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
Nonumy nulla consequat tempor ea consequat eum labore et magna consetetur sit. Amet dolore ad ipsum amet tempor diam lorem voluptua liber kasd erat vero. Sadipscing hendrerit dolor kasd dolor ipsum et sed dignissim eu. Dolor eirmod dolor et duo consetetur kasd diam amet tempor elitr dignissim et invidunt. Tation nonummy stet ipsum velit sea amet accusam tempor gubergren consequat et elitr amet amet in erat lorem vero. Enim nostrud labore elitr clita facilisis sit sed stet amet eirmod tempor vero labore erat. Ea praesent sed ipsum diam.
Et lorem et sed. Lorem nulla elit et facilisi nisl justo dolor in facer diam voluptua sea labore elitr tempor dolore. Nonummy elitr et sed voluptua augue accusam dolore sea molestie qui nonumy tempor facilisi aliquam dolores. Eu justo duo quis esse dolore magna magna vero in invidunt diam takimata vero. Ipsum vero elitr. Amet feugait dolor et ipsum sed. Labore rebum ipsum soluta dolor eirmod diam dolor erat duo lorem nobis erat in. Sadipscing dolor et cum diam aliquip kasd. Sadipscing rebum veniam est vel ex. Tempor et ipsum ipsum.
Sample Output H3
Dolore accusam nostrud ea lorem ipsum. Lorem enim placerat diam vero delenit ea lorem stet stet iusto dolore vero wisi et dolor odio. Ut ut dolores dolore duo ea sadipscing amet labore clita amet eu possim. Ipsum ea sadipscing id at dolore ad et lorem vero eos dolore. Est nonumy est kasd consequat tempor. Amet duo consetetur et dolores nibh velit rebum. Lorem nulla dolor vero amet ut no odio doming.
Elit ut magna gubergren sea dolor ut odio sanctus. Labore sadipscing mazim et amet aliquyam accusam. Sed ea clita eirmod gubergren amet ad lorem ea congue ipsum magna wisi labore diam gubergren et sadipscing. Labore stet iusto elitr. Ut magna assum ea. Ipsum et voluptua esse ex. Luptatum sanctus et elitr magna rebum lorem consetetur aliquip duo vero aliquyam sit. Takimata eirmod dolor. Tempor sea hendrerit dolor feugiat magna sed elit dolores consetetur stet diam zzril et.
Sample Output H4
Lobortis sanctus erat sit sanctus. Gubergren diam erat et eirmod sit assum minim qui. Et clita ipsum elitr sed at labore et elit qui clita gubergren dolore sanctus stet ad kasd ut. Lorem invidunt duo lorem zzril eos duis justo clita magna euismod sed magna sadipscing. Takimata ex vulputate gubergren invidunt consectetuer accusam suscipit. Accusam diam adipiscing sit consetetur facilisis consequat nonumy ipsum rebum amet clita dignissim sadipscing. Kasd dolores accusam. Duo dolor vero sanctus sit ea est ea elitr dolor ipsum ea lorem. Consetetur dolores eirmod feugiat eu sadipscing elit. Dolor facilisi quis elitr eirmod consequat consetetur et lorem volutpat sadipscing ea eirmod vulputate dolore et.
In kasd accumsan tempor est dolore sit dolore eros diam et. Cum sit facilisi justo ipsum accusam sit sea nonummy diam elitr et ipsum. Facilisi et vero euismod sanctus ea autem sit est iusto at. Dolore sed eros lorem at labore invidunt. Duo et sea duo aliquyam facer voluptua sed accusam sit amet consequat. No vero et ut invidunt.
Sample Output H4
Duis dolore sed. At ea blandit duo dolore invidunt clita at invidunt luptatum erat sanctus voluptua suscipit invidunt labore vulputate takimata. Lorem ut nonumy magna nonummy diam in duo dolore clita duo accusam ea aliquyam. Sed vero eirmod. No invidunt et veniam sit justo lorem adipiscing takimata rebum lorem accusam sed. Sea eirmod labore nonumy amet. Ea eos ex molestie dolor sit amet augue eos tempor duo sit amet dolores dolor gubergren. Elitr sanctus clita erat sanctus invidunt diam laoreet elitr vulputate clita sea dolores est dolore no vel elitr lobortis. Invidunt lorem amet vero ut nulla tempor rebum aliquam in amet. Dolor takimata at aliquip.
Nulla tempor sit sit est quis dolore accusam sanctus et et invidunt autem vero clita euismod amet sadipscing. Et sed et amet et ipsum gubergren consetetur dolor kasd gubergren aliquyam labore iusto nobis. Duo lorem diam consetetur suscipit sed ea praesent nonumy eos amet kasd diam volutpat ipsum stet. Erat lorem ipsum quis invidunt feugiat consetetur eirmod. Aliquyam gubergren sit esse eos et dolore diam consetetur sed. Et eu dolore rebum ea sanctus feugait dolores est ut nisl sea dolor eos accumsan vero rebum.
Sample Output H3
Dolor dolor sanctus sadipscing consetetur lorem accusam erat lorem diam veniam sit eos hendrerit sea duo nulla. Exerci kasd nulla justo hendrerit commodo. Duis ipsum lorem ipsum nulla no dolor adipiscing erat diam at voluptua facer eirmod at tincidunt et feugait. In eos et. Eirmod rebum sadipscing magna invidunt sed takimata ut est diam lorem autem dolor et erat et sed. Molestie sadipscing dolores consequat sadipscing diam eum et sit duo nonumy iriure at dolor et. Gubergren justo zzril lorem.
Sanctus sanctus tempor dolor placerat. Vero et sea et esse ad vel dolore dolores stet et ipsum diam. Ea aliquyam tincidunt consetetur. Et luptatum amet nihil erat te at ut est eirmod clita labore sed volutpat. Gubergren magna kasd kasd elitr aliquyam justo stet tempor eos aliquip kasd sadipscing tempor aliquip. Ea sadipscing invidunt amet sea eos sed clita nulla ad erat erat. Tempor invidunt aliquyam lorem lorem eleifend labore nonumy enim duo duo gubergren blandit delenit dolore at ea magna. Labore consequat erat dolor. Voluptua commodo velit nonumy ipsum diam eum dolor nonumy autem lorem invidunt dignissim at et ut volutpat takimata. Et duo ut. Sed praesent labore sadipscing eu dolore ut stet ut rebum voluptua ipsum et rebum amet dolor sed facer.
Sample Output H4
Et delenit sit sadipscing sea nulla sanctus est augue sit eu tempor accusam. Sea voluptua ea sadipscing rebum possim erat ipsum et facer no sadipscing. Placerat laoreet kasd takimata justo sit consectetuer et augue ea sed nisl est justo tempor amet kasd. Accumsan kasd ea sanctus et et duo nibh. Sed dolor lorem dolor dolores magna et dignissim dolor cum possim nihil clita.
Feugiat elitr eos diam no et consetetur ex rebum sea et et kasd vel. Diam eirmod tation ut iriure cum. Dolores in labore sea vel. Magna sed invidunt aliquyam accusam id duis ex kasd. Enim voluptua veniam magna. Justo stet duis rebum et vulputate laoreet eleifend invidunt eum et molestie qui at ipsum consequat sit eirmod.
Sample Output H4
Sed iusto ea vel iusto nonumy eirmod dolores kasd sadipscing commodo diam. Duo duis dolore ut amet stet dolores tincidunt. Et mazim accumsan eos voluptua. Diam sed ad eirmod diam nulla wisi eleifend eos justo et aliquyam est vero in sadipscing kasd assum. Dolores clita dolores rebum sanctus quod facilisi ipsum eleifend exerci at et lorem dolor vero accusam labore sit. Tempor consetetur labore clita lorem labore assum dolore clita duis justo aliquyam sed tempor.
Dolor facilisis clita quis duis sit sed duo elitr diam ipsum voluptua blandit magna ipsum ut luptatum est. Est wisi amet justo stet vel clita doming gubergren. Et magna labore voluptua est gubergren at nisl ut autem tempor elit dolores et sea magna. Quis magna clita augue et est ipsum duo no nihil gubergren eirmod at amet est sit invidunt. No qui et congue et. Ipsum eum sea dolor sanctus ea aliquyam iriure et eos volutpat wisi est.
More Sample Output H2
Te lorem elitr facilisis erat ea sea gubergren dolores rebum et aliquyam. Dolore aliquyam dolor et no molestie delenit diam rebum sanctus duis takimata dolore eirmod amet accusam et takimata. Dolor kasd labore accusam takimata. Vero magna ullamcorper invidunt at gubergren. Laoreet eu dolor tempor at sit nam. Lorem nisl adipiscing. Facilisis et congue dolore no exerci consequat tincidunt feugiat duis aliquip ipsum voluptua sed magna ut ut diam. Eos diam consetetur ipsum sit invidunt stet amet ex amet justo autem sea amet sed sit clita.
Eleifend sit gubergren in accusam. Clita ipsum kasd dolores tempor accusam. Delenit clita no ipsum vel sit congue aliquyam quis minim et tempor. Lorem duis erat dolor sed ipsum vero. Exerci erat stet erat vero nulla eirmod ullamcorper commodo. Stet amet amet lorem zzril diam voluptua iriure. Nonummy esse invidunt labore voluptua est voluptua vero labore duo rebum sanctus praesent nihil labore sed consectetuer. Lorem vero consetetur ullamcorper et stet et esse nam sit lorem dolore dolor et dolor amet sed. Odio amet aliquip at ut luptatum ut eirmod ipsum ut iriure amet luptatum feugait et dolore lorem et ipsum. Aliquyam vero sit esse duo aliquyam augue dolor lorem sadipscing lorem dolor justo justo molestie lorem nostrud lorem aliquyam.
Sample Output H3
Lorem sadipscing quod elitr justo nulla eos lorem nonumy invidunt justo dolor takimata ut duis consetetur dolore. Velit eirmod est nonumy dolore et est dolor clita sanctus enim et est aliquam eirmod labore id duis at. Ea duo diam et gubergren dolore justo. Sed wisi sed quod vero elitr in diam et magna consectetuer vero eirmod dolor dolores dolores cum. Eos nonummy sea vero nulla dolor lorem tempor nibh dolor ipsum. Erat et dolores gubergren diam erat ea accusam no vel consetetur dolor duo no duo dolor takimata stet. Sanctus illum clita diam eos invidunt est gubergren consetetur sanctus in ea et. Ea ipsum veniam diam sed sit nonumy justo eu tempor sit sit gubergren.
Erat dolor aliquyam augue et elitr esse adipiscing quis sed eos ut justo lorem. Eos dolore diam. Invidunt diam et clita erat ipsum nibh iusto dolor. Elitr sanctus sed adipiscing ea ea in sed tempor accusam dolores lorem velit dolor kasd est. Et ipsum enim rebum nobis consequat est lorem duo et magna sit diam sanctus esse consequat. Invidunt sanctus consectetuer aliquam eirmod hendrerit autem adipiscing eum ut takimata. Ullamcorper in amet at. Odio velit ipsum iriure sed et lorem nonummy feugiat veniam ea voluptua gubergren nonummy. Ea voluptua clita sanctus in ut nobis sed et dolore. Et dolor et nonummy facilisis esse.
Sample Output H4
Facer rebum aliquyam nulla doming et at eirmod. Diam nonummy sanctus odio eirmod gubergren et sed feugiat. Ea ad est aliquyam ipsum. In est takimata delenit est. Diam labore dolor invidunt.
Magna esse eos clita lorem kasd amet. Id ut sed eirmod amet consetetur stet sadipscing elitr et invidunt. Magna et takimata sed odio elitr dolor sit aliquip eos aliquyam. Stet clita esse magna iusto est sed consetetur erat lobortis diam lorem diam justo magna consetetur justo et sed. Qui erat lorem ea sed amet sed nulla consetetur est est et. Voluptua vero no sed praesent et ipsum elitr no tincidunt sadipscing nihil invidunt sit commodo odio et diam. Magna ut sit labore wisi accusam invidunt nostrud enim dolore labore.
Sample Output H4
Rebum ea sit sit vero et. Kasd eos aliquyam kasd aliquam dolore dolores mazim consetetur hendrerit vero justo. Sit elitr dolor id nonumy sanctus vero nonummy nonummy eos kasd no magna euismod. Nisl amet nam consetetur no et te sed. Diam et invidunt diam stet enim accusam at zzril lorem esse in. At sanctus consequat vero velit dolor. Ut dolor takimata est justo ut amet tempor aliquyam tincidunt amet vulputate amet et.
Sadipscing et dolor gubergren dolor dolor in eleifend diam. Et hendrerit amet elit magna dolor no nostrud sit eirmod laoreet magna ut nulla esse ut kasd eos. Te elitr ut accusam nihil diam lobortis sanctus placerat. Wisi nulla elitr ea sed et stet ut duo clita amet luptatum diam ipsum ad sanctus. Vel vero eos sit sea odio dolor rebum amet invidunt molestie ipsum invidunt sea rebum vel consetetur nulla. Erat lorem sea clita esse rebum sadipscing gubergren clita erat dolores aliquyam. Iriure consetetur eirmod adipiscing justo ipsum nonumy sanctus invidunt aliquam diam erat sit duo amet dolor. Aliquyam delenit at tempor no dolor duis illum nisl ipsum ut kasd.
Sample Output H3
Amet est adipiscing aliquyam dolor lorem et dolores autem quis et sea nulla aliquyam vel amet. Ipsum hendrerit diam ipsum odio est ipsum sed et consetetur sit stet nonummy. Stet amet et nostrud at ipsum sanctus dolor justo dolore stet justo molestie eu dolor duo eu ipsum odio. Tempor accusam vel lorem diam sit. Diam amet gubergren et eirmod ea in gubergren takimata dolore. Sea dolor eos sit accusam sanctus justo consequat dolor nonumy sit erat duis dolor. Diam et iriure invidunt magna sit vero iriure et ipsum exerci sit consetetur diam sadipscing eos consetetur ut. Feugait eos dolore tempor amet sed qui at dolor sed amet ut et eu. At lobortis consectetuer in amet esse sit vero et ipsum elit ipsum vero eirmod. Ea ipsum mazim amet quis dolor sea. Placerat autem autem tation voluptua dolor at gubergren.
Lorem stet lorem. Eos nonumy amet no duo blandit labore. Esse dolor voluptua et at vel rebum dolore diam consetetur dolores voluptua amet. Lorem at vero. Vero te lorem magna voluptua et at erat congue ipsum tempor dolor et tation nihil ipsum iusto praesent. Diam consetetur sed dolor feugiat zzril. Iriure sed vero feugiat vel accusam molestie sit amet placerat labore mazim duo takimata consetetur amet labore gubergren dolor. Gubergren nonumy ipsum sed vero eirmod voluptua ut sed sit ipsum voluptua ea et sadipscing dolor qui. Ipsum sit consequat nisl clita sanctus justo ea ipsum in amet ipsum consetetur invidunt dolore doming consetetur sit. Consequat et nihil.
Sample Output H4
Et amet sed elitr sadipscing amet vel dolor consetetur stet sadipscing duis lorem laoreet. Sadipscing et sea nonumy kasd justo magna sit kasd facilisis lorem sed elitr duo et lorem nonumy. Clita et amet dolore dolore eos dolor sit dolor molestie. Sadipscing nisl no accusam. Liber veniam rebum sea augue diam vulputate et dolores duis nonumy duo lorem aliquyam kasd rebum.
Sit sit tempor diam amet ut et ea at consetetur justo duo voluptua amet iusto feugait illum. Ut duis elitr consetetur ut nulla rebum lorem et labore sadipscing dolores consetetur blandit. Sit hendrerit sanctus sit vero ipsum sed tempor clita dignissim. Sit congue dignissim sadipscing aliquyam amet erat eos stet lorem lorem sea lorem. Dolor sit dolor esse sadipscing facilisi dolore esse nonumy rebum lorem. Augue nam ut facilisi nostrud ipsum lobortis quis illum delenit. In magna ipsum duo eirmod eos justo sit illum diam ut in sea. Magna clita stet ullamcorper sed lorem et diam veniam et kasd eirmod ut diam sit duo esse et. Lorem amet clita amet diam elit clita quis.
Sample Output H4
Tation vero dolores vero zzril elitr sed iriure sit nonumy eu et. No nobis takimata lorem blandit ut sit ut. Et sit elitr ea et elitr eos erat dolores in est aliquip est elitr amet vel sed. Eos et tempor. Consetetur sadipscing quod lorem dolore dolores adipiscing sed et iusto justo. Sed lorem lorem zzril dolor invidunt tempor iusto est consectetuer dignissim.
Sadipscing duis ut nostrud facilisi voluptua exerci lorem gubergren nibh amet accusam justo congue takimata luptatum diam no gubergren. Enim amet enim sed no nobis tempor invidunt et. Quod nisl minim duis ipsum nonumy no. Diam molestie at consetetur at et lorem. Consequat sanctus magna sed luptatum in diam stet exerci iriure ipsum vel diam. Justo in lorem assum et clita diam accusam et dolores nulla sea et dolore sit est eros. Odio ea duo lorem sanctus voluptua stet dolores. Amet takimata gubergren elitr id dolor ut et dolore kasd tempor nonumy elitr luptatum. Diam rebum eleifend voluptua takimata suscipit dolores tempor eu vero eros et eos et volutpat. Nibh et no at amet aliquam tation rebum kasd dolor et eum kasd sanctus duo erat dolores nonumy labore. Eum aliquip gubergren ipsum dolore et erat sit labore at clita sit stet tempor erat lobortis labore lorem.