---
title: Complete Print Jobs
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
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  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
  - "cpp"
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  - "print jobs [Windows Forms], completing in Windows Forms"
  - "printing [Windows Forms], print jobs"
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# How to: Complete Windows Forms Print Jobs
Frequently, word processors and other applications that involve printing will provide the option to display a message to users that a print job is complete. You can provide this functionality in your Windows Forms by handling the <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument.EndPrint> event of the <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument> component.  
  
 The following procedure requires that you have created a Windows-based application with a <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument> component on it, which is the standard way of enabling printing from a Windows-based application. For more information about printing from Windows Forms using the <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument> component, see [How to: Create Standard Windows Forms Print Jobs](how-to-create-standard-windows-forms-print-jobs.md).  
  
### To complete a print job  
  
1. Set the <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument.DocumentName%2A> property of the <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument> component.  
  
    ```vb  
    PrintDocument1.DocumentName = "MyTextFile"  
    ```  
  
    ```csharp  
    printDocument1.DocumentName = "MyTextFile";  
    ```  
  
    ```cpp  
    printDocument1->DocumentName = "MyTextFile";  
    ```  
  
2. Write code to handle the <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument.EndPrint> event.  
  
     In the following code example, a message box is displayed, indicating that the document has finished printing.  
  
    ```vb  
    Private Sub PrintDocument1_EndPrint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventArgs) Handles PrintDocument1.EndPrint  
       MessageBox.Show(PrintDocument1.DocumentName + " has finished printing.")  
    End Sub  
    ```  
  
    ```csharp  
    private void printDocument1_EndPrint(object sender,
    System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventArgs e)  
    {  
       MessageBox.Show(printDocument1.DocumentName +
          " has finished printing.");  
    }  
    ```  
  
    ```cpp  
    private:  
       void printDocument1_EndPrint(System::Object ^ sender,  
          System::Drawing::Printing::PrintEventArgs ^ e)  
       {  
          MessageBox::Show(String::Concat(printDocument1->DocumentName,  
             " has finished printing."));  
       }  
    ```  
  
     (Visual C# and Visual C++) Place the following code in the form's constructor to register the event handler.  
  
    ```csharp  
    this.printDocument1.EndPrint += new  
       System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventHandler  
       (this.printDocument1_EndPrint);  
    ```  
  
    ```cpp  
    this->printDocument1->EndPrint += gcnew  
       System::Drawing::Printing::PrintEventHandler  
       (this, &Form1::printDocument1_EndPrint);  
    ```  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument>
- [Windows Forms Print Support](windows-forms-print-support.md)