Spread Windows Forms supports printing to a PDF file or previewing the output before printing. This allows you to check the data and layout before printing, which can save paper.
This example saves the sheets to a PDF file.
C#
private void SpreadWin1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
fpSpread1.Sheets.Count = 3;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].RowCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[1].RowCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[1].ColumnCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[2].RowCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[2].ColumnCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "Sunday\tMonday\tTuesday\r\nWednesday\tThursday\tFriday\r\nSaturday\tSunday\tMonday");
fpSpread1.Sheets[1].SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "January\tFebruary\tMarch\r\nApril\tMay\tJune\r\nJuly\tAugust\tSeptember");
fpSpread1.Sheets[2].SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "2012\t2013\t2014\r\n2015\t2016\t2017\r\n2018\t2019\t2020");
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Define the printer settings
FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo printset = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo();
printset.Header = "Print Job for GrapeCity Inc.";
printset.PdfWriteTo = FarPoint.Win.Spread.PdfWriteTo.File;
printset.PdfWriteMode = FarPoint.Win.Spread.PdfWriteMode.Append;
printset.PrintToPdf = true;
printset.PdfFileName = "C:\\results.pdf";
// Assign the printer settings to the sheet and print to PDF
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].PrintInfo = printset;
fpSpread1.Sheets[1].PrintInfo = printset;
fpSpread1.Sheets[2].PrintInfo = printset;
fpSpread1.PrintSheet(-1);
}VB
Private Sub SpreadWin1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
FpSpread1.Sheets.Count = 3
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).RowCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(1).RowCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(1).ColumnCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(2).RowCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(2).ColumnCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "Sunday" + vbTab + "Monday" + vbTab + "Tuesday" + vbCrLf + "Wednesday" + vbTab + "Thursday" + vbTab + "Friday" + vbCrLf + "Saturday" + vbTab + "Sunday" + vbTab + "Monday")
FpSpread1.Sheets(1).SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "January" + vbTab + "February" + vbTab + "March" + vbCrLf + "April" + vbTab + "May" + vbTab + "June" + vbCrLf + "July" + vbTab + "August" + vbTab + "September")
FpSpread1.Sheets(2).SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "2012" + vbTab + "2013" + vbTab + "2014" + vbCrLf + "2015" + vbTab + "2016" + vbTab + "2017" + vbCrLf + "2018" + vbTab + "2019" + vbTab + "2020")
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
' Define the printer settings
Dim printset As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo()
printset.Header = "Print Job for GrapeCity Inc."
printset.PdfWriteTo = FarPoint.Win.Spread.PdfWriteTo.File
printset.PdfWriteMode = FarPoint.Win.Spread.PdfWriteMode.Append
printset.PrintToPdf = True
printset.PdfFileName = "C:\results.pdf"
' Assign the printer settings to the sheet And print to PDF
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).PrintInfo = printset
FpSpread1.Sheets(1).PrintInfo = printset
FpSpread1.Sheets(2).PrintInfo = printset
FpSpread1.PrintSheet(-1)
End Sub
This example uses the Preview property in the PrintInfo class to preview a sheet before printing.
Preview Notes and Shapes
C#
private void SpreadWin1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
fpSpread1.TextTipPolicy = FarPoint.Win.Spread.TextTipPolicy.Fixed;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 1].NoteStyle = FarPoint.Win.Spread.NoteStyle.StickyNote;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 1].Note = "Printing";
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[5, 1].Text = "Print Shape and Note";
fpSpread1.AllowCellOverflow = true;
FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.ArrowShape arrow = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.ArrowShape();
arrow.BackColor = Color.Red;
arrow.ForeColor = Color.DarkRed;
arrow.SetBounds(0, 20, 100, 50);
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].AddShape(arrow);
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo printset = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo();
printset.PrintNotes = FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintNotes.AsDisplayed;
printset.PrintShapes = true;
printset.Preview = true;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].PrintInfo = printset;
fpSpread1.PrintSheet(0);
}
VB
Private Sub SpreadWin1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
FpSpread1.TextTipPolicy = FarPoint.Win.Spread.TextTipPolicy.Fixed
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 1).NoteStyle = FarPoint.Win.Spread.NoteStyle.StickyNote
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 1).Note = "Printing"
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(5, 1).Text = "Print Shape and Note"
FpSpread1.AllowCellOverflow = True
Dim arrow = New FarPoint.Win.Spread.DrawingSpace.ArrowShape()
arrow.BackColor = Color.Red
arrow.ForeColor = Color.DarkRed
arrow.SetBounds(0, 20, 100, 50)
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).AddShape(arrow)
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim printset As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo()
printset.PrintNotes = FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintNotes.AsDisplayed
printset.PrintShapes = True
printset.Preview = True
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).PrintInfo = printset
FpSpread1.PrintSheet(0)
End SubThis example creates headers and footers for the printed sheet.
Preview with Header
C#
private void SpreadWin1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Add sample data
string conStr = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source= C:\\Program Files (x86)\\GrapeCity\\Spread Studio 8\\Common\\nwind.mdb";
string sqlStr = "Select CompanyName, ContactName, ContactTitle, Country from Customers";
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(conStr);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter da = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(sqlStr, conn);
da.Fill(ds);
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.DataAutoSizeColumns = true;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.DataMember = "Patients";
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.DataSource = ds;
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Create PrintInfo object and set properties.
FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo printset = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo();
printset.Colors = new Color[] { Color.Green, Color.Yellow, Color.Gold, Color.Indigo, Color.Brown };
printset.Header = "/fn\"Book Antiqua\" /fz\"14\" Print job for GrapeCity./n ";
printset.Footer = "/r/cl\"4\"This is page /p of /pc";
printset.Preview = true;
// Set the PrintInfo property for the first sheet.
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].PrintInfo = printset;
// Print the sheet.
fpSpread1.PrintSheet(0);
}VB
Private Sub SpreadWin1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim conStr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source= C:\Program Files (x86)\GrapeCity\Spread Studio 8\Common\nwind.mdb"
Dim sqlStr As String = "Select CompanyName, ContactName, ContactTitle, Country from Customers"
Dim conn As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(conStr)
Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet()
Dim da As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(sqlStr, conn)
da.Fill(ds)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.DataAutoSizeColumns = True
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.DataMember = "Patients"
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.DataSource = ds
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
' Create PrintInfo object and set properties.
Dim printset As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo()
printset.Colors = New Color() {Color.Green, Color.Yellow, Color.Gold, Color.Indigo, Color.Brown}
printset.Header = "/fn""Book Antiqua"" /fz""14"" Print job for GrapeCity./n "
printset.Footer = "/g""1""/r/cl""4""This is page /p of /pc"
' Set the PrintInfo property for the first sheet.
printset.Preview = True
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).PrintInfo = printset
' Print the sheet.
FpSpread1.PrintSheet(0)
End Sub
You can also use a print dialog control to preview the printing. You can use a print preview control in the PrintPreviewShowing event or with the SetPrintPreview method.
This example uses a print preview control in the Spread PrintPreviewShowing event to preview the data.
C#
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo printset = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo();
printset.Preview = true;
printset.ShowPrintDialog = true;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].PrintInfo = printset;
fpSpread1.PrintSheet(0);
}
private void fpSpread1_PrintPreviewShowing(object sender, FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintPreviewShowingEventArgs e)
{
e.Cancel = true;
PrintPreviewDialog printPreviewDialog1 = new PrintPreviewDialog();
printPreviewDialog1.Document = e.PreviewDialog.Document;
printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog();
}VB
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim printset As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintInfo()
printset.Preview = True
printset.ShowPrintDialog = True
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).PrintInfo = printset
FpSpread1.PrintSheet(0)
End Sub
Private Sub FpSpread1_PrintPreviewShowing(sender As Object, e As FarPoint.Win.Spread.PrintPreviewShowingEventArgs) Handles FpSpread1.PrintPreviewShowing
e.Cancel = True
Dim printPreviewDialog1 As New PrintPreviewDialog()
printPreviewDialog1.Document = e.PreviewDialog.Document
printPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog()
End SubThis example uses the SetPrintPreview method and sets properties for the print preview control.
Custom Preview Settings
C#
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
fpSpread1.Sheets.Count = 3;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].RowCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[1].RowCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[1].ColumnCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[2].RowCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[2].ColumnCount = 10;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "Sunday\tMonday\tTuesday\r\nWednesday\tThursday\tFriday\r\nSaturday\tSunday\tMonday");
fpSpread1.Sheets[1].SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "January\tFebruary\tMarch\r\nApril\tMay\tJune\r\nJuly\tAugust\tSeptember");
fpSpread1.Sheets[2].SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "2012\t2013\t2014\r\n2015\t2016\t2017\r\n2018\t2019\t2020");
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
PrintPreviewDialog pi = new PrintPreviewDialog();
pi.BackColor = Color.Cyan;
pi.ForeColor = Color.Red;
pi.Text = "My preview dialog";
fpSpread1.SetPrintPreview(pi);
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.PrintInfo.Preview = true;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.PrintInfo.ZoomFactor = 0.75f;
fpSpread1.PrintSheet(fpSpread1.ActiveSheet);
}VB
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
FpSpread1.Sheets.Count = 3
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).RowCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(1).RowCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(1).ColumnCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(2).RowCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(2).ColumnCount = 10
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "Sunday" + vbTab + "Monday" + vbTab + "Tuesday" + vbCrLf + "Wednesday" + vbTab + "Thursday" + vbTab + "Friday" + vbCrLf + "Saturday" + vbTab + "Sunday" + vbTab + "Monday")
FpSpread1.Sheets(1).SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "January" + vbTab + "February" + vbTab + "March" + vbCrLf + "April" + vbTab + "May" + vbTab + "June" + vbCrLf + "July" + vbTab + "August" + vbTab + "September")
FpSpread1.Sheets(2).SetClip(0, 0, 3, 3, "2012" + vbTab + "2013" + vbTab + "2014" + vbCrLf + "2015" + vbTab + "2016" + vbTab + "2017" + vbCrLf + "2018" + vbTab + "2019" + vbTab + "2020")
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim pi As New PrintPreviewDialog()
pi.BackColor = Color.Cyan
pi.ForeColor = Color.Red
pi.Text = "My preview dialog"
FpSpread1.SetPrintPreview(pi)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.PrintInfo.Preview = True
FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.PrintInfo.ZoomFactor = 0.75F
FpSpread1.PrintSheet(FpSpread1.ActiveSheet)
End Sub