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PrintPreviewControl Control Overview	03/30/2017	PrintPreviewControl	print preview PrintPreviewControl control	4513c6c7-5e9b-4f4c-82ca-00f993a26955

PrintPreviewControl Control Overview (Windows Forms)

The Windows Forms xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewControl is used to display a PrintDocument as it will appear when printed. This control has no buttons or other user interface elements, so typically you use the xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewControl only if you wish to write your own print-preview user interface. If you want the standard user interface, use a xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewDialog control; see PrintPreviewDialog Control Overview for an overview.

Key Properties

The control's key property is xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewControl.Document%2A, which sets the document to be previewed. The document must be a xref:System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument object. For an overview of creating documents for printing, see PrintDocument Component Overview and Windows Forms Print Support. The xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewControl.Columns%2A and xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewControl.Rows%2A properties determine the number of pages displayed horizontally and vertically on the control. Antialiasing can make the text appear smoother, but it can also make the display slower; to use it, set the xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewControl.UseAntiAlias%2A property to true.

See also

• xref:System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewControl
• PrintPreviewDialog Control Overview
• PrintPreviewControl Control
• Dialog-Box Controls and Components