EVO HTML to PDF Converter

Select in HTML the Elements to Bookmark

EVO PDF Client for .NET Documentation

EVO HTML to PDF Converter allows you to define a hierarchy of bookmarks directly in HTML using a set of special attributes. You can set the attribute data-bookmark-enabled on a HTML element to enable the creation a bookmark for that element in PDF. Additionally you can specify the bookmark level in hierarchy with data-bookmark-level attribute and the bookmark title with data-bookmark-text attribute.

Code Sample - Select in HTML the Elements to Bookmark
C#
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protected void convertToPdf()
{
    // Get the server IP and port
    String serverIP = textBoxServerIP.Text;
    uint serverPort = uint.Parse(textBoxServerPort.Text);

    // Create a HTML to PDF converter object
    HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter = null;
    if (radioButtonUseTcpService.Checked)
        htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(serverIP, serverPort);
    else
        htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(true, textBoxWebServiceUrl.Text);

    // Set optional service password
    if (textBoxServicePassword.Text.Length > 0)
        htmlToPdfConverter.ServicePassword = textBoxServicePassword.Text;

    // Set license key received after purchase to use the converter in licensed mode
    // Leave it not set to use the converter in demo mode
    htmlToPdfConverter.LicenseKey = "4W9+bn19bn5ue2B+bn1/YH98YHd3d3c=";

    // Set an adddional delay in seconds to wait for JavaScript or AJAX calls after page load completed
    // Set this property to 0 if you don't need to wait for such asynchcronous operations to finish
    htmlToPdfConverter.ConversionDelay = 2;

    // Display the bookmarks panel in PDF viewer when the generated PDF is opened
    htmlToPdfConverter.PdfViewerPreferences.PageMode = ViewerPageMode.UseOutlines;

    byte[] outPdfBuffer = null;

    if (convertHtmlRadioButton.Checked)
    {
        string htmlWithBookmarkAttributes = htmlStringTextBox.Text;
        string baseUrl = baseUrlTextBox.Text;

        // Convert a HTML string with bookmark attributes to a PDF document in a memory buffer
        outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertHtml(htmlWithBookmarkAttributes, baseUrl);
    }
    else
    {
        string url = urlTextBox.Text;

        // Convert a HTML page with bookmark attributes to a PDF document in a memory buffer
        outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertUrl(url);
    }
}
HTML Code with Bookmark Attributes
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Define Hierarchical Bookmarks in HTML</title>
    <style type="text/css">
        body
        {
            font-family: 'Times New Roman';
            font-size: 14px;
        }

        .level1_bookmark
        {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 24px;
        }

        .level2_bookmark
        {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 20px;
            page-break-before: always;
        }

        .level3_bookmark
        {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 16px;
        }

        .level4_bookmark
        {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 14px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="1" data-bookmark-text="Part 1 of Bookmarks Hierarchy" class="level1_bookmark">Part 1 of a Hierarchy of Bookmarks Defined in HTML</span><br />
    <br />
    Any HTML element can be marked to become a bookmark in the generated PDF document using the <b><i>data-bookmark-enabled="true"</i></b> attribute.
    Additionally you can define the bookmarks level in hierarchy using the <b><i>data-bookmark-level</i></b> attribute and the bookmark title using the 
    <b><i>data-bookmark-text</i></b> attribute.<br />
    <br />
    <br />
    <span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold">Part Chapters:</span><br />
    <div style="margin-left: 20px">

        <br />
        <a href="#part1_chapter1" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px">Chapter 1</a><br />
        <a href="#part1_chapter2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px">Chapter 2</a><br />
    </div>
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="2" id="part1_chapter1" class="level2_bookmark">1.1 Chapter 1 of Part 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. 
    Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. 
    Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Curabitur sodales ligula in libero. 
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">1.1.1 Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Sed dignissim lacinia nunc. Curabitur tortor. Pellentesque nibh. Aenean quam. In scelerisque sem at dolor. Maecenas mattis. 
    Sed convallis tristique sem. Proin ut ligula vel nunc egestas porttitor. Morbi lectus risus, iaculis vel, suscipit quis, 
    luctus non, massa. Fusce ac turpis quis ligula lacinia aliquet. Mauris ipsum. Nulla metus metus, ullamcorper vel, tincidunt sed, 
    euismod in, nibh.  
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">1.1.2 Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Quisque volutpat condimentum velit. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Nam nec ante. Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. 
    Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. 
    Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit.
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">1.1.3 Section 3 of Chapter 1 of Part 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Sed lectus. Integer euismod lacus luctus magna. Quisque cursus, metus vitae pharetra auctor, sem massa mattis sem, at interdum magna augue eget diam. 
    Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Morbi lacinia molestie dui. Praesent blandit dolor. Sed non quam. 
    In vel mi sit amet augue congue elementum. Morbi in ipsum sit amet pede facilisis laoreet. Donec lacus nunc, viverra nec, blandit vel, egestas et, augue. 
    Vestibulum tincidunt malesuada tellus. Ut ultrices ultrices enim. Curabitur sit amet mauris. Morbi in dui quis est pulvinar ullamcorper. 
    <br />
    <br />

    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="2" id="part1_chapter2" class="level2_bookmark">1.2 Chapter 2 of Part 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. 
    Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. 
    Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Curabitur sodales ligula in libero. 
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">1.2.1 Section 1 of Chapter 2 of Part 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Sed dignissim lacinia nunc. Curabitur tortor. Pellentesque nibh. Aenean quam. In scelerisque sem at dolor. Maecenas mattis. 
    Sed convallis tristique sem. Proin ut ligula vel nunc egestas porttitor. Morbi lectus risus, iaculis vel, suscipit quis, 
    luctus non, massa. Fusce ac turpis quis ligula lacinia aliquet. Mauris ipsum. Nulla metus metus, ullamcorper vel, tincidunt sed, 
    euismod in, nibh. 
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="4" class="level4_bookmark">1.2.1.1 Paragraph 1 of Section 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Sed lectus. Integer euismod lacus luctus magna. Quisque cursus, metus vitae pharetra auctor, sem massa mattis sem, at interdum magna augue eget diam. 
    Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Morbi lacinia molestie dui. Praesent blandit dolor. Sed non quam. 
    In vel mi sit amet augue congue elementum. Morbi in ipsum sit amet pede facilisis laoreet. Donec lacus nunc, viverra nec, blandit vel, egestas et, augue. 
    Vestibulum tincidunt malesuada tellus. Ut ultrices ultrices enim. Curabitur sit amet mauris. Morbi in dui quis est pulvinar ullamcorper.  
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="4" class="level4_bookmark">1.2.1.2 Paragraph 2 of Section 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Quisque volutpat condimentum velit. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Nam nec ante. Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. 
    Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. 
    Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit.   
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">1.2.2 Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Part 1</span><br />
    <br />
    Quisque volutpat condimentum velit. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Nam nec ante. Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. 
    Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. 
    Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit.
    <br />
    <br />

    <!-- Part 2 -->
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="1" data-bookmark-text="Part 2 of Bookmarks Hierarchy" style="page-break-before: always" class="level1_bookmark">Part 2 of a Hierarchy of Bookmarks Defined in HTML</span><br />
    <br />
    Any HTML element can be marked to become a bookmark in the generated PDF document using the <b><i>data-bookmark-enabled="true"</i></b> attribute.
    Additionally you can define the bookmarks level in hierarchy using the <b><i>data-bookmark-level</i></b> attribute and the bookmark title using the 
    <b><i>data-bookmark-text</i></b> attribute.<br />
    <br />
    <br />
    <span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold">Chapters:</span><br />
    <div style="margin-left: 20px">

        <br />
        <a href="#part2_chapter1" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px">Chapter 1</a><br />
        <a href="#part2_chapter2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px">Chapter 2</a><br />
    </div>
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="2" id="part2_chapter1" class="level2_bookmark">2.1 Chapter 1 of Part 2</span><br />
    <br />
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. 
    Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. 
    Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Curabitur sodales ligula in libero. 
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">2.1.1 Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part 2</span><br />
    <br />
    Sed dignissim lacinia nunc. Curabitur tortor. Pellentesque nibh. Aenean quam. In scelerisque sem at dolor. Maecenas mattis. 
    Sed convallis tristique sem. Proin ut ligula vel nunc egestas porttitor. Morbi lectus risus, iaculis vel, suscipit quis, 
    luctus non, massa. Fusce ac turpis quis ligula lacinia aliquet. Mauris ipsum. Nulla metus metus, ullamcorper vel, tincidunt sed, 
    euismod in, nibh.  
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">2.1.2 Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 2</span><br />
    <br />
    Quisque volutpat condimentum velit. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Nam nec ante. Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. 
    Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. 
    Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit.
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">2.1.3 Section 3 of Chapter 1 of Part 2</span><br />
    <br />
    Sed lectus. Integer euismod lacus luctus magna. Quisque cursus, metus vitae pharetra auctor, sem massa mattis sem, at interdum magna augue eget diam. 
    Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Morbi lacinia molestie dui. Praesent blandit dolor. Sed non quam. 
    In vel mi sit amet augue congue elementum. Morbi in ipsum sit amet pede facilisis laoreet. Donec lacus nunc, viverra nec, blandit vel, egestas et, augue. 
    Vestibulum tincidunt malesuada tellus. Ut ultrices ultrices enim. Curabitur sit amet mauris. Morbi in dui quis est pulvinar ullamcorper. 
    <br />
    <br />

    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="2" id="part2_chapter2" class="level2_bookmark">2.2 Chapter 2 of Part 2</span><br />
    <br />
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. 
    Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. 
    Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Curabitur sodales ligula in libero. 
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">2.2.1 Section 1 of Chapter 2 of Part 2</span><br />
    <br />
    Sed dignissim lacinia nunc. Curabitur tortor. Pellentesque nibh. Aenean quam. In scelerisque sem at dolor. Maecenas mattis. 
    Sed convallis tristique sem. Proin ut ligula vel nunc egestas porttitor. Morbi lectus risus, iaculis vel, suscipit quis, 
    luctus non, massa. Fusce ac turpis quis ligula lacinia aliquet. Mauris ipsum. Nulla metus metus, ullamcorper vel, tincidunt sed, 
    euismod in, nibh.  
    <br />
    <br />
    <span data-bookmark-enabled="true" data-bookmark-level="3" class="level3_bookmark">2.2.2 Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Part 2</span><br />
    <br />
    Quisque volutpat condimentum velit. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 
    Nam nec ante. Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. 
    Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. 
    Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit.
</body>
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