# Using Processing to create a pdf

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-processing-to-create-a-pdf/2281>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-processing-to-create-a-pdf/2281 "2018-08-01T18:22:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![RMS\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@RMS\_Monkey](https://discourse.processing.org/u/RMS_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-processing-to-create-a-pdf/2281/1 "2018-08-01T18:22:08Z")

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I am new to processing, but I do have a little experience in C++. I just would like to know if it would be possible to use the Processing language to make an interactive program that allows the user to input data and would then take that data and put it in a pdf or word document? I just want to know if this is at all possible.

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**Author:** ![TheWizardBear](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/thewizardbear/32/3552_2.png) [@TheWizardBear](https://discourse.processing.org/u/TheWizardBear)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-processing-to-create-a-pdf/2281/2 "2018-08-01T18:42:26Z")

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Yes that is possible! 😄

There is a Processing library that allows you to create a pdf file, with images, words and so on.

- [Here](https://processing.org/reference/libraries/pdf/index.html) is the tutorial on the Processing website
- and [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbvG9hrJxOU) is a Daniel Shiffman video where he makes a pdf file using the digits of pi (part 1).

I am not so sure about creating word documents using Processing though.