How to: Print Client and

Non-Client Areas of a
Form (Visual Basic)
 07/20/2015  2 minutes to read Contributors all

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The PrintForm component enables you to quickly print an

image of a form exactly as it appears on screen without using a
PrintDocument component. The following procedure shows
how to print a form, including both the client area and the
non-client area. The non-client area includes the title bar,
borders, and scroll bars.

The PowerPack controls are no longer included in Visual

Studio, but you can download them from the Download
Center.

To print both the client and the non-client areas of

a form

1. In the Toolbox, click the Visual Basic PowerPacks tab and

then drag the PrintForm component onto the form.

The PrintForm component is added to the component

tray.

2. In the Properties window, set the PrintAction property to

PrintToPrinter.

3. Add the following code in the appropriate event handler

(for example, in the Click event handler for a Print
Button ).

Copy
 PrintForm1.Print(Me,
PowerPacks.Printing.PrintForm.PrintOption.Fu
llWindow)

 Note

On some operating systems, text or graphics drawn

by Graphics methods may not print correctly. In this
case, use the compatible printing method:
PrintForm1.Print(Me,
PowerPacks.Printing.PrintForm.PrintOption.Compatibl

).

See Also
PrintAction
Print
PrintForm Component
How to: Print a Scrollable Form