- Overview of PDF Reader control
- Creating a PDF Reader control
- Characteristics of the PDF Reader control
- Context menu
- Limitations
Overview of PDF Reader control The "PDF Reader" control is an advanced control that allows end users to view PDF documents in their applications, without an external software. No need to start an external reader. You know what all end user will see, which makes user support much simpler. The PDF Reader control can be included in a window of your application (like any other control), or the PDF reader can be opened in a new window (like any standard reader). This control allows you to: - Open PDF files,
- Find text in PDF files,
Print PDF files. Enable end users to fill out forms. - etc.
Creating a PDF Reader control To create a PDF Reader control: - Select the control to create from the ribbon:
On the "Creation" tab, in the "Graphic controls" group, expand "Office" and select "PDF Reader".  On the "Creation", in the "Graphic controls" group, expand "PDF Reader" and select "PDF Reader control".
- Click at the desired location to create the control.
Remark: The dimensions of the control are optimized to take up the available space at the specified position. If the control size does not suit you, press Ctrl + Z: the control size will be reset to default. To view the characteristics of the control, select "Description" in the context menu. Characteristics of the PDF Reader control By default, the PDF Reader control includes several options in the associated the context menu. To disable this context menu, use the ContextMenu property with the ContextMenuDisabled constant. - The following features are not supported by the PDF Reader control:
- Bookmarks,
- Interactions via JavaScript (for example, a link hidden in an image, etc.).
- The PDF Reader control is not available in Windows XP.
 The PDF Reader control does not support password-protected PDF files. A toast message indicates to the user that the file is password-protected. Starting with version 28, the PDF Reader control is not supported by 32-bit ARM processors.
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Unit examples (WINDEV): The PDF Reader control
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