Print Document In Windows Forms Using C#

To Day I will show you How to Print a Document in Windows Forms (.NET) using C# .

For Printing a Document or text From Text box or Data From Grid View we Use Print Dialog Control From Toolbox tab in Windows Forms.
A Print Dialog control is used to open the Windows Print Dialog.
This Control allows users to send an output to a printer. With the help of Print Preview Dialog You can preview a document Before Print it (Like in MS word).

So, Let Start
Drag and drop PrintDocument control, PrintDialog control and PrintPreviewDialog control from toolbox on the WindowForm.
Like Below Image ,

PrintDocument: The PrintDocument object encapsulates all the information needed to print a page. They associate with the control which content can be print. They handle the events and operations of printing.

Step1: Associate control to Print document

//Just Double Click printDocument1 Control 
private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)

{

           e.Graphics.DrawString(richTextBox1.Text, richTextBox1.Font, Brushes.Black, 100, 20);

           e.Graphics.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Inch;          

}

Step2: write code for printing and print preview.

private void btnPrint_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

            //PrintDialog associate with PrintDocument;

            printDialog1.Document = printDocument1;

 

            if (printDialog1.ShowDialog()==DialogResult.OK)

            {

                printDocument1.Print();

            }

}

private void btnPrintPreview_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

            //Associate PrintPreviewDialog with PrintDocument.

            printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1;  

  

            // Show PrintPreview Dialog

            printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog();

}

Now Press F5 To Run Project .
And You will See Following Outputs

When you click PrintPreview Button then PrintPreview dialog will open.

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Oct 9, 2012