How to edit PDF content of PrestaShop 1.4.x invoice

PrestaShop 1.4.x uses a free PDF class called FPDF which generates PDF files using PHP scripting language. More about it’s features and tutorials can be found here: http://www.fpdf.org/ . Here is a simple example on editing the PDF invoice template. Let’s say you wanted to add some text below the totals of the of the pdf invoice.

Step 1) Open file classes/PDF.php

Step 2) Find the footer() function, in the footer function at beginning add the follow code:

 $this->Ln();
 $text = "Thank you for your order";
 $this->SetFont('Arial', 'B', 8);
 $this->MultiCell(190, 5, $text, 0, 'L', false);
 $this->Ln();

The MultiCell function prints text with line breaks. It’s Paramters are (width, height, text, border (0,1), align (L,R,C,J), fill cell background (false,true)

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