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PrinterSettings.CreateMeasurementGraphics Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Returns a Graphics that contains printer information that is useful when creating a PrintDocument.

Namespace: System.Drawing.Printing
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

public Graphics CreateMeasurementGraphics()

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing.Graphics
A Graphics that contains information from a printer.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidPrinterException	The printer named in the PrinterName property does not exist.

Remarks

With the CreateMeasurementGraphics method, you can obtain a Graphics for the printer without creating a print job. You can use the Graphics to make decisions on how to layout visual elements like fonts, sizes, and type styles of a complex print job.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

PrinterSettings Class

CreateMeasurementGraphics Overload

System.Drawing.Printing Namespace

PrintDocument

Graphics

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