XL2000: Sample Visual Basic Procedure to Print Range of Cells (213451)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q213451
For a Microsoft Excel 2002 version of this article, see 291297.
For a Microsoft Excel 98 version of this article, see 192364.
For a Microsoft Excel 97 and earlier version of this article, see 121818.

SUMMARY

This article contains a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that lets you print different parts of a worksheet without first having to select the range of cells or set the print area in the Page Setup dialog box.

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When you run the following macro, you are prompted to enter a range of cells to print. You can enter a name that refers to a range of cells on a particular sheet or the range itself (for example A1:C15). You can also specify multiple ranges by separating each range with a comma. Before you run the macro, the workbook that you want to print from must be the active workbook. 
Sub Print_Area()
    Dim My_Range As String

    On Error Resume Next 'enables error handling
    My_Range = InputBox("Enter the name of the area to print:")

    'if Cancel is chosen then InputBox returns empty string
    If Len(My_Range) > 0 Then Range(My_Range).PrintOut

    If Err > 0 Then MsgBox "Name or range specified is not valid."
End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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