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Render a Visualforce Page as a PDF File
You can generate a downloadable, printable PDF file of a Visualforce page using the PDF
rendering service.
Convert a page to PDF by changing the <apex:page>
tag.
1<apex:page renderAs="pdf">The following page includes some account details and renders as a PDF
file.
1<apex:page standardController="Account" renderAs="pdf">
2
3<-- Placeholder CSS file, supply your own, with your branding, etc. -->
4<apex:stylesheet value="{!URLFOR($Resource.Styles,'pdf.css')}"/>
5
6<h1>Welcome to Universal Samples!</h1>
7
8<p>Thank you, <b><apex:outputText value=" {!Account.Name}"/></b>, for
9 becoming a new account with Universal Samples.</p>
10
11<p>Your account details are:</p>
12
13<table>
14<tr><th>Account Name</th>
15 <td><apex:outputText value="{!Account.Name}"/></td>
16 </tr>
17<tr><th>Account Rep</th>
18 <td><apex:outputText value="{!Account.Owner.Name}"/></td>
19 </tr>
20<tr><th>Customer Since</th>
21 <td><apex:outputText value="{0,date,long}">
22 <apex:param value="{!Account.CreatedDate}"/>
23 </apex:outputText></td>
24 </tr>
25</table>
26
27</apex:page>
A Visualforce Page
Rendered as a PDF File
