Printing

Printing sample

This sample demonstrates how apps can add support for printing on Windows.

The scenarios demonstrated in this sample include:

• Adding support for printing using app UX
• Customizing the print experience by changing how the printer settings are shown to the user
• Using a custom print template to print a range of pages
• Printing alternate content that is not part of the current document
• Disabling print preview
• Removing the Print button if the device does not support printing

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Coloring Book app sample

System requirements

Client: Windows 10 build 14295

Server: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview

Phone: Windows 10 build 14295

Build the sample

1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio 2015 Solution (.sln) file.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.