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title: "Printing and Print System Management"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "printing [WPF]"
  - "print system management [WPF]"
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# Printing and Print System Management
Windows Vista and Microsoft .NET Framework introduce a new print path — an alternative to Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) printing — and a vastly expanded set of print system management APIs.  
  
## In This Section  
 [Printing Overview](printing-overview.md)  
 A discussion of the new print path and APIs.  
  
 [How-to Topics](printing-how-to-topics.md)  
 A set of articles showing how to use the new print path and APIs.  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Printing>
- <xref:System.Printing.IndexedProperties>
- <xref:System.Printing.Interop>
- [Documents in WPF](documents-in-wpf.md)
- [XPS Documents](/windows/desktop/printdocs/documents)