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Action: Insert Rich Text to PDF

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Insert Rich Text to PDF action allows you to insert configured text to your PDF file as overlayed image at specified position.

Example of Insert Rich Text to PDF action configuration on the current site

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For more information about Action Builder read Action Builder introduction article.

To configure the action Insert Rich Text to PDF additional properties should be specified:

Configuration

Property Required Type Description
Library yes Choice

A library where pdf file we want to insert into is located. It is possible to select:

  • from the current site, by selecting the 'On current site' option. The drop-down shows all available libraries on the site.
  • from any site, by selecting 'On any site' option, choosing the site in the drop-down or typing a server relative URL to the site and then selecting a library in 'Library' drop-down
  • Dynamic path which allows to specify expression based path to the library
Item Id yes Integer The item Id of the PDF document
Text yes String Text to be inserted as overlayed image into PDF file. You can type text directly into this field or use Expressions to dynamically generate this.
Target page
 		 yes Choice
Specify the page we want to insert text to:
  • All
  • First
  • Last
  • Custom
Page number no Integer Specify the existing page number. By default page number 1 is used
Horizontal align yes Choice
Select horizontal alignment where to insert text to:
  • Left
  • Middle
  • Right
Vertical align yes Choice
Select vertical alignment where to insert text to:
  • Top
  • Middle
  • Bottom
Horizontal offset no String Specify horizontal offset of the image. Can be positive or negative integer in pixels
Vertical offset no String Specify vertical offset of the image. Can be positive or negative integer in pixels

Availability

Modern Forms List Actions Scheduled/Triggered Actions
✓ ✓ ✓*

*  In Scheduled/Triggered actions only inserting Rich Text to PDF from the current site's libraries is available.

Output

Output Parameter Type Description
ItemID Number Returns the Id of the document in a library as output parameter and can be used in subsequent actions.
FileName String Returns the file name of document
Url String Absolute Url to the document in a library. Starts with 'https://'
ServerRelativeUrl String Server relative path to the document in a library. Starts with '/'
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