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title: "PrintDialog Component"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "print options [Windows Forms], PrintDialog component (using designer)"
  - "PrintDialog component [Windows Forms]"
  - "Print dialog box (using designer)"
  - "printing [Windows Forms], PrintDialog component (using designer)"
  - "printing [Windows Forms], print options"
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# PrintDialog Component (Windows Forms)
The Windows Forms `PrintDialog` component is a pre-configured dialog box used to select a printer, choose the pages to print, and determine other print-related settings in Windows-based applications. Use it as a simple solution for printer and print-related settings selection in lieu of configuring your own dialog box. You can enable users to print many parts of their documents: print all, print a specified page range, or print a selection. By relying on standard Windows dialog boxes, you create applications whose basic functionality is immediately familiar to users.  
  
## In This Section  
 [PrintDialog Component Overview](printdialog-component-overview-windows-forms.md)  
 Introduces the general concepts of the `PrintDialog` component, which allows you to display a pre-configured dialog box that users can use to select a printer, choose pages to print, and determine print-related settings.  
  
 [How to: Display the PrintDialog Component](how-to-display-the-printdialog-component.md)  
 Explains how to display the dialog and where it saves properties.  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintDialog>  
 Provides reference information on the class and its members.  
  
## Related Sections  
 [Controls to Use on Windows Forms](controls-to-use-on-windows-forms.md)  
 Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.