'Declare the PrintPreviewControl object and the PrintDocument object.
Friend WithEvents PrintPreviewControl1 As PrintPreviewControl
Private WithEvents docToPrint As New Printing.PrintDocument

Private Sub InitializePrintPreviewControl()

    ' Construct the PrintPreviewControl.
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1 = New PrintPreviewControl

    ' Set location, name, and dock style for PrintPreviewControl1.
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1.Location = New Point(88, 80)
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1.Name = "PrintPreviewControl1"
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

    ' Set the Document property to the PrintDocument 
    ' for which the PrintPage event has been handled.
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1.Document = docToPrint

    ' Set the zoom to 25 percent.
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1.Zoom = 0.25

    ' Set the document name. This will show be displayed when 
    ' the document is loading into the control.
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1.Document.DocumentName = "c:\someFile"

    ' Set the UseAntiAlias property to true so fonts are smoothed
    ' by the operating system.
    Me.PrintPreviewControl1.UseAntiAlias = True

    ' Add the control to the form.
    Me.Controls.Add(Me.PrintPreviewControl1)
End Sub

' The PrintPreviewControl will display the document
' by handling the documents PrintPage event
Private Sub docToPrint_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, _
   ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) _
       Handles docToPrint.PrintPage

    ' Insert code to render the page here.
    ' This code will be called when the control is drawn.

    ' The following code will render a simple
    ' message on the document in the control.
    Dim text As String = "In docToPrint_PrintPage method."
    Dim printFont As New Font _
        ("Arial", 35, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular)

    e.Graphics.DrawString(text, printFont, _
        System.Drawing.Brushes.Black, 10, 10)
End Sub

    // Declare the PrintPreviewControl object and the 
    // PrintDocument object.
    internal PrintPreviewControl PrintPreviewControl1;
    private System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument docToPrint = 
        new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument();

    private void InitializePrintPreviewControl()
    {

        // Construct the PrintPreviewControl.
        this.PrintPreviewControl1 = new PrintPreviewControl();

        // Set location, name, and dock style for PrintPreviewControl1.
        this.PrintPreviewControl1.Location = new Point(88, 80);
        this.PrintPreviewControl1.Name = "PrintPreviewControl1";
        this.PrintPreviewControl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

        // Set the Document property to the PrintDocument 
        // for which the PrintPage event has been handled.
        this.PrintPreviewControl1.Document = docToPrint;

        // Set the zoom to 25 percent.
        this.PrintPreviewControl1.Zoom = 0.25;

        // Set the document name. This will show be displayed when 
        // the document is loading into the control.
        this.PrintPreviewControl1.Document.DocumentName = "c:\\someFile";

        // Set the UseAntiAlias property to true so fonts are smoothed
        // by the operating system.
        this.PrintPreviewControl1.UseAntiAlias = true;

        // Add the control to the form.
        this.Controls.Add(this.PrintPreviewControl1);
        
        // Associate the event-handling method with the
        // document's PrintPage event.
        this.docToPrint.PrintPage += 
            new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventHandler(
            docToPrint_PrintPage);
    }

    // The PrintPreviewControl will display the document
    // by handling the documents PrintPage event
    private void docToPrint_PrintPage(
        object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
    {

        // Insert code to render the page here.
        // This code will be called when the control is drawn.

        // The following code will render a simple
        // message on the document in the control.
        string text = "In docToPrint_PrintPage method.";
        System.Drawing.Font printFont = 
            new Font("Arial", 35, FontStyle.Regular);

        e.Graphics.DrawString(text, printFont,
            Brushes.Black, 10, 10);
    }

internal:
   // Declare the PrintPreviewControl object and the 
   // PrintDocument object.
   PrintPreviewControl^ PrintPreviewControl1;

private:
   System::Drawing::Printing::PrintDocument^ docToPrint;
   void InitializePrintPreviewControl()
   {
      // Construct the PrintPreviewControl.
      this->PrintPreviewControl1 = gcnew PrintPreviewControl;

      // Set location, name, and dock style for PrintPreviewControl1.
      this->PrintPreviewControl1->Location = Point(88,80);
      this->PrintPreviewControl1->Name = "PrintPreviewControl1";
      this->PrintPreviewControl1->Dock = DockStyle::Fill;

      // Set the Document property to the PrintDocument 
      // for which the PrintPage event has been handled.
      this->PrintPreviewControl1->Document = docToPrint;

      // Set the zoom to 25 percent.
      this->PrintPreviewControl1->Zoom = 0.25;

      // Set the document name. This will show be displayed when 
      // the document is loading into the control.
      this->PrintPreviewControl1->Document->DocumentName = "c:\\someFile";

      // Set the UseAntiAlias property to true so fonts are smoothed
      // by the operating system.
      this->PrintPreviewControl1->UseAntiAlias = true;

      // Add the control to the form.
      this->Controls->Add( this->PrintPreviewControl1 );

      // Associate the event-handling method with the
      // document's PrintPage event.
      this->docToPrint->PrintPage += gcnew System::Drawing::Printing::PrintPageEventHandler( this, &Form1::docToPrint_PrintPage );
   }

   // The PrintPreviewControl will display the document
   // by handling the documents PrintPage event
   void docToPrint_PrintPage( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Drawing::Printing::PrintPageEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Insert code to render the page here.
      // This code will be called when the control is drawn.
      // The following code will render a simple
      // message on the document in the control.
      String^ text = "In docToPrint_PrintPage method.";
      System::Drawing::Font^ printFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",35,FontStyle::Regular );
      e->Graphics->DrawString( text, printFont, Brushes::Black, 10, 10 );
   }

PrintPreviewControl class.


To run this example place the following code in a form 
and call the InitializePrintPreviewControl method from the form’s 
constructor or Load method.