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Joe Fernandez84fe6172013-10-29 01:55:12 -07001page.title=Printing Content
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11 <h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2>
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14 <li>Android 4.4 (API Level 19) or higher</li>
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23 <p>DevBytes: Android 4.4 Printing API</p>
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Joe Fernandez84fe6172013-10-29 01:55:12 -070027<p>
28 Android users frequently view content solely on their devices, but there are times when
29 showing someone a screen is not an adequate way to share information. Being able to print
30 information from your Android application gives users a way to see a larger version of the
31 content from your app or share it with another person who is not using your application.
32 Printing also allows them to create a snapshot of information that does not depend on having a
33 device, sufficient battery power, or a wireless network connection.
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37 In Android 4.4 (API level 19) and higher, the framework provides services for printing images and
38 documents directly from Android applications. This training describes how to enable printing in
39 your application, including printing images, HTML pages and creating custom documents for
40 printing.
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44<h2>Lessons</h2>
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48 <strong><a href="photos.html">Printing a Photo</a></strong>
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50 <dd>This lesson shows you how to print an image.</dd>
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53 <strong><a href="html-docs.html">Printing an HTML Document</a></strong>
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55 <dd>This lesson shows you how to print an HTML document.</dd>
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58 <strong><a href="custom-docs.html">Printing a Custom Document</a></strong>
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60 <dd>This lesson shows you how you connect to the Android print manager, create a print adapter
61 and build content for printing.</dd>
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