Linearize PDF document

Docotic.Pdf Library Help > Samples > General operations > Linearize PDF document

This sample shows how to save linearized (or optimized for Fast Web View) PDF documents.

Use PdfDocument.SaveOptions.Linearize property to create a linearized PDF. Adobe Acrobat shows "Yes" in "Fast Web View" field of the "Document Properties" dialog for linearized files.

A Linearized PDF file is a file that has been organized in a special way to enable efficient incremental access in a network environment.

Primary goal of the linearization is to achieve the following behavior:

- When a document is opened, display the first page as quickly as possible.

- When the user requests another page of an open document, display that page as quickly as possible.

- When data for a page is delivered over a slow channel, display the page incrementally as it arrives.

- Permit user interaction, such as following a link, to be performed even before the entire page has been received and displayed.

CopyC#

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf.Samples
{
    public static class LinearizeDocument
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            // NOTE: 
            // When used in trial mode, the library imposes some restrictions.
            // Please visit http://bitmiracle.com/pdf-library/trial-restrictions.aspx
            // for more information.

            PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(@"Sample Data\gmail-cheat-sheet.pdf");
            pdf.SaveOptions.Linearize = true;

            string pathToFile = "LinearizeDocument.pdf";
            pdf.Save(pathToFile);
            pdf.Dispose();

            Process.Start(pathToFile);
        }
    }
}

CopyVB.NET

Imports System.Diagnostics

Imports BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf

Namespace BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf.Samples
    Public NotInheritable Class LinearizeDocument
        Public Shared Sub Main()
            ' NOTE: 
            ' When used in trial mode, the library imposes some restrictions.
            ' Please visit http://bitmiracle.com/pdf-library/trial-restrictions.aspx
            ' for more information.


            Dim pdf As New PdfDocument("Sample Data\gmail-cheat-sheet.pdf")
            pdf.SaveOptions.Linearize = True

            Dim pathToFile As String = "LinearizeDocument.pdf"
            pdf.Save(pathToFile)
            pdf.Dispose()

            Process.Start(pathToFile)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace