The sample demonstrates how to work with text layout in PDF document.

Download TextLayout.pdf

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

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

            // Create one page
            PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add();
            float pageWidth = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width;
            float y = 0;

            //page header
            PdfPen pen1 = new PdfPen(Color.LightGray, 1f);
            PdfBrush brush1 = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.LightGray);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 8f, FontStyle.Italic));
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right);
            String text = "Demo of Spire.Pdf";
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font1, brush1, pageWidth, y, format1);
            SizeF size = font1.MeasureString(text, format1);
            y = y + size.Height + 1;
            page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen1, 0, y, pageWidth, y);

            //title
            y = y + 5;
            PdfBrush brush2 = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold));
            PdfStringFormat format2 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            format2.CharacterSpacing = 1f;
            text = "Summary of Science";
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font2, brush2, pageWidth / 2, y, format2);
            size = font2.MeasureString(text, format2);
            y = y + size.Height + 6;

            //icon
            PdfImage image = PdfImage.FromFile("Wikipedia_Science.png");
            page.Canvas.DrawImage(image, new PointF(pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width, y));
            float imageLeftSpace = pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width - 2;
            float imageBottom = image.PhysicalDimension.Height + y;

            //refenrence content
            PdfTrueTypeFont font3 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
            PdfStringFormat format3 = new PdfStringFormat();
            format3.ParagraphIndent = font3.Size * 2;
            format3.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
            format3.LineSpacing = font3.Size * 1.5f;
            String text1 = "(All text and picture from ";
            String text2 = "Wikipedia";
            String text3 = ", the free encyclopedia)";
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text1, font3, brush2, 0, y, format3);

            size = font3.MeasureString(text1, format3);
            float x1 = size.Width;
            format3.ParagraphIndent = 0;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font4 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Underline));
            PdfBrush brush3 = PdfBrushes.Blue;
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text2, font4, brush3, x1, y, format3);
            size = font4.MeasureString(text2, format3);
            x1 = x1 + size.Width;

            page.Canvas.DrawString(text3, font3, brush2, x1, y, format3);
            y = y + size.Height;

            //content
            PdfStringFormat format4 = new PdfStringFormat();
            text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("Summary_of_Science.txt");
            PdfTrueTypeFont font5 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            format4.LineSpacing = font5.Size * 1.5f;
            PdfStringLayouter textLayouter = new PdfStringLayouter();
            float imageLeftBlockHeight = imageBottom - y;
            PdfStringLayoutResult result
                = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, new SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight));
            if (result.ActualSize.Height < imageBottom - y)
            {
                imageLeftBlockHeight = imageLeftBlockHeight + result.LineHeight;
                result = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, new SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight));
            }
            foreach (LineInfo line in result.Lines)
            {
                page.Canvas.DrawString(line.Text, font5, brush2, 0, y, format4);
                y = y + result.LineHeight;
            }
            PdfTextWidget textWidget = new PdfTextWidget(result.Remainder, font5, brush2);
            PdfTextLayout textLayout = new PdfTextLayout();
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
            RectangleF bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, y), page.Canvas.ClientSize);
            textWidget.StringFormat = format4;
            textWidget.Draw(page, bounds, textLayout);

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

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

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

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

            ' Create one page
            Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add()
            Dim pageWidth As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width
            Dim y As Single = 0

            'page header
            Dim pen1 As New PdfPen(Color.LightGray, 1.0F)
            Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.LightGray)
            Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 8.0F, FontStyle.Italic))
            Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right)
            Dim text As String = "Demo of Spire.Pdf"
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font1, brush1, pageWidth, y, format1)
            Dim size As SizeF = font1.MeasureString(text, format1)
            y = y + size.Height + 1
            page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen1, 0, y, pageWidth, y)

            'title
            y = y + 5
            Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black)
            Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            Dim format2 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            format2.CharacterSpacing = 1.0F
            text = "Summary of Science"
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font2, brush2, pageWidth / 2, y, format2)
            size = font2.MeasureString(text, format2)
            y = y + size.Height + 6

            'icon
            Dim image As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromFile("Wikipedia_Science.png")
            page.Canvas.DrawImage(image, New PointF(pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width, y))
            Dim imageLeftSpace As Single = pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width - 2
            Dim imageBottom As Single = image.PhysicalDimension.Height + y

            'refenrence content
            Dim font3 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F))
            Dim format3 As New PdfStringFormat()
            format3.ParagraphIndent = font3.Size * 2
            format3.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
            format3.LineSpacing = font3.Size * 1.5F
            Dim text1 As String = "(All text and picture from "
            Dim text2 As String = "Wikipedia"
            Dim text3 As String = ", the free encyclopedia)"
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text1, font3, brush2, 0, y, format3)

            size = font3.MeasureString(text1, format3)
            Dim x1 As Single = size.Width
            format3.ParagraphIndent = 0
            Dim font4 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F, FontStyle.Underline))
            Dim brush3 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Blue
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text2, font4, brush3, x1, y, format3)
            size = font4.MeasureString(text2, format3)
            x1 = x1 + size.Width

            page.Canvas.DrawString(text3, font3, brush2, x1, y, format3)
            y = y + size.Height

            'content
            Dim format4 As New PdfStringFormat()
            text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("Summary_of_Science.txt")
            Dim font5 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            format4.LineSpacing = font5.Size * 1.5F
            Dim textLayouter As New PdfStringLayouter()
            Dim imageLeftBlockHeight As Single = imageBottom - y
            Dim result As PdfStringLayoutResult _
                = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, New SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight))
            If result.ActualSize.Height < imageBottom - y Then
                imageLeftBlockHeight = imageLeftBlockHeight + result.LineHeight
                result = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, New SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight))
            End If
            For Each line As LineInfo In result.Lines
                page.Canvas.DrawString(line.Text, font5, brush2, 0, y, format4)
                y = y + result.LineHeight
            Next line
            Dim textWidget As New PdfTextWidget(result.Remainder, font5, brush2)
            Dim textLayout As New PdfTextLayout()
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
            Dim bounds As New RectangleF(New PointF(0, y), page.Canvas.ClientSize)
            textWidget.StringFormat = format4
            textWidget.Draw(page, bounds, textLayout)

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

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

The sample demonstrates how to paginate pages, draw page header&footer and set page label in PDF document.

Download Pagination.pdf

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;


namespace Pagination
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //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;

            DrawCover(doc.Sections.Add(), margin);
            DrawContent(doc.Sections.Add(), margin);
            DrawPageNumber(doc.Sections[1], margin, 1, doc.Sections[1].Pages.Count);

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

            //Launching the Pdf file.
            PDFDocumentViewer("Pagination.pdf");
        }

        private void DrawCover(PdfSection section, PdfMargins margin)
        {
            section.PageNumber = new PdfPageNumber();
            section.PageNumber.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.LowerRoman;
            section.PageNumber.Prefix = "cover ";
            section.PageSettings.Size = PdfPageSize.A4;
            section.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0;
            PdfPageBase page = section.Pages.Add();
            DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(page, margin, true);

            //refenrence content
            PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.LightGray;
            PdfBrush brush2 = PdfBrushes.Blue;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 8f));
            PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
            format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
            String text1 = "(All text and picture from ";
            String text2 = "Wikipedia";
            String text3 = ", the free encyclopedia)";
            float x = 0, y = 10;
            x = x + margin.Left;
            y = y + margin.Top;
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text1, font1, brush1, x, y, format);
            x = x + font1.MeasureString(text1, format).Width;
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text2, font1, brush2, x, y, format);
            x = x + font1.MeasureString(text2, format).Width;
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text3, font1, brush1, x, y, format);

            //cover
            PdfBrush brush3 = PdfBrushes.Black;
            PdfBrush brush4 = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfRGBColor(0xf9, 0xf9, 0xf9));
            PdfImage image
                = PdfImage.FromFile(@"..\..\..\..\..\..\Data\SciencePersonificationBoston.jpg");
            String text = Pagination.Properties.Resources.ImageDescription;
            float r = image.PhysicalDimension.Height / image.Height;
            PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(brush1, r);
            SizeF size = font1.MeasureString(text, image.PhysicalDimension.Width - 2);
            PdfTemplate template
                = new PdfTemplate(image.PhysicalDimension.Width + 4 * r + 4,
                    image.PhysicalDimension.Height + 4 * r + 7 + size.Height);
            template.Graphics.DrawRectangle(pen, brush4, 0, 0, template.Width, template.Height);
            x = y = r + 2;
            template.Graphics.DrawRectangle(brush1, x, y,
                image.PhysicalDimension.Width + 2 * r,
                image.PhysicalDimension.Height + 2 * r);
            x = y = x + r;
            template.Graphics.DrawImage(image, x, y);

            x = x - 1;
            y = y + image.PhysicalDimension.Height + r + 2;
            template.Graphics.DrawString(text, font1, brush3,
                new RectangleF(new PointF(x, y), size));

            float x1 = (page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - template.Width) / 2;
            float y1 = (page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - margin.Top - margin.Bottom) * (1 - 0.618f) - template.Height / 2 + margin.Top;
            template.Draw(page.Canvas, x1, y1);

            //title
            format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 24f, FontStyle.Bold));
            x = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2;
            y = y1 + template.Height + 10;
            page.Canvas.DrawString(Pagination.Properties.Resources.Title, font2, brush3, x, y, format);
        }

        private void DrawContent(PdfSection section, PdfMargins margin)
        {
            section.PageNumber = new PdfPageNumber();
            section.PageNumber.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric;
            section.PageNumber.Prefix = "page ";
            section.PageSettings.Size = PdfPageSize.A4;
            section.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0;
            PdfPageBase page = section.Pages.Add();
            DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(page, margin, false);

            float x = margin.Left;
            float y = margin.Top + 8;
            float width = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Left - margin.Right;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f), true);
            PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
            PdfPen pen1 = new PdfPen(brush1, 0.75f);
            page.Canvas.DrawString(Pagination.Properties.Resources.Title, font1, brush1, x, y);
            y = y + font1.MeasureString(Pagination.Properties.Resources.Title).Height + 6;
            page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen1, x, y, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Right, y);
            y = y + 1.75f;

            String content = Pagination.Properties.Resources.Content;
            String[] lines
                = content.Split(new char[] { '\r', '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f, FontStyle.Italic), true);
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat();
            format1.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
            format1.LineSpacing = font2.Height * 1.5f;
            format1.ParagraphIndent = font2.MeasureString("\t", format1).Width;
            y = y + font2.Height * 0.5f;
            SizeF size = font2.MeasureString(lines[0], width, format1);
            page.Canvas.DrawString(lines[0], font2, brush1,
                new RectangleF(new PointF(x, y), size), format1);
            y = y + size.Height;

            PdfTrueTypeFont font3 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f), true);
            PdfStringFormat format2 = new PdfStringFormat();
            format2.LineSpacing = font3.Height * 1.4f;
            format2.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
            size = font3.MeasureString(lines[1], width, format2);
            page.Canvas.DrawString(lines[1], font3, brush1,
                new RectangleF(new PointF(x, y), size), format2);
            y = y + size.Height;

            y = y + font3.Height * 0.75f;
            float indent = font3.MeasureString("\t\t", format2).Width;
            float x1 = x + indent;
            size = font3.MeasureString(lines[2], width - indent, format2);
            page.Canvas.DrawString(lines[2], font3, brush1,
                new RectangleF(new PointF(x1, y), size), format2);
            y = y + size.Height + font3.Height * 0.75f;

            StringBuilder buff = new StringBuilder();
            for (int i = 3; i < lines.Length; i++)
            {
                buff.AppendLine(lines[i]);
            }
            content = buff.ToString();

            PdfStringLayouter textLayouter = new PdfStringLayouter();
            PdfStringLayoutResult result
                = textLayouter.Layout(content, font3, format2, new SizeF(width, float.MaxValue));
            foreach (LineInfo line in result.Lines)
            {
                if ((line.LineType & LineType.FirstParagraphLine) == LineType.FirstParagraphLine)
                {
                    y = y + font3.Height * 0.75f;
                }
                if (y > (page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - margin.Bottom - result.LineHeight))
                {
                    page = section.Pages.Add();
                    DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(page, margin, false);
                    y = margin.Top;
                }
                page.Canvas.DrawString(line.Text, font3, brush1, x, y, format2);
                y = y + result.LineHeight;
            }
        }

        private void DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(PdfPageBase page, PdfMargins margin, bool isCover)
        {
            page.Canvas.SetTransparency(0.5f);
            PdfImage headerImage
                = PdfImage.FromFile(@"..\..\..\..\..\..\Data\Header.png");
            PdfImage footerImage
                = PdfImage.FromFile(@"..\..\..\..\..\..\Data\Footer.png");
            page.Canvas.DrawImage(headerImage, new PointF(0, 0));
            page.Canvas.DrawImage(footerImage, new PointF(0, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - footerImage.PhysicalDimension.Height));
            if (isCover)
            {
                page.Canvas.SetTransparency(1);
                return;
            }

            PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
            PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(brush, 0.75f);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Italic), true);
            PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right);
            format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
            float space = font.Height * 0.75f;
            float x = margin.Left;
            float width = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Left - margin.Right;
            float y = margin.Top - space;
            page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen, x, y, x + width, y);
            y = y - 1 - font.Height;
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Demo of Spire.Pdf", font, brush, x + width, y, format);
            page.Canvas.SetTransparency(1);
        }

        private void DrawPageNumber(PdfSection section, PdfMargins margin, int startNumber, int pageCount)
        {
            foreach (PdfPageBase page in section.Pages)
            {
                page.Canvas.SetTransparency(0.5f);
                PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
                PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(brush, 0.75f);
                PdfTrueTypeFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Italic), true);
                PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right);
                format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
                float space = font.Height * 0.75f;
                float x = margin.Left;
                float width = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Left - margin.Right;
                float y = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - margin.Bottom + space;
                page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen, x, y, x + width, y);
                y = y + 1;
                String numberLabel
                    = String.Format("{0} of {1}", startNumber++, pageCount);
                page.Canvas.DrawString(numberLabel, font, brush, x + width, y, format);
                page.Canvas.SetTransparency(1);
            }
        }

        private void PDFDocumentViewer(string fileName)
        {
            try
            {
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(fileName);
            }
            catch { }
        }

    }
}

Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics


Namespace Pagination
	Public Partial Class Form1
		Inherits Form
		Public Sub New()
			InitializeComponent()
		End Sub

		Private Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
			'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

			DrawCover(doc.Sections.Add(), margin)
			DrawContent(doc.Sections.Add(), margin)
			DrawPageNumber(doc.Sections(1), margin, 1, doc.Sections(1).Pages.Count)

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

			'Launching the Pdf file.
			PDFDocumentViewer("Pagination.pdf")
		End Sub

		Private Sub DrawCover(section As PdfSection, margin As PdfMargins)
			section.PageNumber = New PdfPageNumber()
			section.PageNumber.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.LowerRoman
			section.PageNumber.Prefix = "cover "
			section.PageSettings.Size = PdfPageSize.A4
			section.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0
			Dim page As PdfPageBase = section.Pages.Add()
			DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(page, margin, True)

			'refenrence content
			Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.LightGray
			Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Blue
			Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 8F))
			Dim format As New PdfStringFormat()
			format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
			Dim text1 As [String] = "(All text and picture from "
			Dim text2 As [String] = "Wikipedia"
			Dim text3 As [String] = ", the free encyclopedia)"
			Dim x As Single = 0, y As Single = 10
			x = x + margin.Left
			y = y + margin.Top
			page.Canvas.DrawString(text1, font1, brush1, x, y, format)
			x = x + font1.MeasureString(text1, format).Width
			page.Canvas.DrawString(text2, font1, brush2, x, y, format)
			x = x + font1.MeasureString(text2, format).Width
			page.Canvas.DrawString(text3, font1, brush1, x, y, format)

			'cover
			Dim brush3 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
			Dim brush4 As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfRGBColor(&Hf9, &Hf9, &Hf9))
			Dim image As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromFile("..\..\..\..\..\..\Data\SciencePersonificationBoston.jpg")
			Dim text As [String] = Pagination.Properties.Resources.ImageDescription
			Dim r As Single = image.PhysicalDimension.Height / image.Height
			Dim pen As New PdfPen(brush1, r)
			Dim size As SizeF = font1.MeasureString(text, image.PhysicalDimension.Width - 2)
			Dim template As New PdfTemplate(image.PhysicalDimension.Width + 4 * r + 4, image.PhysicalDimension.Height + 4 * r + 7 + size.Height)
			template.Graphics.DrawRectangle(pen, brush4, 0, 0, template.Width, template.Height)
			x = InlineAssignHelper(y, r + 2)
			template.Graphics.DrawRectangle(brush1, x, y, image.PhysicalDimension.Width + 2 * r, image.PhysicalDimension.Height + 2 * r)
			x = InlineAssignHelper(y, x + r)
			template.Graphics.DrawImage(image, x, y)

			x = x - 1
			y = y + image.PhysicalDimension.Height + r + 2
			template.Graphics.DrawString(text, font1, brush3, New RectangleF(New PointF(x, y), size))

			Dim x1 As Single = (page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - template.Width) / 2
			Dim y1 As Single = (page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - margin.Top - margin.Bottom) * (1 - 0.618F) - template.Height / 2 + margin.Top
			template.Draw(page.Canvas, x1, y1)

			'title
			format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
			Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 24F, FontStyle.Bold))
			x = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2
			y = y1 + template.Height + 10
			page.Canvas.DrawString(Pagination.Properties.Resources.Title, font2, brush3, x, y, format)
		End Sub

		Private Sub DrawContent(section As PdfSection, margin As PdfMargins)
			section.PageNumber = New PdfPageNumber()
			section.PageNumber.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric
			section.PageNumber.Prefix = "page "
			section.PageSettings.Size = PdfPageSize.A4
			section.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0
			Dim page As PdfPageBase = section.Pages.Add()
			DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(page, margin, False)

			Dim x As Single = margin.Left
			Dim y As Single = margin.Top + 8
			Dim width As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Left - margin.Right
			Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16F), True)
			Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
			Dim pen1 As New PdfPen(brush1, 0.75F)
			page.Canvas.DrawString(Pagination.Properties.Resources.Title, font1, brush1, x, y)
			y = y + font1.MeasureString(Pagination.Properties.Resources.Title).Height + 6
			page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen1, x, y, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Right, y)
			y = y + 1.75F

			Dim content As [String] = Pagination.Properties.Resources.Content
			Dim lines As [String]() = content.Split(New Char() {ControlChars.Cr, ControlChars.Lf}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
			Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10F, FontStyle.Italic), True)
			Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat()
			format1.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
			format1.LineSpacing = font2.Height * 1.5F
			format1.ParagraphIndent = font2.MeasureString(vbTab, format1).Width
			y = y + font2.Height * 0.5F
			Dim size As SizeF = font2.MeasureString(lines(0), width, format1)
			page.Canvas.DrawString(lines(0), font2, brush1, New RectangleF(New PointF(x, y), size), format1)
			y = y + size.Height

			Dim font3 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10F), True)
			Dim format2 As New PdfStringFormat()
			format2.LineSpacing = font3.Height * 1.4F
			format2.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
			size = font3.MeasureString(lines(1), width, format2)
			page.Canvas.DrawString(lines(1), font3, brush1, New RectangleF(New PointF(x, y), size), format2)
			y = y + size.Height

			y = y + font3.Height * 0.75F
			Dim indent As Single = font3.MeasureString(vbTab & vbTab, format2).Width
			Dim x1 As Single = x + indent
			size = font3.MeasureString(lines(2), width - indent, format2)
			page.Canvas.DrawString(lines(2), font3, brush1, New RectangleF(New PointF(x1, y), size), format2)
			y = y + size.Height + font3.Height * 0.75F

			Dim buff As New StringBuilder()
			For i As Integer = 3 To lines.Length - 1
				buff.AppendLine(lines(i))
			Next
			content = buff.ToString()

			Dim textLayouter As New PdfStringLayouter()
			Dim result As PdfStringLayoutResult = textLayouter.Layout(content, font3, format2, New SizeF(width, Single.MaxValue))
			For Each line As LineInfo In result.Lines
				If (line.LineType And LineType.FirstParagraphLine) = LineType.FirstParagraphLine Then
					y = y + font3.Height * 0.75F
				End If
				If y > (page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - margin.Bottom - result.LineHeight) Then
					page = section.Pages.Add()
					DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(page, margin, False)
					y = margin.Top
				End If
				page.Canvas.DrawString(line.Text, font3, brush1, x, y, format2)
				y = y + result.LineHeight
			Next
		End Sub

		Private Sub DrawPageHeaderAndFooter(page As PdfPageBase, margin As PdfMargins, isCover As Boolean)
			page.Canvas.SetTransparency(0.5F)
			Dim headerImage As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromFile("..\..\..\..\..\..\Data\Header.png")
			Dim footerImage As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromFile("..\..\..\..\..\..\Data\Footer.png")
			page.Canvas.DrawImage(headerImage, New PointF(0, 0))
			page.Canvas.DrawImage(footerImage, New PointF(0, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - footerImage.PhysicalDimension.Height))
			If isCover Then
				page.Canvas.SetTransparency(1)
				Return
			End If

			Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
			Dim pen As New PdfPen(brush, 0.75F)
			Dim font As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9F, FontStyle.Italic), True)
			Dim format As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right)
			format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
			Dim space As Single = font.Height * 0.75F
			Dim x As Single = margin.Left
			Dim width As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Left - margin.Right
			Dim y As Single = margin.Top - space
			page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen, x, y, x + width, y)
			y = y - 1 - font.Height
			page.Canvas.DrawString("Demo of Spire.Pdf", font, brush, x + width, y, format)
			page.Canvas.SetTransparency(1)
		End Sub

		Private Sub DrawPageNumber(section As PdfSection, margin As PdfMargins, startNumber As Integer, pageCount As Integer)
			For Each page As PdfPageBase In section.Pages
				page.Canvas.SetTransparency(0.5F)
				Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
				Dim pen As New PdfPen(brush, 0.75F)
				Dim font As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9F, FontStyle.Italic), True)
				Dim format As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right)
				format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
				Dim space As Single = font.Height * 0.75F
				Dim x As Single = margin.Left
				Dim width As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - margin.Left - margin.Right
				Dim y As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Height - margin.Bottom + space
				page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen, x, y, x + width, y)
				y = y + 1
				Dim numberLabel As [String] = [String].Format("{0} of {1}", System.Math.Max(System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(startNumber),startNumber - 1), pageCount)
				page.Canvas.DrawString(numberLabel, font, brush, x + width, y, format)
				page.Canvas.SetTransparency(1)
			Next
		End Sub

		Private Sub PDFDocumentViewer(fileName As String)
			Try
				System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(fileName)
			Catch
			End Try
		End Sub
		Private Shared Function InlineAssignHelper(Of T)(ByRef target As T, value As T) As T
			target = value
			Return value
		End Function

	End Class
End Namespace

The sample demonstrates how to export data from database into a table in PDF document and set table format.

Download DataSource.pdf

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Tables;

namespace DataSource
{
    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));
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Country List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2, y, format1);
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Country List", format1).Height;
            y = y + 5;

            //create data table
            PdfTable table = new PdfTable();
            table.Style.CellPadding = 2;
            table.Style.BorderPen = new PdfPen(brush1, 0.75f);
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue;
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            table.Style.AlternateStyle = new PdfCellStyle();
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow;
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions;
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue;
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 11f, FontStyle.Bold));
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            table.Style.ShowHeader = true;

            using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
            {
                conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb";
                OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand();
                command.CommandText
                    = " select Name,Capital,Continent,Area,Population from country ";
                command.Connection = conn;
                using (OleDbDataAdapter dataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command))
                {
                    DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
                    dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable);
                    table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
                    table.DataSource = dataTable;
                }
            }
            float width
                = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width
                    - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width;
            table.Columns[0].Width = width * 0.24f * width;
            table.Columns[0].StringFormat
                = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
            table.Columns[1].Width = width * 0.21f * width;
            table.Columns[1].StringFormat
                = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
            table.Columns[2].Width = width * 0.24f * width;
            table.Columns[2].StringFormat
                = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
            table.Columns[3].Width = width * 0.13f * width;
            table.Columns[3].StringFormat
                = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
            table.Columns[4].Width = width * 0.18f * width;
            table.Columns[4].StringFormat
                = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);

            PdfLayoutResult result = table.Draw(page, new PointF(0, y));
            y = y + result.Bounds.Height + 5;

            PdfBrush brush2 = PdfBrushes.Gray;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
            page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} countries in the list.", table.Rows.Count),
                font2, brush2, 5, y);

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

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

    }
}

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Drawing
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Spire.Pdf.Tables

Namespace DataSource
    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))
            Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Country List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width \ 2, y, format1)
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Country List", format1).Height
            y = y + 5

            'create data table
            Dim table As New PdfTable()
            table.Style.CellPadding = 2
            table.Style.BorderPen = New PdfPen(brush1, 0.75F)
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            table.Style.AlternateStyle = New PdfCellStyle()
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 11.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            table.Style.ShowHeader = True

            Using conn As New OleDbConnection()
                conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb"
                Dim command As New OleDbCommand()
                command.CommandText = " select Name,Capital,Continent,Area,Population from country "
                command.Connection = conn
                Using dataAdapter As New OleDbDataAdapter(command)
                    Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
                    dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable)
                    table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect
                    table.DataSource = dataTable
                End Using
            End Using
            Dim width As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width
            table.Columns(0).Width = width * 0.24F * width
            table.Columns(0).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
            table.Columns(1).Width = width * 0.21F * width
            table.Columns(1).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
            table.Columns(2).Width = width * 0.24F * width
            table.Columns(2).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
            table.Columns(3).Width = width * 0.13F * width
            table.Columns(3).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
            table.Columns(4).Width = width * 0.18F * width
            table.Columns(4).StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)

            Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = table.Draw(page, New PointF(0, y))
            y = y + result.Bounds.Height + 5

            Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Gray
            Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F))
            page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} countries in the list.", table.Rows.Count), font2, brush2, 5, y)

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

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

The sample demonstrates how to draw an image as watermark in PDF document.

Download ImageWaterMark.pdf

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

namespace ImageWaterMark
{
    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);
            Image img = Image.FromFile(@"Background.png");
            page.BackgroundImage = img;

            //Draw page
            DrawPage(page);

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

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

        private static void DrawPage(PdfPageBase page)
        {
            float pageWidth = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width;
            float y = 0;

            //page header
            PdfPen pen1 = new PdfPen(Color.LightGray, 1f);
            PdfBrush brush1 = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.LightGray);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 8f, FontStyle.Italic));
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right);
            String text = "Demo of Spire.Pdf";
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font1, brush1, pageWidth, y, format1);
            SizeF size = font1.MeasureString(text, format1);
            y = y + size.Height + 1;
            page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen1, 0, y, pageWidth, y);

            //title
            y = y + 5;
            PdfBrush brush2 = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold));
            PdfStringFormat format2 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            format2.CharacterSpacing = 1f;
            text = "Summary of Science";
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font2, brush2, pageWidth / 2, y, format2);
            size = font2.MeasureString(text, format2);
            y = y + size.Height + 6;

            //icon
            PdfImage image = PdfImage.FromFile(@"Wikipedia_Science.png");
            page.Canvas.DrawImage(image, new PointF(pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width, y));
            float imageLeftSpace = pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width - 2;
            float imageBottom = image.PhysicalDimension.Height + y;

            //refenrence content
            PdfTrueTypeFont font3 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
            PdfStringFormat format3 = new PdfStringFormat();
            format3.ParagraphIndent = font3.Size * 2;
            format3.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
            format3.LineSpacing = font3.Size * 1.5f;
            String text1 = "(All text and picture from ";
            String text2 = "Wikipedia";
            String text3 = ", the free encyclopedia)";
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text1, font3, brush2, 0, y, format3);

            size = font3.MeasureString(text1, format3);
            float x1 = size.Width;
            format3.ParagraphIndent = 0;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font4 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Underline));
            PdfBrush brush3 = PdfBrushes.Blue;
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text2, font4, brush3, x1, y, format3);
            size = font4.MeasureString(text2, format3);
            x1 = x1 + size.Width;

            page.Canvas.DrawString(text3, font3, brush2, x1, y, format3);
            y = y + size.Height;

            //content
            PdfStringFormat format4 = new PdfStringFormat();
            text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(@"Summary_of_Science.txt");
            PdfTrueTypeFont font5 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            format4.LineSpacing = font5.Size * 1.5f;
            PdfStringLayouter textLayouter = new PdfStringLayouter();
            float imageLeftBlockHeight = imageBottom - y;
            PdfStringLayoutResult result
                = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, new SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight));
            if (result.ActualSize.Height < imageBottom - y)
            {
                imageLeftBlockHeight = imageLeftBlockHeight + result.LineHeight;
                result = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, new SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight));
            }
            foreach (LineInfo line in result.Lines)
            {
                page.Canvas.DrawString(line.Text, font5, brush2, 0, y, format4);
                y = y + result.LineHeight;
            }
            PdfTextWidget textWidget = new PdfTextWidget(result.Remainder, font5, brush2);
            PdfTextLayout textLayout = new PdfTextLayout();
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
            RectangleF bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, y), page.Canvas.ClientSize);
            textWidget.StringFormat = format4;
            textWidget.Draw(page, bounds, textLayout);
        }
    }
}

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

Namespace ImageWaterMark
    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 img As Image = Image.FromFile("Background.png")
            page.BackgroundImage = img

            'Draw table
            DrawPage(page)

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

            'Launching the Pdf file.
            Process.Start("ImageWaterMark.pdf")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub DrawPage(ByVal page As PdfPageBase)
            Dim pageWidth As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width
            Dim y As Single = 0

            'page header
            Dim pen1 As New PdfPen(Color.LightGray, 1.0F)
            Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.LightGray)
            Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 8.0F, FontStyle.Italic))
            Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right)
            Dim text As String = "Demo of Spire.Pdf"
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font1, brush1, pageWidth, y, format1)
            Dim size As SizeF = font1.MeasureString(text, format1)
            y = y + size.Height + 1
            page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen1, 0, y, pageWidth, y)

            'title
            y = y + 5
            Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black)
            Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            Dim format2 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            format2.CharacterSpacing = 1.0F
            text = "Summary of Science"
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font2, brush2, pageWidth / 2, y, format2)
            size = font2.MeasureString(text, format2)
            y = y + size.Height + 6

            'icon
            Dim image As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromFile("Wikipedia_Science.png")
            page.Canvas.DrawImage(image, New PointF(pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width, y))
            Dim imageLeftSpace As Single = pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width - 2
            Dim imageBottom As Single = image.PhysicalDimension.Height + y

            'refenrence content
            Dim font3 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F))
            Dim format3 As New PdfStringFormat()
            format3.ParagraphIndent = font3.Size * 2
            format3.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
            format3.LineSpacing = font3.Size * 1.5F
            Dim text1 As String = "(All text and picture from "
            Dim text2 As String = "Wikipedia"
            Dim text3 As String = ", the free encyclopedia)"
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text1, font3, brush2, 0, y, format3)

            size = font3.MeasureString(text1, format3)
            Dim x1 As Single = size.Width
            format3.ParagraphIndent = 0
            Dim font4 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F, FontStyle.Underline))
            Dim brush3 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Blue
            page.Canvas.DrawString(text2, font4, brush3, x1, y, format3)
            size = font4.MeasureString(text2, format3)
            x1 = x1 + size.Width

            page.Canvas.DrawString(text3, font3, brush2, x1, y, format3)
            y = y + size.Height

            'content
            Dim format4 As New PdfStringFormat()
            text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("Summary_of_Science.txt")
            Dim font5 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            format4.LineSpacing = font5.Size * 1.5F
            Dim textLayouter As New PdfStringLayouter()
            Dim imageLeftBlockHeight As Single = imageBottom - y
            Dim result As PdfStringLayoutResult _
                = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, New SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight))
            If result.ActualSize.Height < imageBottom - y Then
                imageLeftBlockHeight = imageLeftBlockHeight + result.LineHeight
                result = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, New SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight))
            End If
            For Each line As LineInfo In result.Lines
                page.Canvas.DrawString(line.Text, font5, brush2, 0, y, format4)
                y = y + result.LineHeight
            Next line
            Dim textWidget As New PdfTextWidget(result.Remainder, font5, brush2)
            Dim textLayout As New PdfTextLayout()
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
            Dim bounds As New RectangleF(New PointF(0, y), page.Canvas.ClientSize)
            textWidget.StringFormat = format4
            textWidget.Draw(page, bounds, textLayout)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

The sample demonstrates how to work with ordered list, multiple levels list and set list style.

Download List.pdf

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

namespace List
{
    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 brush2
                = new PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.Navy, Color.OrangeRed, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical);
            PdfLinearGradientBrush brush3
                = new PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.OrangeRed, Color.Navy, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f), true);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font3 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 8f), true);

            PdfOrderedMarker marker1
                = new PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.LowerRoman, new PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10f));
            PdfOrderedMarker marker2
                = new PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.Numeric, new PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8f));

            PdfSortedList vendorList = new PdfSortedList(font2);
            vendorList.Indent = 0;
            vendorList.TextIndent = 5;
            vendorList.Brush = brush2;
            vendorList.Marker = marker1;
            using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
            {
                conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb";
                OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand();
                command.CommandText
                    = " select VendorNo, VendorName from vendors ";
                command.Connection = conn;

                OleDbCommand command2 = new OleDbCommand();
                command2.CommandText
                    = " select Description from parts where VendorNo = @VendorNo";
                command2.Connection = conn;
                OleDbParameter param = new OleDbParameter("@VendorNo", OleDbType.Double);
                command2.Parameters.Add(param);

                conn.Open();

                OleDbDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
                while (reader.Read())
                {
                    double id = reader.GetDouble(0);
                    PdfListItem item = vendorList.Items.Add(reader.GetString(1));
                    PdfSortedList subList = new PdfSortedList(font3);
                    subList.Marker = marker2;
                    subList.Brush = brush3;
                    item.SubList = subList;
                    subList.TextIndent = 20;
                    command2.Parameters[0].Value = id;
                    using (OleDbDataReader reader2 = command2.ExecuteReader())
                    {
                        while (reader2.Read())
                        {
                            subList.Items.Add(reader2.GetString(0));
                        }
                    }
                    String maxNumberLabel = Convert.ToString(subList.Items.Count);
                    subList.Indent = 30 - font3.MeasureString(maxNumberLabel).Width;
                }
            }

            PdfTextLayout textLayout = new PdfTextLayout();
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
            vendorList.Draw(page, new PointF(0, y), textLayout);

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

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

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

Namespace List
    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 brush2 As New PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.Navy, Color.OrangeRed, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical)
            Dim brush3 As New PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.OrangeRed, Color.Navy, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical)
            Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F), True)
            Dim font3 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 8.0F), True)

            Dim marker1 As New PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.LowerRoman, New PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10.0F))
            Dim marker2 As New PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.Numeric, New PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8.0F))

            Dim vendorList As New PdfSortedList(font2)
            vendorList.Indent = 0
            vendorList.TextIndent = 5
            vendorList.Brush = brush2
            vendorList.Marker = marker1
            Using conn As New OleDbConnection()
                conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb"
                Dim command As New OleDbCommand()
                command.CommandText = " select VendorNo, VendorName from vendors "
                command.Connection = conn

                Dim command2 As New OleDbCommand()
                command2.CommandText = " select Description from parts where VendorNo = @VendorNo"
                command2.Connection = conn
                Dim param As New OleDbParameter("@VendorNo", OleDbType.Double)
                command2.Parameters.Add(param)

                conn.Open()

                Dim reader As OleDbDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
                Do While reader.Read()
                    Dim id As Double = reader.GetDouble(0)
                    Dim item As PdfListItem = vendorList.Items.Add(reader.GetString(1))
                    Dim subList As New PdfSortedList(font3)
                    subList.Marker = marker2
                    subList.Brush = brush3
                    item.SubList = subList
                    subList.TextIndent = 20
                    command2.Parameters(0).Value = id
                    Using reader2 As OleDbDataReader = command2.ExecuteReader()
                        Do While reader2.Read()
                            subList.Items.Add(reader2.GetString(0))
                        Loop
                    End Using
                    Dim maxNumberLabel As String = Convert.ToString(subList.Items.Count)
                    subList.Indent = 30 - font3.MeasureString(maxNumberLabel).Width
                Loop
            End Using

            Dim textLayout As New PdfTextLayout()
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
            vendorList.Draw(page, New PointF(0, y), textLayout)

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

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