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A two-page workshop pack
Prepare an agenda and a printable exercise sheet as one document. A shared header and page-numbered footer hold the pack together while an explicit page break separates the two uses.
- Start with
- Workshop objectives, agenda, and exercise prompts
- Generate
How it works
Set document-wide furniture
Configure the running header and the footer's page and total-page tokens through PdfOptions.
Build the agenda page
Combine the outcome list with a compact table of sessions and outputs.
Start the exercise sheet
Insert a page break, then add prompts and writing lines. Inspect both previews to check the complete two-page pack.
The rest of the document
The C# source
This is the complete example file used to generate the download. The walkthrough runner creates the output directory and produces the additional previews.
using System.IO;
using OfficeIMO.Pdf;
namespace OfficeIMO.Examples.Showcase.Workflows;
/// <summary>Creates a two-page workshop pack with a shared header and numbered footer.</summary>
internal static class WorkshopPack {
internal static void Create(string folder) {
PdfColor accent = PdfColor.FromRgb(103, 58, 140);
var options = new PdfOptions {
DefaultFontSize = 11, ShowHeader = true, HeaderFormat = "NORTHWIND / SERVICE DESIGN",
HeaderFontSize = 8, HeaderAlign = PdfAlign.Left,
ShowPageNumbers = true, FooterFormat = "Workshop pack | {page} / {pages}",
FooterFontSize = 8, FooterAlign = PdfAlign.Right
};
PdfDocument.Create(pdf => pdf.Content(content => content
.H1("Service design workshop", PdfAlign.Left, accent)
.Paragraph(p => p.Text("A half-day session to turn service feedback into a delivery plan."))
.H2("What we will leave with", PdfAlign.Left, accent)
.Bullets(new[] { "One agreed service journey", "Three prioritized improvements", "An owner and next step for each improvement" })
.H2("Agenda", PdfAlign.Left, accent)
.Table(new[] {
new[] { "Time", "Session", "Output" },
new[] { "09:00", "Current journey", "Shared map" },
new[] { "09:45", "Friction and evidence", "Ranked pain points" },
new[] { "10:45", "Options and trade-offs", "Three candidates" },
new[] { "11:30", "Commitments", "Action list" }
}, style: new PdfTableStyle {
HeaderFill = accent, HeaderTextColor = PdfColor.White, HeaderRowCount = 1,
CellPaddingX = 8, CellPaddingY = 8, RowStripeFill = PdfColor.FromRgb(247, 242, 251)
})
.PageBreak()
.H1("Exercise sheet", PdfAlign.Left, accent)
.H2("1. Describe one difficult moment", PdfAlign.Left, accent)
.Paragraph(p => p.Text("Who is trying to do what, and where do they get stuck? Use an observed example."))
.HR(0.5, PdfColor.FromRgb(203, 213, 225), 30, 30)
.H2("2. Propose the smallest useful change", PdfAlign.Left, accent)
.Paragraph(p => p.Text("Describe what the person will be able to do after the change."))
.HR(0.5, PdfColor.FromRgb(203, 213, 225), 30, 30)
.H2("3. Choose the first check", PdfAlign.Left, accent)
.Paragraph(p => p.Text("What evidence would show that the change helped? Who will collect it?"))
.HR(0.5, PdfColor.FromRgb(203, 213, 225), 30, 30)), options)
.Meta(title: "Service design workshop pack", author: "OfficeIMO")
.Save(Path.Combine(folder, "example.pdf"));
}
}
Run it from the source checkout
Clone the OfficeIMO repository and run this command from its root with the .NET 10 SDK. The first run restores the example project's dependencies.
dotnet run --project OfficeIMO.Examples -f net10.0 -- --showcase-workflows --showcase-example pdf-workshop-packThe files are written to OfficeIMO.Examples/bin/Debug/net10.0/Documents/Workflows/pdf-workshop-pack/. To use the example in your application, start with the PDF guide and its package setup.
Downloads and scope
What the preview shows
The linked C# example generates this file. The page images are rendered from the downloadable PDF with Poppler.
What to keep in mind
The writing lines are static page content. This example does not create fillable PDF form fields.