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PSWriteOffice

PowerShell document automation across OfficeIMO's document, spreadsheet, presentation, PDF, Project, Access, EPUB, invoicing, and conversion engines.

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Release OfficeIMO-v3.5.3
Language: C# Updated: 2026-11-03
Cmdlet

ConvertTo-OfficePdfFlatAnnotation

Module
PSWriteOffice
Inputs
System.String
Outputs
System.IO.FileInfo

Flattens supported visual PDF annotations into static page content.

Syntax

ConvertTo-OfficePdfFlatAnnotation
[-IgnorePermissionRestrictions]
[-OutputPath] <String>
[-Password <String>]
[-Path] <String>
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: All Parameter Sets

Examples

Flatten visual annotations.

ConvertTo-OfficePdfFlatAnnotation -Path .\Reviewed.pdf -OutputPath .\Reviewed-Flat.pdf

Paints supported annotation appearance streams into page content and writes a new PDF.

Parameters

-IgnorePermissionRestrictions SwitchParameter optional
After successful password authentication, explicitly ignore owner-imposed modification restrictions.
-OutputPath String requiredposition: 1
Output PDF path.
-Password String optional
Password used to authenticate an encrypted PDF.
-Path String requiredposition: 0pipeline: True (ByValue)aliases: FilePath
Input PDF path.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.