How to print a wpf window without showing it on the screen?

I have a requirement when I need to print a full form without showing it on the screen.

I need:

  • Initialize form
  • Print

All without displaying on the screen.

Any suggestions please?

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You can do this using the PrintDialog.PrintVisual method.

var capabilities = printDlg.PrintQueue.GetPrintCapabilities(printDlg.PrintTicket);

//get scale of the print wrt to screen of WPF visual
var scale = Math.Min(capabilities.PageImageableArea.ExtentWidth / this.ActualWidth, capabilities.PageImageableArea.ExtentHeight / this.ActualHeight);

//Transform the Visual to scale
this.LayoutTransform = new ScaleTransform(scale, scale);

// Get the size of the printer page
var sz = new Size(capabilities.PageImageableArea.ExtentWidth, capabilities.PageImageableArea.ExtentHeight);

//update the layout of the visual to the printer page size.
this.Measure(sz);
this.Arrange(new Rect(new Point(capabilities.PageImageableArea.OriginWidth, capabilities.PageImageableArea.OriginHeight), sz));

//now print the visual to printer to fit on the one page.
printDlg.PrintVisual(visual, String.Empty);
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