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 *(Note: that the Forms Extension product and samples are available by talking to Datalogics Sales.)*
 
 ## ***Building and Running Samples***
-Samples can be built and run easily in an IDE such as Visual Studio 2017, 2019, or 2022.
-
-## Free trial & license activation
-
-To activate the free trial:
-1. Visit https://www.datalogics.com/pdf-sdk-free-trial to obtain an activation key.
-2. A prompt will appear on your console when executing Datalogics sample code.
-
-Alternatively, to use an activation key in code, the <em>LicenseKey</em> member of the <em>Library</em> class can be set to
-a valid activation key <b>prior</b> to instantiating the library.
-```
-Library.LicenseKey = "xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx";
-using (Library lib = new Library())
-{
-    //APDFL Code
-}
-```
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+Samples can be built and run easily in an IDE such as Visual Studio 2017, 2019, or 2022.
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