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description: "Learn how to configure the printing process programmatically in C# using Nutrient .NET SDK. Control print settings and options for your documents."
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# Configuring the printing process in C#

This guide explains how to configure printing programmatically with Nutrient.NET SDK (formerly GdPicture.NET).

The following methods work for both the `GdPicturePDF` class and the `GdPictureImaging` class:

- `PrintSetActivePrinter`

- `PrintSetAlignment`

- `PrintSetAutoRotation`

- `PrintSetCollate`

- `PrintSetColorMode`

- `PrintSetCopies`

- `PrintSetDocumentName`

- `PrintSetDuplexMode`

- `PrintSetFromToPage`

- `PrintSetOrientation`

- `PrintSetPageSelection`

- `PrintSetPaperBin`

- `PrintSetPaperSize`

- `PrintSetPrinterSettings`

- `PrintSetQuality`

- `PrintSetShowPrintingProgress`

- `PrintSetStdPaperSize`

- `PrintSetUserPaperSize`

The following methods only work for the `GdPictureImaging` class:

- `PrintSetPreRasterization`

- `PrintSetPreRasterizationDPI`

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