Dynamic Student Marksheet
Dynamic Student Marksheet
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Amazing 2025 Guide: Create Dynamic Student Marksheet PDFs with JavaScript & PDF-LIB31 min read

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Hey everyone! Have you ever wondered how some websites let you fill out a form and then, poof, a perfectly designed PDF pops out with all your information? It’s like magic, right? Well, today, we’re going to learn how to do exactly that, but with something super useful: student marksheets! And the best part? We’ll be doing it right inside your web browser using some cool web tools called JavaScript and a special helper library called PDF-LIB.

Imagine you’re a teacher or a school admin, and you need to create marksheets for a whole class. Doing it one by one would be a lot of work, right? But what if you could just type in the student’s name, their marks, and other details into a simple form, click a button, and bam—a neat, professional marksheet PDF is ready to download? That’s what we’re going to build today!

This guide is made for absolute beginners, so don’t worry if you’re new to coding. We’ll go step-by-step, making sure everything is super clear and easy to understand. By the end of this, you’ll have a fantastic skill that can be used for lots of other cool projects too!

Why Create a Dynamic Student Marksheet PDF?

So, why bother making a dynamic student marksheet PDF? Let’s break it down into simple reasons:

Dynamic Student Marksheet
Dynamic Student Marksheet
  • Saves Time: Instead of manually filling out each marksheet, you just enter data once, and the PDF is generated automatically. Think of all the time you’ll save!
  • Accuracy: When you manually copy information, mistakes can happen. With an automated system, the data you enter is exactly what goes into the PDF, reducing errors.
  • Professional Look: PDFs look much more professional than plain text or even printed out web pages. They’re great for official records or sharing with parents.
  • Easy to Share: PDFs are universal. Anyone can open them on any device without needing special software.
  • Eco-Friendly: Less printing means less paper, which is good for our planet!

This is a super handy skill for anyone who deals with reports, invoices, certificates, or anything else that needs to be generated on the fly and look great.

Tools You’ll Need for Your Dynamic Student Marksheet Project

Before we dive into the code, let’s talk about the simple tools we’ll be using. You don’t need anything fancy, just these basics:

  1. A Web Browser: You’re probably using one right now! Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari – any modern browser will work perfectly.
  2. A Text Editor: This is where you’ll write your code. Think of it like a fancy notepad. Popular choices include:
    • VS Code (Visual Studio Code): This is a free and very popular choice for developers. It has lots of helpful features.
    • Sublime Text: Another great and lightweight option.
    • Notepad++ (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac): These are basic but will get the job done if you’re just starting out.
  3. Basic Understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Don’t panic! You don’t need to be an expert. We’ll cover the basics as we go.
    • HTML (HyperText Markup Language): This is like the skeleton of our webpage. It tells the browser what content to show (like text boxes, buttons, etc.).
    • CSS (Cascading Style Sheets): This is like the clothing of our webpage. It makes things look pretty (colors, fonts, layout). We’ll use a little bit of Bootstrap for styling, which makes things look nice without much effort.
    • JavaScript: This is the brain of our webpage. It makes things interactive and allows us to do cool stuff like generating PDFs!
  4. The PDF-LIB Library: This is the superstar of our project! PDF-LIB is a special JavaScript library that makes it super easy to create, modify, and even draw on PDFs right in your browser. We’ll add this to our project using a CDN (Content Delivery Network), which is just a fancy way of saying we’ll link to it from the internet, so you don’t have to download anything extra.

That’s it! No complex software to install. Just your browser, a text editor, and the magic of JavaScript and PDF-LIB.

Building Your Dynamic Student Marksheet Form (HTML & CSS)

First things first, we need a simple form where we can enter all the student’s details. This will be our HTML part. We’ll also use a tiny bit of CSS from Bootstrap to make it look decent.

Here’s how to set up your HTML file. Create a new file named index.html in your text editor and paste the following code:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE <strong>html</strong>>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Student Marksheet Generator</title>
    <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container mt-5">
        <h2>Student Marksheet Generator</h2>
        <form id="marksheetForm">
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="studentName">Student Name</label>
                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="studentName" placeholder="Enter student name" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="rollNumber">Roll Number</label>
                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="rollNumber" placeholder="Enter roll number" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="class">Class</label>
                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="class" placeholder="Enter class" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="mathMarks">Math Marks</label>
                <input type="number" class="form-control" id="mathMarks" placeholder="Enter math marks" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="scienceMarks">Science Marks</label>
                <input type="number" class="form-control" id="scienceMarks" placeholder="Enter science marks" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="historyMarks">History Marks</label>
                <input type="number" class="form-control" id="historyMarks" placeholder="Enter history marks" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="schoolLogo">Upload School Logo</label>
                <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="schoolLogo" accept=".jpg" required>
            </div>
            <button type="button" onclick="generatePDF()" class="btn btn-primary">Generate PDF</button>
        </form>
    </div>

    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pdf-lib/1.17.1/pdf-lib.min.js"></script>
    <script src="script.js"></script> </body>
</html>

Understanding the HTML for our Dynamic Student Marksheet

Let’s quickly go over what’s happening in this HTML code:

  • <head> section:
    • <meta charset="UTF-8"> and <meta name="viewport" ...>: These are standard lines that make sure your page displays correctly on different devices and with all kinds of characters.
    • <title>Student Marksheet Generator</title>: This is the text that appears in the browser tab.
    • <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">: This line brings in Bootstrap. It’s a CSS framework that gives our form a clean, modern look without us having to write a lot of CSS ourselves.
  • <body> section:
    • <div class="container mt-5">: This is a Bootstrap class that helps center our content and gives it some breathing room. mt-5 adds some space at the top.
    • <h2>Student Marksheet Generator</h2>: A nice big heading for our page.
    • <form id="marksheetForm">: This is where our input fields will live. We give it an id so we can easily grab it later with JavaScript.
    • <div class="form-group">: Bootstrap uses this to group a label and an input field together for better spacing.
    • <label for="studentName">Student Name</label>: This is the text that tells the user what to type in the box. The for attribute links it to the id of the input field.
    • <input type="text" class="form-control" id="studentName" placeholder="Enter student name" required>: This is the actual input box.
      • type="text": Means it’s for regular text.
      • class="form-control": Another Bootstrap class for styling the input box.
      • id="studentName": A unique identifier for this input, so JavaScript can find it.
      • placeholder="Enter student name": The grayed-out text that appears before you type anything.
      • required: Means the user must fill this field.
    • You’ll see similar div and input elements for Roll Number, Class, Math Marks, Science Marks, and History Marks. Notice type="number" for marks, which helps ensure only numbers are entered.
    • <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="schoolLogo" accept=".jpg" required>: This is a special input for uploading a file, specifically a JPG image for the school logo.
    • <button type="button" onclick="generatePDF()" class="btn btn-primary">Generate PDF</button>: This is our magic button!
      • type="button": We use button instead of submit because we’re handling the PDF generation with JavaScript, not sending the form to a server.
      • onclick="generatePDF()": This tells the browser to run a JavaScript function called generatePDF when the button is clicked. We’ll write this function next!
      • class="btn btn-primary": Bootstrap classes to make the button look good.
  • <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pdf-lib/1.17.1/pdf-lib.min.js"></script>: This is super important! It links to the PDF-LIB library. We’re using a CDN, so it’s loaded directly from the internet.
  • <script src="script.js"></script>: This line tells the browser to load our own JavaScript code from a file named script.js. We’ll create this file in the next step.

Bringing Your Dynamic Student Marksheet to Life with JavaScript (PDF-LIB)

Now for the exciting part – the JavaScript code that will actually create our dynamic student marksheet PDF! Create a new file named script.js in the same folder as your index.html file.

Open script.js and paste the following code into it:

JavaScript

async function generatePDF() {
    // 1. Get the PDF-LIB tools we need
    const { PDFDocument, rgb, StandardFonts } = PDFLib;

    // 2. Grab all the student info from our HTML form
    const studentName = document.getElementById("studentName").value;
    const rollNumber = document.getElementById("rollNumber").value;
    const studentClass = document.getElementById("class").value;
    const mathMarks = document.getElementById("mathMarks").value;
    const scienceMarks = document.getElementById("scienceMarks").value;
    const historyMarks = document.getElementById("historyMarks").value;

    // 3. Get the school logo file and read its content
    const schoolLogoFile = document.getElementById("schoolLogo").files[0];
    let schoolLogoBytes = null;
    if (schoolLogoFile) {
        schoolLogoBytes = await schoolLogoFile.arrayBuffer();
    } else {
        alert("Please upload a school logo image.");
        return; // Stop if no logo is uploaded
    }

    // 4. Create a brand new PDF document
    const pdfDoc = await PDFDocument.create();
    // Add a new page to our PDF (A4 size is [595, 842])
    const page = pdfDoc.addPage([595, 842]);

    // 5. Pick a font for our text (Helvetica is a good standard one)
    const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica);
    const fontSize = 12; // Standard text size

    // 6. Embed the school logo into the PDF
    let schoolLogoImage = null;
    try {
        schoolLogoImage = await pdfDoc.embedJpg(schoolLogoBytes);
    } catch (e) {
        alert("Could not embed school logo. Please ensure it is a valid JPG image.");
        console.error("Error embedding logo:", e);
        return;
    }

    // 7. Draw the school logo on the page, centered at the top
    const logoSize = 80;
    page.drawImage(schoolLogoImage, {
        x: (page.getWidth() - logoSize) / 2, // Center horizontally
        y: page.getHeight() - logoSize - 50, // Position from the top
        width: logoSize,
        height: logoSize,
    });

    // 8. Add the main title "Student Marksheet"
    page.drawText("Student Marksheet", {
        x: (page.getWidth() / 2) - (font.widthOfText("Student Marksheet", 20) / 2), // Center the title
        y: page.getHeight() - logoSize - 100, // Below the logo
        size: 20,
        font,
        color: rgb(0, 0, 0), // Black color
    });

    // 9. A helpful function to draw text with a box around the value
    function drawFieldBox(page, labelText, valueText, yPosition) {
        const labelX = 50; // Starting X for the label
        const valueBoxX = 180; // Starting X for the value box
        const boxWidth = 300;
        const boxHeight = 20;
        const textPadding = 5; // Padding inside the box

        // Draw the label (e.g., "Student Name:")
        page.drawText(labelText, {
            x: labelX,
            y: yPosition,
            size: fontSize,
            font,
            color: rgb(0, 0, 0),
        });

        // Draw the box
        page.drawRectangle({
            x: valueBoxX,
            y: yPosition - (boxHeight / 4), // Adjust Y to align with text baseline
            width: boxWidth,
            height: boxHeight,
            borderColor: rgb(0, 0, 0),
            borderWidth: 1,
            color: rgb(1, 1, 1), // White background
        });

        // Draw the actual value inside the box
        page.drawText(valueText, {
            x: valueBoxX + textPadding,
            y: yPosition + 3, // Adjust Y for better vertical centering within the box
            size: fontSize,
            font,
            color: rgb(0, 0, 0),
        });
    }

    // 10. Calculate Total Marks for the dynamic student marksheet
    const totalMarks = parseInt(mathMarks) + parseInt(scienceMarks) + parseInt(historyMarks);

    // 11. Draw all the student details and marks using our helper function
    let currentY = page.getHeight() - logoSize - 150; // Starting Y position for fields

    drawFieldBox(page, `Student Name:`, studentName, currentY);
    currentY -= 40; // Move up for the next field

    drawFieldBox(page, `Roll Number:`, rollNumber, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Class:`, studentClass, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Math Marks:`, mathMarks, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Science Marks:`, scienceMarks, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `History Marks:`, historyMarks, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    // Draw total marks field as well
    drawFieldBox(page, `Total Marks:`, totalMarks.toString(), currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    // 12. Save the PDF and let the user download it
    const pdfBytes = await pdfDoc.save(); // Convert the PDF document to bytes
    const blob = new Blob([pdfBytes], { type: "application/pdf" }); // Create a Blob (a file-like object)
    const link = document.createElement("a"); // Create a temporary link element
    link.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob); // Set the link's URL to our PDF Blob
    link.download = `${studentName}_Marksheet.pdf`; // Suggest a filename for download
    link.click(); // Programmatically click the link to start download
    URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href); // Clean up the temporary URL
}

Breaking Down the JavaScript for Your Dynamic Student Marksheet

Let’s go through the script.js code step-by-step to understand how it creates our dynamic student marksheet:

  • async function generatePDF() { ... }: This defines our main function. The async keyword means this function will do things that take a little time (like loading files or creating the PDF), and it will await those things.
  • const { PDFDocument, rgb, StandardFonts } = PDFLib;: This line is like saying, “Hey PDF-LIB, give me your tools for making PDFs (PDFDocument), choosing colors (rgb), and using standard fonts (StandardFonts)!”
  • Getting Form Values:
    • JavaScript
      • const studentName = document.getElementById("studentName").value;
      • const rollNumber = document.getElementById("rollNumber").value;
      • // ... (and so on for other fields)
    • Here, document.getElementById("studentName") finds the input box with the id “studentName” in our HTML. Then, .value gets whatever the user typed into that box. We store each piece of information in its own const (constant) variable.
  • Handling the School Logo:
    • JavaScript
      • const schoolLogoFile = document.getElementById("schoolLogo").files[0];
      • let schoolLogoBytes = null;
      • if (schoolLogoFile) {
      • schoolLogoBytes = await schoolLogoFile.arrayBuffer();
      • } else {
      • alert("Please upload a school logo image.");
      • return;
      • }
    • This part gets the file uploaded by the user. files[0] gets the first file if multiple were selected. await schoolLogoFile.arrayBuffer() reads the content of the image file as raw data. We also add a check to make sure a logo was actually uploaded.
  • Creating the PDF Document:
    • JavaScript
      • const pdfDoc = await PDFDocument.create();
      • const page = pdfDoc.addPage([595, 842]);
      • // A4 size PDFDocument.create()
    • makes a new, empty PDF document. Then, pdfDoc.addPage([595, 842]) adds a blank page to our document. [595, 842] are the dimensions for an A4 size page in PDF points.
  • Setting up Font and Size:
    • JavaScript
      • const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica);
      • const fontSize = 12;
    • We choose a common font, Helvetica, and set a base font size. embedFont makes sure the font is included in the PDF so it looks the same everywhere.
  • Embedding and Drawing the Logo:
    • JavaScript
      • schoolLogoImage = await pdfDoc.embedJpg(schoolLogoBytes);
      • page.drawImage(schoolLogoImage, { ... });
      • pdfDoc.embedJpg(schoolLogoBytes)
    • takes our raw image data and prepares it to be drawn on the PDF. page.drawImage() then places the image on the page at a specific x (horizontal) and y (vertical) position, with a set width and height. We calculate the x and y to center it nicely at the top. We also added try...catch block to handle errors during logo embedding.
  • Adding the Title:
    • JavaScript
      • page.drawText("Student Marksheet", { ... });
      • page.drawText() is used to add text to the PDF. We specify the text itself, its position, size, font, and color. We center the title using a simple calculation.
  • The drawFieldBox Function:
    • JavaScript
    • function drawFieldBox(page, labelText, valueText, yPosition) { ... }
    • This is a smart helper function we created to make our code cleaner. Instead of writing the same code over and over for each field, we can just call drawFieldBox(). It takes:
      • page: The PDF page to draw on.
      • labelText: The text for the label (e.g., “Student Name:”).
      • valueText: The actual student data (e.g., “John Doe”).
      • yPosition: Where on the page to draw this field vertically. Inside this function:
      • page.drawText(labelText, { ... }): Draws the label.
      • page.drawRectangle({ ... }): Draws the box around the value. We specify its position, size, border, and background color.
      • page.drawText(valueText, { ... }): Draws the actual student data inside the box. We carefully adjust its x and y to make it look good inside the box.
  • Calculating Total Marks:
    • JavaScript
      • const totalMarks = parseInt(mathMarks) + parseInt(scienceMarks) + parseInt(historyMarks);
      • We take the marks, convert them from text to numbers using parseInt(), add them up, and store the result in totalMarks.
  • Drawing All Fields:
    • JavaScript
      • let currentY = page.getHeight() - logoSize - 150;
      • drawFieldBox(page, `Student Name:`, studentName, currentY);
      • currentY -= 40; // Move up for the next field // ... (and so on for all fields)
      • We start at a currentY position near the top and then call drawFieldBox for each piece of information. After each call, we decrease currentY by 40 to move down the page for the next field, ensuring a nice layout.
  • Saving and Downloading the PDF:
    • JavaScript
      • const pdfBytes = await pdfDoc.save();
      • const blob = new Blob([pdfBytes], { type: "application/pdf" });
      • const link = document.createElement("a");
      • link.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
      • link.download = `${studentName}_Marksheet.pdf`;
      • link.click();
      • URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href);
      • This is the grand finale!
        • pdfDoc.save(): This magic command turns our PDF document into raw data (bytes).
        • new Blob([pdfBytes], { type: "application/pdf" }): We wrap those bytes in a Blob, which is like a generic file object that the browser understands. We tell the browser it’s a PDF.
        • document.createElement("a"): We secretly create a temporary <a> (link) element in our HTML.
        • link.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob): We tell this hidden link that its destination is our newly created PDF Blob.
        • link.download =${studentName}_Marksheet.pdf;: This important line tells the browser to download the linked file and suggests a filename (e.g., “John_Doe_Marksheet.pdf”). The backticks ` let us include variables like ${studentName} directly in the string.
        • link.click(): We programmatically “click” this hidden link, which triggers the download!
        • URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href);: After the download is initiated, we clean up the temporary URL to free up memory.

Full Code for Your Dynamic Student Marksheet

Here’s the complete code for both index.html and script.js so you can see it all together:

index.html

HTML

<!DOCTYPE <strong>html</strong>>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Student Marksheet Generator</title>
    <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container mt-5">
        <h2>Student Marksheet Generator</h2>
        <form id="marksheetForm">
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="studentName">Student Name</label>
                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="studentName" placeholder="Enter student name" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="rollNumber">Roll Number</label>
                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="rollNumber" placeholder="Enter roll number" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="class">Class</label>
                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="class" placeholder="Enter class" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="mathMarks">Math Marks</label>
                <input type="number" class="form-control" id="mathMarks" placeholder="Enter math marks" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="scienceMarks">Science Marks</label>
                <input type="number" class="form-control" id="scienceMarks" placeholder="Enter science marks" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="historyMarks">History Marks</label>
                <input type="number" class="form-control" id="historyMarks" placeholder="Enter history marks" required>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label for="schoolLogo">Upload School Logo</label>
                <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="schoolLogo" accept=".jpg" required>
            </div>
            <button type="button" onclick="generatePDF()" class="btn btn-primary">Generate PDF</button>
        </form>
    </div>

    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pdf-lib/1.17.1/pdf-lib.min.js"></script>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

script.js

JavaScript

async function generatePDF() {
    const { PDFDocument, rgb, StandardFonts } = PDFLib;

    const studentName = document.getElementById("studentName").value;
    const rollNumber = document.getElementById("rollNumber").value;
    const studentClass = document.getElementById("class").value;
    const mathMarks = document.getElementById("mathMarks").value;
    const scienceMarks = document.getElementById("scienceMarks").value;
    const historyMarks = document.getElementById("historyMarks").value;

    const schoolLogoFile = document.getElementById("schoolLogo").files[0];
    let schoolLogoBytes = null;
    if (schoolLogoFile) {
        schoolLogoBytes = await schoolLogoFile.arrayBuffer();
    } else {
        alert("Please upload a school logo image.");
        return;
    }

    const pdfDoc = await PDFDocument.create();
    const page = pdfDoc.addPage([595, 842]);

    const font = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica);
    const fontSize = 12;

    let schoolLogoImage = null;
    try {
        schoolLogoImage = await pdfDoc.embedJpg(schoolLogoBytes);
    } catch (e) {
        alert("Could not embed school logo. Please ensure it is a valid JPG image.");
        console.error("Error embedding logo:", e);
        return;
    }

    const logoSize = 80;
    page.drawImage(schoolLogoImage, {
        x: (page.getWidth() - logoSize) / 2,
        y: page.getHeight() - logoSize - 50,
        width: logoSize,
        height: logoSize,
    });

    page.drawText("Student Marksheet", {
        x: (page.getWidth() / 2) - (font.widthOfText("Student Marksheet", 20) / 2),
        y: page.getHeight() - logoSize - 100,
        size: 20,
        font,
        color: rgb(0, 0, 0),
    });

    function drawFieldBox(page, labelText, valueText, yPosition) {
        const labelX = 50;
        const valueBoxX = 180;
        const boxWidth = 300;
        const boxHeight = 20;
        const textPadding = 5;

        page.drawText(labelText, {
            x: labelX,
            y: yPosition,
            size: fontSize,
            font,
            color: rgb(0, 0, 0),
        });

        page.drawRectangle({
            x: valueBoxX,
            y: yPosition - (boxHeight / 4),
            width: boxWidth,
            height: boxHeight,
            borderColor: rgb(0, 0, 0),
            borderWidth: 1,
            color: rgb(1, 1, 1),
        });

        page.drawText(valueText, {
            x: valueBoxX + textPadding,
            y: yPosition + 3,
            size: fontSize,
            font,
            color: rgb(0, 0, 0),
        });
    }

    const totalMarks = parseInt(mathMarks) + parseInt(scienceMarks) + parseInt(historyMarks);

    let currentY = page.getHeight() - logoSize - 150;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Student Name:`, studentName, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Roll Number:`, rollNumber, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Class:`, studentClass, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Math Marks:`, mathMarks, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Science Marks:`, scienceMarks, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `History Marks:`, historyMarks, currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    drawFieldBox(page, `Total Marks:`, totalMarks.toString(), currentY);
    currentY -= 40;

    const pdfBytes = await pdfDoc.save();
    const blob = new Blob([pdfBytes], { type: "application/pdf" });
    const link = document.createElement("a");
    link.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    link.download = `${studentName}_Marksheet.pdf`;
    link.click();
    URL.revokeObjectURL(link.href);
}

How to Run Your Dynamic Student Marksheet Generator

Now that you have both index.html and script.js files saved in the same folder, running your project is super easy!

  1. Open index.html: Just double-click on the index.html file in your file explorer. It will open in your default web browser.
  2. Fill the Form: You’ll see the “Student Marksheet Generator” form. Fill in all the details: student name, roll number, class, marks for each subject, and make sure to upload a JPG image for the school logo.
  3. Click “Generate PDF”: Once everything is filled out, click the big “Generate PDF” button.
  4. Download Your Markshet: Your browser should then prompt you to download the generated PDF file! The filename will be something like YourName_Marksheet.pdf.

That’s it! You’ve successfully created a dynamic PDF in the browser using JavaScript and PDF-LIB.

Beyond the Basics: What Else Can You Do with Dynamic Student Marksheet PDFs?

This project is just the tip of the iceberg! With PDF-LIB and JavaScript, you can do so much more to enhance your dynamic student marksheet or create other amazing documents:

  • Custom Fonts: You’re not stuck with Helvetica! You can embed custom fonts to make your PDFs look even more unique and branded.
  • More Complex Layouts: Add tables for detailed mark breakdowns, charts to visualize student performance, or even design a full marksheet template.
  • Digital Signatures: For official documents, you could integrate digital signature functionalities.
  • Reading Existing PDFs: PDF-LIB can also read and modify existing PDF documents. Imagine having a pre-designed marksheet template and just filling in the blanks programmatically!
  • Barcode/QR Code Generation: Add barcodes or QR codes to your marksheets for easy tracking or linking to online resources.
  • Integration with Backend: For larger systems, you might send the form data to a server (backend) that generates the PDF and stores it, or performs more complex calculations.
  • Error Handling: You could add more robust error handling for cases where inputs are invalid or files fail to load.

The possibilities are truly endless once you understand the core concepts.

Further Learning for Dynamic Student Marksheet PDFs

If you’re excited to learn more about creating dynamic PDFs and web development, here are some great resources:

Keep practicing and experimenting! The more you build, the more you’ll learn.

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