# RibbonPreview Library

Learn about RibbonPreview library in PrintDocument from this WinForms documentation helpfile.

## Content



The **RibbonPreview** library provides ribbon-style controls and components to display the preview of the associated document, print the document and export it to different formats, just like PrintPreview library.

The main components and controls provided by this library are given below:

*   Ribbon Preview
*   Ribbon Preview Dialog

The **Ribbon Preview** control provides a UI in flat menu ribbon style similar to what Microsoft offers in its Office 365 applications. This control represents a preview control with ribbon, navigation panels, and status bar.

![GIF showing working of RibbonPreview application](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/6772f728-508e-4e80-9394-208f07d64beb/images/working-with-ribbonpreview.gif)

The **Ribbon Preview Dialog** represents a RibbonForm with Ribbon-based preview control on it. The preview dialog shows the preview of the associated document, and includes toolbars, navigation (outline) panel and status bar.

![Snapshot of ribbon preview dialog](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/6772f728-508e-4e80-9394-208f07d64beb/images/ribbon-preview-dialog.png)