PageSettings Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing.Printing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Specifies settings that apply to a single, printed page.

public ref class PageSettings : ICloneable

public class PageSettings : ICloneable

type PageSettings = class
    interface ICloneable

Public Class PageSettings
Implements ICloneable

Inheritance

Object

PageSettings

Implements

ICloneable

Examples

The following example demonstrates handling the PrintPage event and checking the PageSettings argument of PrintPageEventArgs. To use this code, add a PrintDocument component named PrintDocument1 to a Windows Form and associate its PrintPage event with the printDocument1_PrintPage method in the example.

private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.PageSettings.Color && !printDocument1.PrinterSettings.SupportsColor)
        MessageBox.Show("Color printing not supported on selected printer.", "Printer Warning", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel);
}

Private Sub printDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs)  Handles printDocument1.PrintPage
    If e.PageSettings.Color AndAlso Not printDocument1.PrinterSettings.SupportsColor Then
        MessageBox.Show("Color printing not supported on selected printer.", "Printer Warning", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel)
    End If

End Sub

Remarks

The PageSettings class is used to specify settings that modify the way a page will be printed. Typically, you set default settings for all pages to be printed through the PrintDocument.DefaultPageSettings property. To specify settings on a page-by-page basis, handle the PrintDocument.PrintPage or PrintDocument.QueryPageSettings event and modify the PageSettings argument included in the PrintPageEventArgs or QueryPageSettingsEventArgs, respectively.

For more information about handling PrintDocument events, see the PrintDocument class overview. For more information about printing, see the System.Drawing.Printing namespace overview.

Note

In .NET 6 and later versions, the System.Drawing.Common package, which includes this type, is only supported on Windows operating systems. Use of this type in cross-platform apps causes compile-time warnings and run-time exceptions. For more information, see System.Drawing.Common only supported on Windows.

Constructors

PageSettings()	Initializes a new instance of the PageSettings class using the default printer.
PageSettings(PrinterSettings)	Initializes a new instance of the PageSettings class using a specified printer.

Properties

Bounds	Gets the size of the page, taking into account the page orientation specified by the Landscape property.
Color	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the page should be printed in color.
HardMarginX	Gets the x-coordinate, in hundredths of an inch, of the hard margin at the left of the page.
HardMarginY	Gets the y-coordinate, in hundredths of an inch, of the hard margin at the top of the page.
Landscape	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the page is printed in landscape or portrait orientation.
Margins	Gets or sets the margins for this page.
PaperSize	Gets or sets the paper size for the page.
PaperSource	Gets or sets the page's paper source; for example, the printer's upper tray.
PrintableArea	Gets the bounds of the printable area of the page for the printer.
PrinterResolution	Gets or sets the printer resolution for the page.
PrinterSettings	Gets or sets the printer settings associated with the page.

Methods

Clone()	Creates a copy of this PageSettings.
CopyToHdevmode(IntPtr)	Copies the relevant information from the PageSettings to the specified DEVMODE structure.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
SetHdevmode(IntPtr)	Copies relevant information to the PageSettings from the specified DEVMODE structure.
ToString()	Converts the PageSettings to string form.

See also

• PrintDocument
• PrinterSettings