# EmbeddedDataFormat Enumeration

> Specifies the format of additionally provided data when a PDF document is imported. It is used with the LoadSettings.EmbeddedData property and contains the following values:

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Enumeration
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > EmbeddedDataFormat Enumeration
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/embeddeddataformat/enumeration/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/embeddeddataformat/enumeration/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/embeddeddataformat/enumeration/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies the format of additionally provided data when a PDF document is imported. It is used with the [LoadSettings.EmbeddedData](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/loadsettings/embeddeddata-property/llms-full.txt) property and contains the following values:

### Syntax

```csharp
[Flags]
public enum EmbeddedDataFormat
```

```vbnet
<Flags>
Public Enum EmbeddedDataFormat
```

### Members

| Value | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FormFields | 2 | Specifies an XML format with information about the position and the kind of all form fields contained in the PDF document. |
| MetaData | 4 | Specifies the PDF document's metadata. |
| TextCoordinates | 1 | Specifies an XML format where each line of text has attributes such as page number and geometrical position. |

### Examples

The following example selects the Text Coordinates value from the Embedded Data Format enumeration and uses it as a documented workflow choice.

```csharp
EmbeddedDataFormat value = EmbeddedDataFormat.TextCoordinates;
Console.WriteLine($"Using Embedded Data Format: {value}");
```

```vbnet
Dim value As EmbeddedDataFormat = EmbeddedDataFormat.TextCoordinates
Console.WriteLine($"Using Embedded Data Format: {value}")
```

### See Also

[LoadSettings.PDFImportSettings](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/loadsettings/pdfimportsettings-property/llms-full.txt) Property, [LoadSettings.EmbeddedData](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/loadsettings/embeddeddata-property/llms-full.txt) Property.

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