VB.Net Tutorial/GUI/Print

Print text in TextBox to printer and set up page

Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
public class PrintTextBox
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New Form1)
   End Sub
End class
Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
    Private PrtSetupDB As New PrintDialog()
    Private WithEvents PrtDocument As New System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument()
    Private PageSetupDB As New PageSetupDialog()
    Private PrintPreviewDB As New PrintPreviewDialog()
    Private PrinterSettings As New System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings()
#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        "This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()
        "Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
    End Sub
    "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub
    "Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
    "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    "Do not modify it using the code editor.
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button3 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.Button3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        "
        "Button1
        "
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(20, 20)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.Button1.Text = "Page Setup"
        "
        "Button2
        "
        Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(110, 20)
        Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"
        Me.Button2.TabIndex = 1
        Me.Button2.Text = "Preview"
        "
        "Button3
        "
        Me.Button3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(200, 20)
        Me.Button3.Name = "Button3"
        Me.Button3.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Button3.Text = "Print"
        "
        "TextBox1
        "
        Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 64)
        Me.TextBox1.Multiline = True
        Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
        Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 232)
        Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 3
        Me.TextBox1.Text = ""
        "
        "Form1
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(296, 325)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TextBox1, Me.Button3, Me.Button2, Me.Button1})
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "PrintFormText"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
#End Region
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        PageSetupDB.Document = PrtDocument
        PageSetupDB.ShowDialog()
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        PrintPreviewDB.Document = PrtDocument
        PrintPreviewDB.ShowDialog()
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        PrtSetupDB.Document = PrtDocument
        PrtSetupDB.PrinterSettings = PrinterSettings
        If (PrtSetupDB.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK) Then
            PrtDocument.Print()
        End If
    End Sub
    Private Sub PrtDocument_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal ev As PrintPageEventArgs) Handles PrtDocument.PrintPage
        ev.Graphics.DrawString(TextBox1.Text, TextBox1.Font, Brushes.Black, 0, 0)
    End Sub
End Class