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title: Generating a PDF Product Catalog
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description: Learn how to export items, images, and editable text fields into a PDF using Telerik PdfProcessing.
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type: how-to
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page_title: Creating Editable PDF Catalog with Telerik PdfProcessing
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meta_title: Creating Editable PDF Catalog with Telerik PdfProcessing
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slug: generating-pdf-product-catalog
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tags: telerik, pdf,processing, catalog, product, item
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res_type: kb
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ticketid: 1697233
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---
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## Environment
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| Version | Product | Author |
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| ---- | ---- | ---- |
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| 2025.3.806| RadPdfProcessing |[Desislava Yordanova](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/author/desislava-yordanova)|
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## Description
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I need to export items, including images, text, and prices, into a PDF format that allows the text fields to be editable. This PDF document will be shared with a team while maintaining the look and feel of a specific design template.
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This knowledge base article also answers the following questions:
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- How can I export items with editable text fields to a PDF?
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- Can Telerik PdfProcessing create an editable PDF with interactive fields?
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- How to generate a PDF catalog with images and editable text using Telerik PdfProcessing?
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## Solution
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To achieve this, use the Telerik [PdfProcessing](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/overview) library, which supports creating and modifying PDF documents with interactive forms. Below is a sample implementation to generate a catalog PDF with editable text fields:
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### Code Example
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```csharp
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internal class Program
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{
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static void Main(string[] args)
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{
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Telerik.Documents.ImageUtils.ImagePropertiesResolver defaultImagePropertiesResolver = new Telerik.Documents.ImageUtils.ImagePropertiesResolver();
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Telerik.Windows.Documents.Extensibility.FixedExtensibilityManager.ImagePropertiesResolver = defaultImagePropertiesResolver;
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// Create a list of Item objects
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var items = CreateSampleItems();
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// Generate PDF with table
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GeneratePdfCatalog(items, "catalog.pdf");
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Console.WriteLine("PDF catalog generated successfully!");
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}
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private static List<Item> CreateSampleItems()
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{
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return new List<Item>
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{
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new Item
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{
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Image = "product-image-1.png",
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Description = "Premium Wireless Headphones with noise cancellation technology",
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Price = 199.99m
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},
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new Item
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{
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Image = "product-image-2.png",
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Description = "Smartphone with 128GB storage and dual camera system",
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Price = 699.99m
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},
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new Item
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{
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Image = "product-image-4.png",
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Description = "Laptop with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD for professional use",
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Price = 1299.99m
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}
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};
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}
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private static void GeneratePdfCatalog(List<Item> items, string fileName)
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{
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var document = new RadFixedDocument();
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using (var editor = new RadFixedDocumentEditor(document))
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{
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// Add title
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editor.InsertRun("Product Catalog");
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editor.InsertLineBreak();
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editor.InsertLineBreak();
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// Create table
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var table = new Table();
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// Add data rows
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foreach (var item in items)
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{
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var row = table.Rows.AddTableRow();
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var itemCell = row.Cells.AddTableCell();
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// Insert image
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var imageBlock = itemCell.Blocks.AddBlock();
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if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.Image) && File.Exists(item.Image))
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{
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using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(item.Image, FileMode.Open))
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{
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ImageSource imageSrc = new ImageSource(fileStream);
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imageBlock.InsertImage(imageSrc, 180, 200);
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}
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}
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else
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{
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imageBlock.InsertText("No Image Available");
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}
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// Insert description
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var descriptionBlock = itemCell.Blocks.AddBlock();
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descriptionBlock.TextProperties.FontSize = 12;
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descriptionBlock.InsertText(item.Description ?? "No Description");
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// Insert price
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var priceBlock = itemCell.Blocks.AddBlock();
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priceBlock.TextProperties.FontSize = 18;
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priceBlock.InsertText($"${item.Price:F2}");
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// Add editable field for price
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var textField = new TextBoxField("PriceField", $"${item.Price:F2}")
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{
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Width = 100,
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Height = 20
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};
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document.AcroForm.FormFields.Add(textField);
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}
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// Insert the table into the document
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editor.InsertTable(table);
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}
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// Save the document
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using (var output = File.Create(fileName))
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{
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var provider = new PdfFormatProvider();
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provider.Export(document, output);
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}
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Console.WriteLine($"PDF saved to {fileName}");
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}
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public class Item
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{
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public string Image { get; set; }
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public string Description { get; set; }
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public decimal Price { get; set; }
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}
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}
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```
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### Key Notes
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1. Replace the inserted text blocks with interactive form fields like [TextBoxField](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/model/interactive-forms/form-fields/textboxfield) for editable text.
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2. Ensure all required images are available in the specified paths.
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## See Also
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- [Telerik PdfProcessing Overview](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/overview)
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- [Interactive Forms in PdfProcessing](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/model/interactive-forms/overview)
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- [TextBoxField API](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/model/interactive-forms/form-fields/textboxfield)
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- [Creating Interactive Forms Example](https://github.com/telerik/document-processing-sdk/tree/master/PdfProcessing/CreateInteractiveForms)
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- [PdfProcessing SDK Repository](https://github.com/telerik/document-processing-sdk)

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