Workbook.Print(PrinterSettings) Method

Prints the document using the specified printer settings.

You need a license for the DevExpress Office File API Subscription or DevExpress Universal Subscription to use this method in production code.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

C#

public void Print(
    PrinterSettings printerSettings
)

VB.NET

Public Sub Print(
    printerSettings As PrinterSettings
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
printerSettings	PrinterSettings	A PrinterSettings object that contains printer settings.

Remarks

Use this Print method overload to print a workbook with the custom printer settings.

The PrinterSettings class allows you to specify printer settings: the printer’s name, the number of copies, a print range, and so on. The Margins or Landscape property (accessible by the PrinterSettings.DefaultPageSettings property) do not affect the printed workbook’s layout.

C#

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
// ...

// Create a new Workbook object.
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

// Load a document from a file.
workbook.LoadDocument("Documents\\Document.xlsx");

// Create an object that contains printer settings.
PrinterSettings printerSettings = new PrinterSettings();

// Define the printer to use.
printerSettings.PrinterName = "Microsoft Print to PDF";
printerSettings.PrintToFile = true;
printerSettings.PrintFileName = "Documents\\PrintedDocument.pdf";

// Specify that the first three pages should be printed.
printerSettings.PrintRange = PrintRange.SomePages;
printerSettings.FromPage = 1;
printerSettings.ToPage = 3;

// Set the number of copies to print.
printerSettings.Copies = 1;

// Print the workbook using the specified printer settings.
workbook.Print(printerSettings);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
' ...

' Create a new Workbook object.
Dim workbook As New Workbook()

' Load a document from a file.
workbook.LoadDocument("Documents\Document.xlsx")

' Create an object that contains printer settings.
Dim printerSettings As New PrinterSettings()

' Define the printer to use.
printerSettings.PrinterName = "Microsoft Print to PDF"
printerSettings.PrintToFile = True
printerSettings.PrintFileName = "Documents\PrintedDocument.pdf"

' Specify that the first three pages should be printed.
printerSettings.PrintRange = PrintRange.SomePages
printerSettings.FromPage = 1
printerSettings.ToPage = 3

' Set the number of copies to print.
printerSettings.Copies = 1

' Print the workbook using the specified printer settings.
workbook.Print(printerSettings)

Note

The Margins or Landscape property (accessible by the PrinterSettings.DefaultPageSettings property) do not affect the printed workbook’s layout. Use the WorksheetView and WorksheetPrintOptions class properties specify various printout options to control how the document is printed. Refer to the following article for a code sample: How to: Specify Print Settings.

To print a specific sheet in a workbook, use the Sheet.Print method.

To define general page options, use properties of the WorksheetView object (accessible by the Worksheet.ActiveView property). WorksheetView enables you to specify page orientation, margins and paper size settings.

The WorksheetPrintOptions object’s properties allow you to specify more print specific options, which include scaling, printing gridlines, titles, row and column headings, setting page order and more.

For more information on how to specify print settings and print a workbook, refer to this example section: Printing.

Warning

The Print(PrinterSettings) method overload works only on Windows OS. The PlatformNotSupportedException is thrown on other operating systems. Use the Print method overloads with DXPrinterSettings printerSettings parameter to print on other operating systems.

Calculate Formulas Before Print Operation

The default calculation mode for a Workbook is Manual. This mode implies that the Spreadsheet does not calculate formulas before it prints a document. Call the Workbook.Calculate or Workbook.CalculateFull method to calculate all formulas in the workbook.