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Print Preview

The fpSpreadPreview control lets you allow users to see how their fpSpread control's sheet will print; in other words, it lets you provide a print preview feature for the fpSpread control.

The pages displayed in the fpSpreadPreview control reflect the various print settings available, including the SmartPrint option, headers and footers, and page break settings. Therefore, you might want to prompt your users to set the various printing options they want before they preview the printed sheet.

Notes:
  • If your printer does not support the fonts that are used in the sheet and shown on the preview page, Windows will substitute another font. Consequently, the printed sheet will not be the same as what you see on the preview page. To avoid this problem, use TrueType® fonts.
  • If you are using virtual mode, the fpSpreadPreview control displays only the number of rows that are in the fpSpread control's virtual buffer. For more information about how to specify the size of the virtual buffer, see Customizing Virtual Mode.

The following figure shows an fpSpreadPreview control with default settings displaying the pages for a sample sheet in an fpSpread control (which is not illustrated in the figure).

For an overview of using the fpSpread control with the fpSpreadPreview control and step-by-step instructions, see Previewing a Sheet.

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