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title: "PdfWriter Methods "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/Methods_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm
product: "Graphics Mill"
---
# PdfWriter Methods
The [PdfWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_PdfWriter.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## 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.) |
## 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)