Print and PrintPreview in C# Windows Application

By Kumaran Kanniappan July 07, 2013

In this article; we gonna see how to make print and preview options in C# windows application

1. Design View of the windows Form

2. Code

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace PrintOptions
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        //printdocument associated with richTextbox value
        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;
        }
        // print button
        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            printDialog1.Document = printDocument1;
            if (printDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            { printDocument1.Print(); }
        }
        // print preview button
        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            printPreviewDialog1.Document = printDocument1;
            printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog();
        }
    }
}

3. Output