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6. Dynamic PDF > 90. Superimpose PDF Pages
Superimpose PDF Pages
Merge your PDF pages with a background letterhead, form, or watermark.
Sometimes it makes sense to divide document creation into layers. For example, you need to create an invoice’s background form, with its logo and rules, only once. You can create the invoice data dynamically as needed and then superimpose it on this form to yield the final invoice.
Perform this final merge in Java with iText, or elsewhere with our command-line pdftk [Hack #79] , producing the results in Figure 6-18.
Superimpose Pages in Java with iText
iText (http://www.lowagie.com/iText/) is a powerful library for creating and manipulating PDF. The following Java program uses iText to apply one watermark PDF page to every page in a document. This watermark page can be any PDF page, such as a company letterhead design or an invoice form. The watermark will appear as though it is behind each page’s content. Compile and run this program, or use its code in your Java application.
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