How to Print PDF using C#

This brief article covers how to print PDF using C#. It includes details about system configuration, the step-by-step process, and a code snippet to print PDF file using C#. Moreover, you do not need to install Adobe Acrobat or any other tool to work with this printing feature in your environment.

Steps to Print PDF using C#

  1. Prepare the system by installing Aspose.PDF for .NET to print PDF
  2. Create an instance of the PdfViewer class object
  3. Open the input PDF file and print it using the PrintDocument() method
  4. Close the PDF file

These steps help you understand the workflow to print PDF document using C#. It is initiated by loading the source file, printing it, and closing the loaded PDF file. Furthermore, you can also print a secured and password-protected PDF file with a few method calls.

Code to Print PDF using C#

This code snippet can also print PDF with comments using C#. Whereas, you can modify it to print several documents one after another, by introducing a loop. Similarly, you can print the PDF in grayscale, or in image format by manipulating the methods and properties exposed by PdfViewer class.

This tutorial has guided us to print multiple PDFs at once using C#. If you want to learn to change the size of PDF pages, read the article on how to change page size of PDF using C#.

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