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Getting Started with the Kendo UI for Angular PDF Export

This guide provides the information you need to start using the Kendo UI for Angular PDF Export—it includes instructions about the recommended installation approach, the code for running the project, and links to additional resources.

As of version 17.0.0, Angular makes standalone component enabled by default. If you use NgModules, refer to these articles:


After the completion of this guide, you will be able to achieve an end result as demonstrated in the following example.

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Setting Up Your Angular Project

Before you start with the installation of any Kendo UI for Angular control, ensure that you have a running Angular project. The prerequisites to accomplish the installation of the components are always the same regardless of the Kendo UI for Angular package you want to use, and are fully described in the section on setting up your Angular project.

Installing the Component

The following command demonstrates an efficient, automated method for adding packages using the Angular CLI through the ng-add command. This approach saves time and effort by executing a series of commands in a single step, which otherwise need to be run individually. Refer to the Manual Setup for more details.

To add the Kendo UI for Angular PDF Export package:

  1. Run the following command:

    ng add @progress/kendo-angular-pdf-export

    As a result, the ng-add command will perform the following actions:

    • Add the @progress/kendo-angular-pdf-export package as a dependency to the package.json file.
    • Add all required peer dependencies to the package.json file.
    • Register the Kendo UI Default theme in the angular.json file.
    • Trigger npm install to install the theme and all peer packages that are added.

  2. Import the KENDO_PDFEXPORT utility array in your standalone component to enable the entire feature set of the PDF Export:

    import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { KENDO_PDFEXPORT } from '@progress/kendo-angular-pdf-export';

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'my-app',
    imports: [KENDO_PDFEXPORT]
})

Using the Component

  1. After successfully installing the PDF Export package and importing its component, add the following code in the app.component.html file:

    <kendo-pdf-export #pdf>
    content to be exported
</kendo-pdf-export>

  2. Add a button and on its click event export the PDF document:

    <button (click)="pdf.saveAs('invoice.pdf')">
    Save As PDF...
</button>

  3. Build and serve the application by running the following command in the root folder.

    ng serve

  4. Point your browser to http://localhost:4200 and click the button to download the PDF document.

Activating Your License Key

As of December 2020, using any of the UI components from the Kendo UI for Angular library requires either a commercial license key or an active trial license key. If your application does not contain a Kendo UI license file, activate your license key.

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