XL: Sample Visual Basic Procedure to Print Range of Cells

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q121818
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article contains a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure 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 procedure, 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 may 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

"Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, pages 172-178

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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