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### Start a New Column with columnbreak

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/html-control-tags/columnbreak.html

Demonstrates how to use the <columnbreak /> HTML tag within WriteHTML to explicitly start a new column. This requires setting up columns first using SetColumns().

```php
<?php

$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->SetColumns(2);

$mpdf->WriteHTML('
Some text...
<columnbreak />
Next column...
');

$mpdf->Output();


```

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### Basic Formfeed Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/html-control-tags/formfeed.html

Demonstrates the basic usage of the formfeed tag to force content onto a new page.

```html
<html>

<div>
    Text of introduction...
    <formfeed />
    This text will start on a new page, and will also have a blue border etc...
</div>

</html>
```

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### Cascaded CSS Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/about-mpdf/changelog.html

Example illustrating cascaded CSS rules in mPDF.

```css
div.topic table.type1 td
```

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### Multi-column Index Setup with HTML

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/what-else-can-i-do/index.html

Generate a multi-column index by defining column layout using the `<columns>` tag before and after the `<indexinsert>` tag.

```html
<h2>Index</h2>

<columns column-count="2" column-gap="5" />

<indexinsert usedivletters="on" links="on" collation="en_US.utf8"
    collationgroup="English_United_States" />

<columns column-count="1" />
```

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### Enable Debugging in mPDF

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-variables/debug.html

This example demonstrates how to enable debugging when creating a new mPDF instance. Set 'debug' to true to throw \Mpdf\MpdfException for potential errors.

```php
<?php
// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$mpdf = new 
Mpdf	ochy(['debug' => true]);

$mpdf->WriteHTML("Hello World");
$mpdf->Output();


```

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### Blank Template Example with AddPageByArray

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/addpagebyarray.html

Illustrates using AddPageByArray with all parameters set to their default or empty values, effectively creating a blank template page.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new 	Mpdf	Mpdf();

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Introduction');

$mpdf->AddPageByArray(array(
    'orientation' => '',
    'condition' => '',
    'resetpagenum' => '',
    'pagenumstyle' => '',
    'suppress' => '',
    'mgl' => '',
    'mgr' => '',
    'mgt' => '',
    'mgb' => '',
    'mgh' => '',
    'mgf' => '',
    'ohname' => '',
    'ehname' => '',
    'ofname' => '',
    'efname' => '',
    'ohvalue' => 0,
    'ehvalue' => 0,
    'ofvalue' => 0,
    'efvalue' => 0,
    'pagesel' => '',
    'newformat' => '',
));
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Chapter 1 ...');

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### Add a new page with specific parameters

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/addpagebyarray.html

This example shows adding a new page with custom settings for margins, headers, and footers using AddPageByArray().

```php
$mpdf->AddPageByArray([
    'margin-left' => $mpdf-> 0,
    'margin-right' => $mpdf-> 0,
    'margin-top' => $mpdf-> 0,
    'margin-bottom' => $mpdf-> 0,
    'margin-header' => $mpdf-> 0,
    'margin-footer' => $mpdf-> 0,
    'odd-header-name' => 'Header1',
    'even-header-name' => 'Header2',
    'odd-footer-name' => 'Footer1',
    'even-footer-name' => 'Footer2',
]);
```

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### Example of Media Attribute in Style Tag

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/about-mpdf/changelog.html

Shows how to use the media attribute within a style tag.

```html
<style media="...">...</style>
```

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### Example of Media Attribute in Link Tag

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/about-mpdf/changelog.html

Demonstrates using the media attribute with a linked stylesheet.

```html
<link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="..." />
```

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### CSS Float Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/what-else-can-i-do/floating-blocks.html

Demonstrates how to use 'float: right' and 'float: left' with specified widths for block elements, followed by 'clear: both' to reset the layout.

```html
<h4>CSS Float</h4>

<div>
    Some text to start with

    <div style="float: right; width: 28%;">
        This is text that is set to float:right.
    </div>

    <div style="float: left; width: 54%;">
        This is text that is set to float:left.
    </div>

    <div style="clear: both; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; "></div>

    This is text that follows the clear:both.
</div>



```

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### CSS Class and ID Selectors

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/about-mpdf/changelog.html

Example demonstrating support for distinct CSS selectors for tags, classes, and IDs.

```css
h5 {...} 
.h5 {...} 
#h5 {...}
```

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### CSS Gradient Formats

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/css-stylesheets/supported-css.html

Shows examples of supported CSS gradient syntaxes for background images, including Mozilla-specific and draft CSS3 formats.

```css
background: -moz-repeating-linear-gradient(red, blue 20px, red 40px);
background-image: -moz-repeating-linear-gradient(red, blue 20px, red 40px);
background: linear-gradient(top, #c7cdde, #f0f2ff);
background-image: linear-gradient(top, #c7cdde, #f0f2ff);
```

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### Add a Simple Bookmark to a PDF

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/bookmark.html

Demonstrates how to add a basic bookmark to the beginning of a PDF document using the Bookmark() function. This is useful for marking the start of content.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->Bookmark('Start of the document');
$mpdf->WriteHTML('<div>Section 1 text</div>');
$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf');



```

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### Setting Up and Using Columns in mPDF

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/html-control-tags/columns.html

Demonstrates how to initialize mPDF, set up a three-column layout with justified vertical alignment and a specific column gap, write content, and use a column break. This is useful for creating complex page layouts with distinct content areas.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new 
Mpdfuilderuilder();

$mpdf->WriteHTML('<columns column-count="3" vAlign="J" column-gap="7" />');
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Some text...');

$mpdf->WriteHTML('<columnbreak />');

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Next column...');

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### Formfeed with Page Number Reset

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/html-control-tags/formfeed.html

This example demonstrates using the formfeed tag to add a new page and reset the page number to 1. This is useful for starting a new section with a clean page count.

```html
<formfeed resetpagenum='1' />
```

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### Set User and Owner Passwords with Permissions

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/setprotection.html

Demonstrates setting user and owner passwords along with specific user permissions. The first part shows setting a user password to open the file and an owner password for full rights. The second part shows no user password required to open, but an owner password for full rights, and grants the user copy and print permissions.

```php
<?php

// Encrypt the file and grant no permissions to the user
// The user will need to use "UserPassword" to open the file
// Owner has full rights using the password "MyPassword"
$mpdf->SetProtection(array(), 'UserPassword', 'MyPassword');

// Encrypt the file and grant permissions to the user to copy and print
// No password is required to open the document
// Owner has full rights using the password "MyPassword"
$mpdf->SetProtection(array('copy','print'), '', 'MyPassword');



```

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### Using SetPageTemplate() to Add a PDF Page Template

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/setpagetemplate.html

This example demonstrates how to set a page from an external PDF file as a template for all subsequent pages in an mPDF document. Ensure the PDF file is correctly specified and imported before setting it as a template. The template is automatically added at the start of each new page.

```php
<?php

// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();
$mpdf->SetImportUse(); // only with mPDF <8.0

$pagecount = $mpdf->SetSourceFile('logoheader.pdf');
$tplId = $mpdf->ImportPage($pagecount);
$mpdf->SetPageTemplate($tplId);

// Do not add page until page template set, as it is inserted at the start of each page
$mpdf->AddPage();

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

// The template $tplId will be inserted on all subsequent pages until (optionally)
// $mpdf->SetPageTemplate();

$mpdf->Output();


```

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### Setting up 2 Columns with Justified Height and 3mm Gap

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/setcolumns.html

This example demonstrates how to set up two columns with justified vertical alignment and a 3mm gap between them using the SetColumns() function. It then writes HTML content and adds a new column.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mPDF->SetColumns(2, 'J', 3);

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Some text...');
$mpdf->AddColumn();
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Next column...');

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### Install Swift Mailer

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/real-life-examples/e-mail-a-pdf-file.html

Use Composer to install the Swift Mailer library, which is required for sending emails.

```bash
$ composer require swiftmailer/swiftmailer

```

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### Initialize mPDF Instance

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/construct.html

This snippet shows the basic initialization of an mPDF object using the __construct() method. It then writes 'Hello World' to the document and outputs it as a PDF file named 'filename.pdf'. Ensure the composer autoload is required.

```php
<?php

// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf');


```

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### Single Cell Border Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/about-mpdf/changelog.html

Example of a table with a single cell and a border, highlighting a potential rendering issue.

```html
<table><tr><td style="border:1px solid #000000?>Hi</td></tr></table>
```

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### PHP: Basic useTemplate() Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/usetemplate-v8.html

Demonstrates the basic usage of useTemplate() to insert an imported page. It requires setting the source file, importing the page, and then using useTemplate() before writing HTML content. The actual size of the template is returned.

```php
<?php

// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

// Add First page
$mpdf->AddPage();

$pagecount = $mpdf->setSourceFile('logoheader.pdf');
$tplId = $mpdf->importPage($pagecount);

$actualsize = $mpdf->useTemplate($tplId);

// The height of the template as it was printed is returned as $actualsize['h']
// The width of the template as it was printed is returned as $actualsize['w']

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### Unsupported Minimised Attribute Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/html-support/html-attributes.html

Shows an example of a minimised HTML attribute that is not supported by mPDF, highlighting the need for explicit value assignment.

```html
<input type="checkbox" disabled />
```

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### CSS font-feature-settings Examples

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/fonts-languages/opentype-layout-otl.html

Examples of using CSS 'font-feature-settings' to control various OpenType features such as small caps, historical forms, ligatures, tabular figures, fractions, and stylistic sets.

```css
/* use small-cap alternate glyphs */
.smallcaps { font-feature-settings: "smcp" on; }
```

```css
/* convert both upper and lowercase to small caps (affects punctuation also) */
.allsmallcaps { font-feature-settings: "c2sc", "smcp"; }
```

```css
/* enable historical forms */
.hist { font-feature-settings: "hist"; }
```

```css
/* disable common ligatures, usually on by default */
.noligs { font-feature-settings: "liga" 0; }
```

```css
/* enable tabular (monospaced) figures */
td.tabular { font-feature-settings: "tnum"; }
```

```css
/* enable automatic fractions */
.fractions { font-feature-settings: "frac"; }
```

```css
/* use the second available swash character */
.swash { font-feature-settings: "swsh" 2; }
```

```css
/* enable stylistic set 7 */
.fancystyle {
    font-family: Gabriola; /* available on Windows 7, and on Mac OS */
    font-feature-settings: "ss07";
}
```

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### Incremental HTML Writing with Initialise and Close Parameters

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/writehtml.html

This example shows how to write HTML content in parts by controlling the initialization and closing of HTML elements. The first call initializes buffers, subsequent calls append content without re-initializing or closing, and the final call closes all elements.

```php
<?php
// You can write parts of HTML elements by using the initialise and close parameters:

$mpdf->WriteHTML('This is the beginning...', \
Mpdf\
HTMLParserMode::HTML_BODY, true, false);
$mpdf->WriteHTML('...this is the middle...', \
Mpdf\
HTMLParserMode::HTML_BODY, false, false);
$mpdf->WriteHTML('...and this is the end', \
Mpdf\
HTMLParserMode::HTML_BODY, false, true);



```

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### HTML Example with CJK Characters from TTC Fonts

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/fonts-languages/fonts-in-mpdf-6-x.html

Use CSS font-family to select specific fonts from a TrueType Collection (TTC) for rendering CJK characters. This example demonstrates selecting fonts from 'mingliu.ttc' and 'mingliub.ttc'.

```html
<div style="font-family:mingliu;">
    &#40706; &#40742; &#40772; &#40784; &#40802; &#40809;
    &#x23289; &#x2328a;
</div>

<div style="font-family:mingliu_hkscs;">
    &#40706; &#40742; &#40772; &#40784; &#40802; &#40809;
    &#x23289; &#x2328a;
</div>

<div style="font-family:pmingliu;">
    &#40706; &#40742; &#40772; &#40784; &#40802; &#40809;
    &#x23289; &#x2328a;
</div>



```

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### Setting Basic Keywords

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/setkeywords.html

Demonstrates how to set simple text keywords for the document metadata using SetKeywords().

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->SetKeywords('My Keywords, More Keywords');

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');
$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf');


?>
```

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### Custom Progress Bar HTML Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-variables/progbar-althtml.html

Example of setting the progbar_althtml variable to display custom HTML content in the progress bar. The HTML should include <html> and <body> tags but no closing tags. It can also include <head> sections for stylesheets.

```php
'.progbar_althtml=>'<html><body>Creating PDF file. Please wait...</body></html>'
```

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### PHP mPDF Example with Custom Headers and Footers

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/paging/using-page.html

This example demonstrates how to use `page-break-before` with named page definitions to customize headers and footers for different sections of a document. It utilizes mPDF's `useOddEven` property to enable distinct odd and even page headers/footers.

```php
<?php

$mpdf = new 
Mpdf\\Mpdf();

$mpdf->useOddEven = 1;

$html = '
<html>
<head>
<style>
    @page {
        size: auto;
        odd-header-name: html_myHeader1;
        even-header-name: html_myHeader2;
        odd-footer-name: html_myFooter1;
        even-footer-name: html_myFooter2;
    }
    @page chapter2 {
        odd-header-name: html_Chapter2HeaderOdd;
        even-header-name: html_Chapter2HeaderEven;
        odd-footer-name: html_Chapter2FooterOdd;
        even-footer-name: html_Chapter2FooterEven;
    }
    @page noheader {
        odd-header-name: _blank;
        even-header-name: _blank;
        odd-footer-name: _blank;
        even-footer-name: _blank;
    }
    div.chapter2 {
        page-break-before: right;
        page: chapter2;
    }
    div.noheader {
        page-break-before: right;
        page: noheader;
    }
</style>
</head>

<body>

    <htmlpageheader name="myHeader1" style="display:none">
        <div style="text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;">
            My document
        </div>
    </htmlpageheader>

    <htmlpageheader name="myHeader2" style="display:none">
        <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold;  font-size: 10pt;">
            My document
        </div>
    </htmlpageheader>

    <htmlpagefooter name="myFooter1" style="display:none">
        <table width="100%">
            <tr>
                <td width="33%">
                    <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">{DATE j-m-Y}</span>
                </td>
                <td width="33%" align="center" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">
                    {PAGENO}/{nbpg}
                </td>
                <td width="33%" style="text-align: right;">
                    My document
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </htmlpagefooter>

    <htmlpagefooter name="myFooter2" style="display:none">
        <table width="100%">
            <tr>
                <td width="33%">My document</td>
                <td width="33%" align="center">{PAGENO}/{nbpg}</td>
                <td width="33%" style="text-align: right;">{DATE j-m-Y}</td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </htmlpagefooter>

    <htmlpageheader name="Chapter2HeaderOdd" style="display:none">
        <div style="text-align: right;">Chapter 2</div>
    </htmlpageheader>

    <htmlpageheader name="Chapter2HeaderEven" style="display:none">
        <div>Chapter 2</div>
    </htmlpageheader>

    <htmlpagefooter name="Chapter2FooterOdd" style="display:none">
        <div style="text-align: right;">Chapter 2 Footer</div>
    </htmlpagefooter>

    <htmlpagefooter name="Chapter2FooterEven" style="display:none">
        <div>Chapter 2 Footer</div>
    </htmlpagefooter>

    Hello World

    <div class="chapter2">Text of Chapter 2</div>

    <div class="noheader">No-Header page</div>

</body>
</html>';

$mpdf->WriteHTML($html);

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### PHP: Start a New Column with AddColumn()

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/addcolumn.html

Demonstrates how to use AddColumn() to create a new column after writing some HTML content. Ensure SetColumns() or <columns> is used prior to calling AddColumn().

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mPDF->SetColumns(2);
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Some text...');
$mpdf->AddColumn();
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Next column...');

$mpdf->Output();

?>
```

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### Mpdf Constructor Configurations

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/construct.html

Demonstrates initializing the Mpdf class with different modes, formats, and orientations. Use 'utf-8' mode for standard web content and 'en-GB' for specific language settings. Page formats can be specified by name (e.g., 'A4-L') or by custom dimensions.

```php
<?php
// Define a new \Mpdf\Mpdf document using utf-8 fonts
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf(['mode' => 'utf-8']);

// Define a new \Mpdf\Mpdf document using win-1252 fonts based on a language/country code
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf(['mode' => 'en-GB']);

// Define a Landscape page size/format by name
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf(['mode' => 'utf-8', 'format' => 'A4-L']);

// Define a page size/format by array - page will be 190mm wide x 236mm height
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf(['mode' => 'utf-8', 'format' => [190, 236]]);

// Define a page using all default values except "L" for Landscape orientation
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf(['orientation' => 'L']);



```

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### Change Header/Footer for Odd Page Start

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/headers-footers/method-1.html

Illustrates how to ensure a new section starts on an odd page in a double-sided document. It uses a conditional page break ('E' for even page) to land on an even page, ensuring the subsequent AddPage() results in an odd page for the new section's header.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new 
Mpdf\
Mpdf();

$mpdf->SetHeader('First section header');
$mpdf->SetFooter('First section footer');
$mpdf->WriteHTML('First section text...');

// Use a conditional page-break to ensure you are on an EVEN page before
// changing the Header
$mpdf->AddPage('','E');

// Now you know that this page-break takes you to an ODD page
$mpdf->SetHeader('Second section header');

$mpdf->AddPage();
$mpdf->SetFooter('Second section footer');
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Second section text...');

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### Initialize mPDF with forcePortraitHeaders enabled

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-variables/forceportraitheaders.html

Demonstrates how to set the 'forcePortraitHeaders' option to true during mPDF document initiation.

```php
<?php
// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$mpdf = new \\\Mpdf\\\Mpdf(['forcePortraitHeaders' => true]);



```

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### Special CSS 'thead-underline'

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/about-mpdf/changelog.html

Example of using the special CSS 'thead-underline' for table headers.

```css
/* Special CSS 'thead-underline' */
```

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### Columns

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/overview.html

Functions for controlling the use of multiple columns on a page and starting new columns.

```APIDOC
## SetColumns()

### Description
Controls the use of multiple columns on the page.

### Method
N/A (Method of mPDF class)

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
None explicitly documented for direct user invocation in this context.

### Response
N/A

## AddColumn()

### Description
Starts a new column.

### Method
N/A (Method of mPDF class)

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
None explicitly documented for direct user invocation in this context.

### Response
N/A
```

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### Setting a Simple Creator String

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/setcreator.html

Demonstrates how to set a basic string as the document's Creator using SetCreator().

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->SetCreator('My Creator');

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');
$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf');



```

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### AddColumn()

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/addcolumn.html

Starts a new column in the mPDF document. This function is part of the multi-column layout feature.

```APIDOC
## AddColumn()

### Description

Starts a new column in the document. Columns must be set using `SetColumns()` or `<columns>`.

**Note:** Columns are incompatible with borders for block-level elements, table rotation, and collapsible margins.

### Method

`void AddColumn()`

### Parameters

No parameters.

### Examples

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mPDF->SetColumns(2);
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Some text...');
$mpdf->AddColumn();
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Next column...');

$mpdf->Output();
?>
```

### See Also

* `<columnbreak>` - HTML equivalent to AddColumn()
* `SetColumns()` - Control the use of multiple columns on the page
* `<columns>` - Control the use of multiple columns on the page
```

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### Set Default Page Size and Add New Page

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/paging/page-size-orientation.html

Demonstrates setting the default page size to 'Legal' and adding a new page with Landscape orientation.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new 
Mpdf\Mpdf(['format' => 'Legal']);

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

$mpdf->AddPage('L'); // Adds a new page in Landscape orientation
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### Setting a Simple Document Title

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/settitle.html

Demonstrates how to set a basic string as the document title using SetTitle(). This is useful for standard document titling.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->SetTitle('My Title');

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');
$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf');


?>
```

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### Generate Document Index with CreateIndex()

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/createindex.html

This example demonstrates how to use the CreateIndex() function to generate a document index. It first adds an index entry using IndexEntry(), then creates the index itself with custom parameters for columns, font size, line spacing, offset, dividing letters, column gap, and fonts.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Beginning bit of document...');

$mpdf->IndexEntry("Buffalo");
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Your text which refers to a buffalo, which you would like to see in the Index');

$mpdf->AddPage();
$mpdf->WriteHTML('<h2>Index</h2>',2);
$mpdf->CreateIndex(2, '', '', 3, 1, '', 5, 'serif','sans-serif');

$mpdf->Output();


```

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### Absolute Positioning Example

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/what-else-can-i-do/fixed-position-blocks.html

Places a div element at a fixed position (50mm from top and left) with a specified width on the page.

```html
<div style="position: absolute; top: 50mm; left: 50mm; width: 100mm;">

This is text in a fixed position block element.

</div>

```

--------------------------------

### Rotated Text in Table Cells

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/about-mpdf/changelog.html

Example of setting rotated text within a table row using inline styles.

```html
<tr style="text-rotate:90">...</tr>
```

--------------------------------

### Basic dottab Usage

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/html-control-tags/dottab.html

Demonstrates the basic insertion of dots using the '<dottab />' tag to right-align text, simulating a menu item with a price.

```php
<?php

$menuitem = 'Chilli con carne <dottab />&amp;nbsp;£7.95';

$mpdf->WriteHTML($menuitem);

?>
```

--------------------------------

### Setting Display Preferences for a PDF

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/setdisplaypreferences.html

This example demonstrates how to set multiple display preferences for a PDF document, including hiding the menu bar and toolbar, and displaying the document title. This is useful for creating a more immersive reading experience.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->SetDisplayPreferences('/HideMenubar/HideToolbar/DisplayDocTitle');

$mpdf->WriteHTML('
Hello World
');
$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf');


```

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### Basic Text Annotation

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/annotation.html

Adds a simple text annotation to the PDF document. This is a basic example of using the Annotation function.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();

$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');
$mpdf->Annotation("Text annotation example");
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf');



```

--------------------------------

### Select Multiple Attribute

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/html-support/html-attributes.html

Example of using the 'multiple' attribute for a select element, allowing users to select multiple options.

```html
<select multiple>
```

--------------------------------

### Prepare and Output Preformatted Text

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-utilities/preparepretext.html

This snippet demonstrates how to use preparePreText() to format the content of a PHP script file for output using WriteHTML(). It includes setup for tab spaces and character set conversion.

```php
<?php
// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$text = file_get_contents('scriptfile.php');
$text = preparePreText($text);

// Default spaces/tab in mPDF is 8 as specified by HTML spec.
// Notepad and other text editors use a value of 6
$mpdf->tabSpaces = 6;

// If 'scriptfile.php' is iso-8859-1 or win-1252 encoded, use
$mpdf->allow_charset_conversion = true;
$mpdf->charset_in = 'windows-1252';

$mpdf->WriteHTML($text, \Mpdf\HTMLParserMode::HTML_BODY);

$mpdf->Output();



```

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### Send PDF Inline to Browser with mPDF

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/outputhttpinline.html

Generates a PDF with 'Hello World' content and sends it inline to the browser. Ensure the mPDF library is correctly installed and instantiated.

```php
<?php

$mpdf = new 
Mpdf\
Mpdf();
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

$mpdf->OutputHttpInline();

?>
```

--------------------------------

### CSS for mPDF Index Styling

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/what-else-can-i-do/index.html

Example CSS rules to control the appearance of the index elements generated by mPDF. These can be included in your stylesheets.

```css
/* For Index */

div.mpdf_index_main {
    line-height: normal;
    font-family: sans-serif;
}

div.mpdf_index_letter {
    line-height: normal;
    font-family: sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.8em;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    page-break-after: avoid;
    margin-top: 0.3em;
    margin-collapse: collapse;
}

div.mpdf_index_entry {
    line-height: normal;
    font-family: sans-serif;
    text-indent: -1.5em;
}

a.mpdf_index_link {
    color: #000000;
    text-decoration: none;
}
```

--------------------------------

### Enable Bookmark Creation from HTML Anchors

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/setanchor2bookmark.html

This example demonstrates how to enable the creation of PDF bookmarks from HTML anchors using SetAnchor2Bookmark(1). It shows setting the mode and then writing HTML content with an anchor, which will result in a bookmark in the output PDF.

```php
<?php
$mpdf = new 
Mpdf
Mpdf();
$mpdf->SetAnchor2Bookmark(1);

$mpdf->WriteHTML('<h1><a name="Section 1" />The title</h1>');

$mpdf->Output();



```

--------------------------------

### Setting autoMarginPadding in mPDF

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-variables/automarginpadding.html

This example demonstrates how to set the autoMarginPadding to 5mm when initializing mPDF with the auto top margin set to 'stretch'.

```php
<?php
// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf([
    'setAutoTopMargin' => 'stretch',
    'autoMarginPadding' => 5
]);



```

--------------------------------

### Basic Use of UseTemplate()

Source: https://mpdf.github.io/reference/mpdf-functions/usetemplate.html

Demonstrates the basic usage of the UseTemplate() function to insert an imported PDF page. It includes setting up mPDF, importing a page, using it as a template, and writing HTML content. This example is for mPDF versions prior to 8.0.

```php
<?php

// Require composer autoload
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$mpdf = new \\\Mpdf\\\Mpdf();
$mpdf->SetImportUse(); // only with mPDF <8.0

// Add First page
$mpdf->AddPage();

$pagecount = $mpdf->SetSourceFile('logoheader.pdf');
$tplId = $mpdf->ImportPage($pagecount);
$actualsize = $mpdf->UseTemplate($tplId);

// The height of the template as it was printed is returned as $actualsize['h']
// The width of the template as it was printed is returned as $actualsize['w']
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Hello World');

$mpdf->Output();



```
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