscipit. Ipsum molestie cum dolor.