Printing PDFs from Network Printers

Send to a default printer:

Use the Print method to send the PDF to the default printer.

IronPdf.PdfDocument.Print(System.Boolean)

// C# example of sending a PDF document to the default printer
using IronPdf;

var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("example.pdf");

// Sends the document to the default printer
pdf.Print(showPreview: false); // set `showPreview` to true to see a preview before printing

// C# example of sending a PDF document to the default printer
using IronPdf;

var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("example.pdf");

// Sends the document to the default printer
pdf.Print(showPreview: false); // set `showPreview` to true to see a preview before printing

Send to a named printer:

Use the overloaded Print method to specify the printer by name.

IronPdf.PdfDocument.Print(System.String, System.Boolean)

// C# example of sending a PDF document to a specific printer by name
using IronPdf;

var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("example.pdf");
string printerName = "MyNetworkPrinter";

// Sends the document to the specified printer
pdf.Print(printerName, showPreview: false);

// C# example of sending a PDF document to a specific printer by name
using IronPdf;

var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("example.pdf");
string printerName = "MyNetworkPrinter";

// Sends the document to the specified printer
pdf.Print(printerName, showPreview: false);

Discover printers:

To send the document to a specific printer, ensure the printer is 'discovered'.

• Getting a list of installed printers
• How to get the list of all printers in a computer

For AirPrint:

Try the following suggestions if using AirPrint:

• AirPrint: Printing a PDF file directly to the printer
• How to fake an AirPrint printer

You can also try: PdfDocument.GetPrintDocument() or PdfDocument.Print overloads, which show the print preview window and, if available, will allow AirPrint to be selected.