How to: Use the PDF Printer Settings

• Mar 20, 2020
• 2 minutes to read

Important

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This example shows how to print a document with custom printer settings.

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Program.cs

// Developer Express Code Central Example:
// How to use the PDF printer settings

using DevExpress.Pdf;

namespace PdfProcessorPrinterOptions
{
    class Program
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create a Pdf Document Processor instance and load a PDF into it.
            PdfDocumentProcessor documentProcessor = new PdfDocumentProcessor();
            documentProcessor.LoadDocument(@"..\..\Demo.pdf");

            // Declare the PDF printer settings.
            PdfPrinterSettings pdfPrinterSettings = new PdfPrinterSettings();

            // Specify the PDF printer settings.
            pdfPrinterSettings.PageOrientation = PdfPrintPageOrientation.Portrait;
            pdfPrinterSettings.PageNumbers = new int[] { 1, 3, 4, 5 };

            // Specify the custom scale number
            pdfPrinterSettings.ScaleMode = PdfPrintScaleMode.CustomScale;
            pdfPrinterSettings.Scale = 90;

            //Specify .NET printer settings
            PrinterSettings settings = printerSettings.Settings;
            settings.Duplex = Duplex.Vertical;
            settings.Copies = 3;


            // Print the document using the specified printer settings.
            documentProcessor.Print(pdfPrinterSettings);
        }
    }
}

Program.vb

' Developer Express Code Central Example:
' How to use the PDF printer settings

Imports DevExpress.Pdf

Namespace PdfProcessorPrinterOptions
    Friend Class Program

        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            ' Create a Pdf Document Processor instance and load a PDF into it.
            Dim documentProcessor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()
            documentProcessor.LoadDocument("..\..\Demo.pdf")

            ' Declare the PDF printer settings.
            Dim pdfPrinterSettings As New PdfPrinterSettings()

            ' Specify the PDF printer settings.
            pdfPrinterSettings.PageOrientation = PdfPrintPageOrientation.Portrait
            pdfPrinterSettings.PageNumbers = New Integer() { 1, 3, 4, 5 }

            ' Specify the custom scale number
            pdfPrinterSettings.ScaleMode = PdfPrintScaleMode.CustomScale
            pdfPrinterSettings.Scale = 90

            ' Specify .NET printer settings
            Dim settings As PrinterSettings = printerSettings.Settings
            settings.Duplex = Duplex.Vertical
            settings.Copies = 3

            ' Print the document using the specified printer settings.
            documentProcessor.Print(pdfPrinterSettings)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Important

The Print method works only on Windows OS. The PlatformNotSupportedException is thrown on other operating systems.