1. 1. Hardcore Hardcopy A .NET developers guide to getting it down on paper Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd
2. 2. The print systemThe print system (spoolsrv) Driver Driver Driver
3. 3. PrintDocumentclass Start End BeginPrint PrintPage PrintPage EndPrint
4. 4. Printing in.NET
   • Uses the same graphics commands as drawing
   • Z-Order is defined by command order
   • Measurement is in tenths a millimetre
   • Devices may have a non-printable area
5. 5. CustomisingPrintDocument Text styles Page Templates Data Flows
6. 6. The printer system view Start End Spool file
7. 7. Spool files
8. 8. XPS The future of printing Presentation.xps
9. 9. Wrapping up Word Publisher .NETXPS Email Print