Viewing PDF in Windows forms using C#

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Majd picture Majd · Dec 21, 2010 · Viewed 125.4k times · Source

Is there any way to view PDF files in a Winforms tool? I've seen solutions such as converting the pdf file into images and showing them in an picture box. However, I am asking whether i can view the file as PDF. Is there any tool from adobe or from Microsoft that supports this?

Answer

Saif al Harthi picture Saif al Harthi · Dec 21, 2010

i think the easiest way is to use the Adobe PDF reader COM Component

  1. right click on your toolbox & select "Choose Items"
  2. Select the "COM Components" tab
  3. Select "Adobe PDF Reader" then click ok
  4. Drag & Drop the control on your form & modify the "src" Property to the PDF files you want to read

i hope this helps

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