Java Tutorial/PDF/Margin

Custom margins

   <source lang="java">

The left margin of this document is 36pt (0.5 inch); the right margin 72pt (1 inch); the top margin 108pt (1.5 inch); the bottom margin 180pt (2.5 inch). import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Element; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document(PageSize.A5, 36, 72, 108, 180);
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("1.pdf"));
   document.open();
   document.add(new Paragraph("this is a test"));
   Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
   paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
   for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
     paragraph.add("Hello People. ");
   }
   document.add(paragraph);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Mirrored margins

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Element; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document(PageSize.A5, 36, 72, 108, 180);
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(
       "MirroredMargins.pdf"));
   document.setMarginMirroring(true);
   document.open();
   document.add(new Paragraph("this is a test"));
   Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
   paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
   for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
     paragraph.add("Hello World");
   }
   document.add(paragraph);
   document.add(new Paragraph("this is a test"));
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Set page margin

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document.rupress = false;
   Document document = new Document();
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("HelloWorldOpen.pdf"));
   document.setPageSize(PageSize.LETTER.rotate());
   document.setMargins(36, 72, 108, 144);
   document.open();
   document.add(new Paragraph("Hello World"));
   document.close();
 }

}</source>