The sample demonstrates how to work with list.

Download SimpleList.pdf

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Lists;

namespace SimpleList
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a pdf document.
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            //margin
            PdfUnitConvertor unitCvtr = new PdfUnitConvertor();
            PdfMargins margin = new PdfMargins();
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top;
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Right = margin.Left;

            // Create one page
            PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin);

            float y = 10;

            //title
            PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold), true);
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Categories List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2, y, format1);
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Categories List", format1).Height;
            y = y + 5;

            RectangleF rctg = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), page.Canvas.ClientSize);
            PdfLinearGradientBrush brush
                = new PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.Navy, Color.OrangeRed, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical);
            PdfFont font = new PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
            String formatted
                = "Beverages\nCondiments\nConfections\nDairy Products\nGrains/Cereals\nMeat/Poultry\nProduce\nSeafood";

            PdfList list = new PdfList(formatted);
            list.Font = font;
            list.Indent = 8;
            list.TextIndent = 5;
            list.Brush = brush;
            PdfLayoutResult result = list.Draw(page, 0, y);
            y = result.Bounds.Bottom;

            PdfSortedList sortedList = new PdfSortedList(formatted);
            sortedList.Font = font;
            sortedList.Indent = 8;
            sortedList.TextIndent = 5;
            sortedList.Brush = brush;
            sortedList.Draw(page, 0, y);

            //Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("SimpleList.pdf");
            doc.Close();

            //Launching the Pdf file.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("SimpleList.pdf");
        }               
    }
}

Imports System.Drawing
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Spire.Pdf.Lists

Namespace SimpleList
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            'Create a pdf document.
            Dim doc As New PdfDocument()

            'margin
            Dim unitCvtr As New PdfUnitConvertor()
            Dim margin As New PdfMargins()
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Right = margin.Left

            ' Create one page
            Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin)

            Dim y As Single = 10

            'title
            Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
            Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold), True)
            Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Categories List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width \ 2, y, format1)
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Categories List", format1).Height
            y = y + 5

            Dim rctg As New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), page.Canvas.ClientSize)
            Dim brush As New PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.Navy, Color.OrangeRed, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical)
            Dim font As New PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12.0F, PdfFontStyle.Bold)
            Dim formatted As String = "Beverages" & vbLf & "Condiments" & vbLf & "Confections" _
                & vbLf & "Dairy Products" & vbLf & "Grains/Cereals" & vbLf & "Meat/Poultry" & _
                vbLf & "Produce" & vbLf & "Seafood"

            Dim list As New PdfList(formatted)
            list.Font = font
            list.Indent = 8
            list.TextIndent = 5
            list.Brush = brush
            Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = list.Draw(page, 0, y)
            y = result.Bounds.Bottom

            Dim sortedList As New PdfSortedList(formatted)
            sortedList.Font = font
            sortedList.Indent = 8
            sortedList.TextIndent = 5
            sortedList.Brush = brush
            sortedList.Draw(page, 0, y)

            'Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("SimpleList.pdf")
            doc.Close()

            'Launching the Pdf file.
            Process.Start("SimpleList.pdf")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace