PDF viewer sample

This sample demonstrates how to work with Portable Document Format (PDF) files programmatically.

Specifically, this sample shows how to output the first page of a PDF file as a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file, and then display the PNG file in one of the following ways:

• At a normal size.
• At a zoomed size.
• As a rectangular portion of the original PNG file.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.

Note  For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

Related topics

Windows.Data.Pdf

PDF viewer showcase sample

Windows app samples

Operating system requirements

Build the sample

1. Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
3. Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.

To change the source of the PDF file that's used:

1. Stop the app.
2. Save the desired PDF file to the project's Assets folder.
3. Change the PDFFILENAME constant that's defined in the project's code to the saved PDF file's path.
4. Run the app.