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PdfPrinterSettings.PrintTextAsOutlines Property

Gets or sets whether to print text as character outlines in the DirectX printing engine.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v24.2.Drawing.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(false)]
public bool PrintTextAsOutlines { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean false

true to print text as outlines; otherwise, false.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library Object Type Path to PrintTextAsOutlines
WinForms Controls PdfPageSetupDialogShowingEventArgs
.PrinterSettings .PrintTextAsOutlines
WPF Controls PageSetupDialogShowingEventArgs
.PrinterSettings .PrintTextAsOutlines

#Remarks

The PDF printing engine v21.1 and newer sends the font program with glyph codes to the printer to speed up the printing process and reduce the print job size. Set the PrintTextAsOutlines property to true to switch to the previous behavior and convert text to character outlines.

When you use this property, take into account the following:

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