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Q185196: WD97: Sample Macro to Print All Open Documents

Article: Q185196
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbmacroexample
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications procedure uses the Documents
collection object to print all documents that are open in Word.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following example prints all open documents one after another to the default
printer.

     Sub PrintAll()
        Dim aDoc as Document
        For Each aDoc In Documents
           aDoc.PrintOut
        Next
     End Sub

You may want to close each document after printing; however, the updating of
certain field codes in the process of repagination will modify the document
causing Word to prompt you to save the document. To automate the closing of
documents without the save changes message, add the SaveChanges argument to Line
3 as shown:

Method 1: Do Not Save Changes at Closing
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     For Each aDoc In Documents
        aDoc.PrintOut
        aDoc.Close SaveChanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges
     Next

Method 2: Save Changes at Closing
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     For Each aDoc In Documents
        aDoc.PrintOut
        aDoc.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges
     Next

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

Additional query words: vba word97 word8

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Keywords          : kbdta kbmacroexample 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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