A decision-focused weekly PDF brief

How it works

1. Lead with the decision

   Use a colored paragraph panel to make the requested decision stand out from the narrative.

2. Keep the supporting detail short

   Separate progress bullets from the issue that needs attention.

3. Close with ownership

   Put the next actions, owners, and due dates into a styled table. Add PDF metadata for the exported file.

The example below shows the document API and layout used for this report. Follow the PDF guide for package setup in your own project.

using System.IO;
using OfficeIMO.Pdf;

namespace OfficeIMO.Examples.Showcase.Workflows;

/// <summary>Combines a decision panel, concise narrative, and action table in a weekly PDF brief.</summary>
internal static class WeeklyBrief {
    internal static void Create(string folder) {
        OfficeTheme theme = OfficeTheme.Default;
        OfficeColor muted = theme.Palette.TextMuted;
        OfficeColor warning = theme.Palette.Warning;
        string fonts = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Assets", "Fonts");
        var options = new PdfCreateOptions { PageSetup = { Footer = { Show = true } } }
            .UseFontFamily(new PdfEmbeddedFontFamily("Carlito",
                File.ReadAllBytes(Path.Combine(fonts, "Carlito-Regular.ttf")),
                File.ReadAllBytes(Path.Combine(fonts, "Carlito-Bold.ttf"))))
            .UsePdfUa(PdfComplianceProfile.PdfUa1);
        PdfDocument.Create(pdf => pdf.Content(content => content
            .Title("The week in delivery")
            .AddParagraph(p => p.AddText("Northwind · Week 38 · 2026").SetFontSize(OfficeLength.Points(theme.TypeScale.Caption.ToPoints())), color: muted)
            .AddPanelParagraph(p => {
                p.AddText("Decision for this week\n").SetBold();
                p.AddText(
                "Approve the second pilot group after the recovery exercise is complete.");
            })
            .H2("Progress")
            .AddList(new[] {
                "The first pilot group completed 48 requests.",
                "The team reduced the oldest queue from 16 items to 5.",
                "The receiving team completed its first supported handover."
            })
            .H2("Watch closely")
            .AddParagraph(p => { p.AddText("At risk: ").SetBold().SetColor(warning); p.AddText("two access issues remain open. Keep a named escalation contact available during the next pilot session."); })
            .H2("Next actions")
            .AddTable(new[] {
                new[] { "Action", "Owner", "Due" },
                new[] { "Complete recovery exercise", "Operations", "Tuesday" },
                new[] { "Close access issues", "Engineering", "Wednesday" },
                new[] { "Review pilot expansion", "Product", "Friday" }
            })
            .AddParagraph(p => p.AddText("Prepared from sample data. Keep the brief focused on decisions and actions.").SetFontSize(OfficeLength.Points(theme.TypeScale.Caption.ToPoints())), color: muted)),
            options)
            .Meta(title: "The week in delivery", author: "OfficeIMO")
            .Save(Path.Combine(folder, "example.pdf"));
    }
}

Use this in your project

Build the progress list and action rows from your reporting data. Retain the decision-first order so the report does not become a list of activity.

The PDF guide explains package setup and related document APIs.

Continue with another example

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