Printer Graphics DLL

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Important

The modern print platform is Windows' preferred means of communicating with printers. We recommend that you use Microsoft's IPP inbox class driver, along with Print Support Apps (PSA), to customize the print experience in Windows 10 and 11 for printer device development.

For more information, see Modern print platform and the Print support app design guide.

This section provides the following topics:

Introduction to Printer Graphics DLLs

Functions Defined by Printer Graphics DLLs

Sample Printer Graphics DLL

Rendering a Print Job

Supporting Device Fonts

Returning Printer-Specific Information

Choosing User Mode or Kernel Mode

Building a Printer Graphics DLL