diff --git a/docs/doxygen/overviews/printing.h b/docs/doxygen/overviews/printing.h
index 9444464e31..caecda75ac 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/overviews/printing.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/overviews/printing.h
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ case WXPRINT_PREVIEW:
     wxPrintPreview *preview = new wxPrintPreview(new MyPrintout, new MyPrintout);
     wxPreviewFrame *frame = new wxPreviewFrame(preview, this,
                                                "Demo Print Preview");
-    frame->Centre(wxBOTH);
     frame->Initialize();
+    frame->Centre(wxBOTH);
     frame->Show(true);
     break;
 }
diff --git a/samples/printing/printing.cpp b/samples/printing/printing.cpp
index f2516eed61..a9d847b7b5 100644
--- a/samples/printing/printing.cpp
+++ b/samples/printing/printing.cpp
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ void MyFrame::OnPrintPreview(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     }
 
     wxPreviewFrame *frame = new wxPreviewFrame(preview, this, "Demo Print Preview");
-    frame->Centre(wxBOTH);
     frame->InitializeWithModality(m_previewModality);
+    frame->Centre(wxBOTH);
     frame->Show();
 }
 
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ void MyFrame::OnPrintPreviewPS(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     wxPrintDialogData printDialogData(* g_printData);
     wxPrintPreview *preview = new wxPrintPreview(new MyPrintout(this), new MyPrintout(this), &printDialogData);
     wxPreviewFrame *frame = new wxPreviewFrame(preview, this, "Demo Print Preview");
-    frame->Centre(wxBOTH);
     frame->Initialize();
+    frame->Centre(wxBOTH);
     frame->Show();
 }