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Asked: 2026-06-11T19:38:52+00:00

I have several PDF documents containing maps. Which one of these is the best

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I have several PDF documents containing maps. Which one of these is the best option and how can I implement it:

  1. Launch the PDF file to show the map. I don’t think this is best practice however as I think you may need Adobe Reader installed (Not sure about this).
  2. Convert the image to an image and show it inside a ScrollViewer. However, I am not able to convert it to an image with sufficient high enough resolution. If I do this What resolution should I use anyway?
  3. I understand it is possible to convert a PDF to XAML. I can then show the XAML directly in a ScrollViewer. However, this process is slow and laborious and the XAML generated would be pretty massive. Not sure what the performance would be like.
  4. A fourth option, is toconvert the maps to XPS format and then try to launch the document. I’m not sure if this will work and if XPS is universally supported.
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  1. Editorial Team

    After further investigation. The best option is to convert your PDF’s to XPS format. Then launch these files. There is a XPS viewer built into every Windows 8 installation. The major advantage to this is that it will support any screen resolution and is dead easy to implement.

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