10.17. Show a Dynamic Print Preview

Problem

You need to use an onscreen preview that shows how a printed document will look.

Solution

Use PrintPreviewDialog or PrintPreviewControl (both of which are found in the System.Windows.Forms namespace).

How It Works

The .NET Framework provides two elements of user interface that can take a PrintDocument instance, run your printing code (such as the code demonstrated in recipe 10-15), and use it to generate a graphical onscreen preview:

  • The PrintPreviewDialog, which shows a preview in a stand-alone form

  • The PrintPreviewControl, which shows a preview in a control that can be embedded in one of your own custom forms

To use a stand-alone print preview form, create a PrintPreviewDialog object, assign its ...

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