Class

PDFTransition

PDF

Description

Allows you to set a transition to a PDF Document page to be used by the viewer app when enabled in presentation or slide show modes.

Properties

Name	Type	Read-Only	Shared
Delay	Integer
Direction	Directions
Duration	Double
Style	Styles

Methods

Name	Parameters	Returns	Shared
Constructor	Optional style As PDFTransition, Optional duration As Double = 1

Enumerations

PDFTransition.Directions

Directions

The various directions in which the transitions will move.

Enum

Default

Horizontal

Vertical

LeftToRight

BottomToTop

RightToLeft

TopToBottom

TopLeftToBottomRight

Inward

Outward

HorizontalInward

HorizontalOutward

VerticalInward

VerticalOutward

PDFTransition.Styles

Styles

The visual effect of the transition.

Enum

Description

Blinds

Multiple lines, evenly spaced across the screen, synchronously sweep in the same direction to reveal the next page. The lines may be either horizontal or vertical as specified by the Direction property. Horizontal lines move downward; Vertical lines move to the right.

Box

A rectangular box sweeps inward from the edges of the page or outward from the center, as specified by the Direction property.

Cover

The next page slides on to the screen in the direction specified by the Direction property, covering the current page.

Dissolve

The current page dissolves gradually to reveal the next page.

Fade

The next page gradually becomes visible through the current page.

Fly

Changes are flown in or out in the direction specified by the Direction property, to or from a location that is offscreen.

Glitter

Similar to Dissolve, except that the effect sweeps across the page in a wide band moving from one side of the screen to the other in the direction specified by the Direction property.

None

The next page replaces the current page with no special transition effect.

Push

The current page slides off the screen while the next page slides in, pushing the current page out in the direction specified by the Direction property.

Split

Two lines sweep across the screen, revealing the next page. The lines may be either horizontal or vertical and may move inward from the edges of the page or outward from the center, as specified by the Direction property.

Uncover

The current page slides off the screen in the direction specified by the Direction property, uncovering the next page in the direction specified by the Direction property.

Wipe

A single line sweeps across the screen from one edge to the other in the direction specified by the Direction property.

Property descriptions

PDFTransition.Delay

Delay As Integer

Time in seconds before the transition begins.

The default value is -1 which means a transition to the next page will not automatically occur.

PDFTransition.Direction

Direction As Directions

The direction in which the transition will occur.

PDFTransition.Duration

Duration As Double

The time in seconds it will take for the transition effect to complete.

The default value is 1.0.

PDFTransition.Style

Style As Styles

The style of the transition.

Method descriptions

PDFTransition.Constructor

Constructor(Optional style As PDFTransition = PDFTransition.Styles.None, Optional duration As Double = 1)

Note

Constructors are special methods called when you create an object with the New keyword and pass in the parameters above.

Creates an instance of PDFTransition with the style and duration passed.

Notes

Preview on MacOS does not support PDF transitions. Use Acrobat Reader instead.

Compatibility

Project Types	Console, Desktop, Mobile, Web
Operating Systems	iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows