NOTE

Syncfusion recommends using Blazor PDF Viewer (NextGen) Component which provides fast rendering of pages and improved performance. Also, there is no need of external Web service for processing the files and ease out the deployment complexity. It can be used in Blazor Server, WASM and MAUI applications without any changes.

Stamp annotations in Blazor PDF Viewer Component

5 Sep 20235 minutes to read

The PDF Viewer control provides options to add, edit, delete and rotate the following stamp annotation in the PDF documents:

Dynamic
Sign Here
Standard Business
Custom Stamp

Stamp Annotation in Blazor PDFViewer

Adding stamp annotations to the PDF document

The stamp annotations can be added to the PDF document using the annotation toolbar.

Click the Edit Annotation button in the PDF Viewer toolbar. A toolbar appears below it.
Click the Stamp Annotation dropdown button. A dropdown pop-up will appear and shows the stamp annotations to be added.

Adding Stamp in Blazor PDFViewer Toolbar

Select the annotation type to be added to the page in the pop-up.

Selecting Annotation from Stamp Popup in Blazor PDFViewer

You can add the annotation over the pages of the PDF document.

In the pan mode, if the stamp annotation mode is entered, the PDF Viewer control will switch to text select mode.

Adding custom stamp to the PDF document through interaction

Click the Edit Annotation button in the PDF Viewer toolbar. A toolbar appears below it.
Click the Stamp Annotation dropdown button. A dropdown pop-up will appear and shows the stamp annotations to be added.
Click the Custom Stamp button.

Custom Stamp in Blazor PDFViewer

The file explorer dialog will appear, choose the image and then add the image in the PDF page.

NOTE

The JPG and JPEG image format are only supported in custom stamp annotations.

Setting default properties during control initialization

The properties of the stamp annotation can be set before creating the control using StampSettings.

After editing the default opacity using the Edit Opacity tool, they will be changed to the selected values.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.PdfViewerServer

<SfPdfViewerServer @ref="@viewer" DocumentPath="@DocumentPath" StampSettings="@StampSettings" >
</SfPdfViewerServer>

@code{
    SfPdfViewerServer viewer;
    private string DocumentPath { get; set; } = "wwwroot/Data/PDF_Succinctly.pdf";
    PdfViewerStampSettings StampSettings = new PdfViewerStampSettings {Opacity=0.3,Author="Blazor" };

}

Adding custom stamp to the PDF document via programmatically

You can add an image as a custom stamp icon using the CustomStamps property of the PdfViewerCustomStampSettings class.

The following code illustrates how to add the image as a stamp annotation in the PDFViewer.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.PdfViewer;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.PdfViewerServer;

<SfToolbar>
    <ToolbarItems>
        <ToolbarItem PrefixIcon="e-pv-previous-page-navigation-icon" TooltipText="Previous Page" id="previousPage" OnClick="@previousClicked" Align=@Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations.ItemAlign.Left></ToolbarItem>
        <ToolbarItem PrefixIcon="e-pv-next-page-navigation-icon" TooltipText="Next Page" id="nextPage" OnClick="@nextClicked" Align=@Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations.ItemAlign.Left></ToolbarItem>       
        <ToolbarItem PrefixIcon="e-pv-download-document-icon" TooltipText="Download" id="Download" OnClick="@downloadDocument" Align=@Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations.ItemAlign.Right></ToolbarItem>
        <ToolbarItem PrefixIcon="e-pv-stamp-icon" TooltipText="AddCustomStamp" id="AddCustomStamp" OnClick="@stampClicked" Align=@Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations.ItemAlign.Right></ToolbarItem>
    </ToolbarItems>
</SfToolbar>

<SfPdfViewerServer EnableToolbar="false" EnableAnnotationToolbar="false" EnableNavigationToolbar="false" @ref="viewer" DocumentPath="@DocumentPath" Height="500px" Width="1060px">
    <PdfViewerCustomStampSettings CustomStamps="@pdfViewerCustomStamps">
    </PdfViewerCustomStampSettings>
</SfPdfViewerServer>

@code
{
    SfPdfViewerServer viewer;
    public List<PdfViewerCustomStamp> pdfViewerCustomStamps { get; set; }
    private string DocumentPath { get; set; } = "wwwroot/Data/PDF_Succinctly.pdf";

    public void stampClicked(ClickEventArgs args)
    {
        pdfViewerCustomStamps = new List<PdfViewerCustomStamp>()
        {
            new PdfViewerCustomStamp()
            {
                //Defines the custom stamp name to be added in the stamp menu of the PDF Viewer toolbar.
                CustomStampName = "Stamp",
                //Defines the custom stamp images source to be added in the stamp menu of the PDF Viewer toolbar.
                CustomStampImageSource ="data:image/jpeg;base64,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"
            }
        };

    }

    public void previousClicked(ClickEventArgs args)
    {
        //Navigate to previous page of the PDF document.
        viewer.GoToPreviousPageAsync();
    }

    public void nextClicked(ClickEventArgs args)
    {
        //Navigate to next page of the PDF document loaded in the PDF Viewer.
        viewer.GoToNextPageAsync();
    }

    public void downloadDocument(ClickEventArgs args)
    {
        //Downloads the PDF document being loaded in the PDF Viewer.
        viewer.DownloadAsync();
    }
}

<style>
    .e-pv-previous-page-navigation-icon::before {
        content: '\e70d';
    }

    .e-pv-stamp-icon::before {
        content: '\e74c';
    }
    .e-pv-next-page-navigation-icon::before {
        content: '\e76a';
    }

    .e-pv-download-document-icon::before {
        content: '\e75d';
    }
</style>

NOTE

View sample in GitHub.

NOTE

You can refer to the Blazor PDF Viewer feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore the Blazor PDF Viewer example to understand how to explain core features of PDF Viewer.