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title: "PdfWriter Members"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/AllMembers_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm
product: "Graphics Mill"
---
# PdfWriter Members
The [PdfWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Constructors
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [PdfWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_ctor.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Initializes a new instance of the [PdfWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm.md) class using the specified media. |
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [AddPage](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_AddPage.htm.md) | Overloaded. |
|  | [BeginRecord](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_BeginRecord_1_c7822c7b.htm.md) | Starts a new PDF/VT record, i.e. a group of pages sharing the specified DPart metadata. |
|  | [Close](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_Close.htm.md) | Closes the writer, flushes all unsaved data, and detaches the it from the opened file (or other media).
(Inherited from [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).) |
|  | [Dispose](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Dispose.htm.md) | Releases all resources used by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [EndRecord](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_EndRecord.htm.md) | Closes the PDF/VT record started by the matching [BeginRecord(PdfVtDictionary)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_BeginRecord_1_c7822c7b.htm.md) call. |
|  | Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [GetAppropriatePixelFormat](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_GetAppropriatePixelFormat_1_3e209c07.htm.md) | Returns an appropriate pixel format for this [PdfWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm.md).
(Overrides [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).[GetAppropriatePixelFormat(PixelFormat)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_GetAppropriatePixelFormat_1_3e209c07.htm.md).) |
|  | [GetGraphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_GetGraphics.htm.md) | Gets the [Graphics](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Graphics.htm.md) object associated with this [PdfWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm.md). |
|  | GetHashCode | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [IsPixelFormatSupported](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_IsPixelFormatSupported_1_3e209c07.htm.md) | Verifies whether the specified pixel format is supported by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) |
|  | [RunPipeline](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_RunPipeline.htm.md) | Runs a pipeline staring from this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [Setup](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Setup_1_8306760d.htm.md) | Configures this image writer using the provided settings.
(Overrides [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).Setup(WriterSettings).) |
|  | ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
## Properties
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Author](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Author.htm.md) | Gets or sets an author name of the PDF document. |
|  | [Compression](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Compression.htm.md) | Gets or sets PDF compression type. |
|  | [Creator](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Creator.htm.md) | Gets or sets a creator name of the PDF document. |
|  | [Id](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Id.htm.md) | Gets or sets a unique identifier of this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [IsOpened](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter_IsOpened.htm.md) | Gets a value indicating whether the writer is opened.
(Inherited from [ImageWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_ImageWriter.htm.md).) |
|  | [IsPrintingEnabled](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_IsPrintingEnabled.htm.md) | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the image should be printed when the user opens it. |
|  | [Keywords](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Keywords.htm.md) | Gets or sets keywords for the PDF document. |
|  | [Metadata](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Metadata.htm.md) | Gets or sets the XML code containing the XMP metadata to write into the image. |
|  | [Quality](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Quality.htm.md) | Gets or sets a JPEG quality if compression type is set to [Jpeg](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_CompressionType.htm.md). |
|  | [Receivers](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_Receivers.htm.md) | Gets a collection of pipeline elements that will receive the result of this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [Subject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Subject.htm.md) | Gets or sets a subject of the PDF document. |
|  | [SupportedPixelFormats](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_SupportedPixelFormats.htm.md) | Gets a collection of pixel formats that are supported by this [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
|  | [TextOutputMode](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_TextOutputMode.htm.md) | Gets or sets the text output mode for the PDF writer. |
|  | [Title](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter_Title.htm.md) | Gets or sets a title of the PDF document. |
## Events
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [OnInit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/E_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement_OnInit.htm.md) | Occurs when the pipeline element is initialized.
(Inherited from [PipelineElement](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_PipelineElement.htm.md).) |
## See Also
### Reference
- [PdfWriter Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)