Create add-in to print 2 pages on same page.

[goofy78270]

I would like to create an add-in for MS Word that adds a new icon to the Standard toolbar that will print the active document with a 2 per page scale.

I thought about a macro, but did not want to be bothered with a warning upon open of every document nor did I want it to bother other users.

Any help on this would be great.

I tried to record my actions and came up with the code to print out the file, but I am unsure how to create this as an add-in and apply a toolbar button.

 

[Macropod]

Hi goofy78270,

You can't do it without a macro (vba). A macro is what you get when you record your actions. And, like any other macro, is likely to generate the macro security message when the document is opened - unless, of course, you set the macro security to low ...

 

[goofy78270]

So I cannot create an add-in to accomplish this?

 

[goofy78270]

I have tried to record a macro to do this, with no luck. Does anyone have an idea?

 

[Macropod]

Hi goofy78270,

Try this macro:

Sub TwoToPagePrint()
With Application.Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrint)
  SendKeys "{tab 4}{down 2}{tab 2}": .Show
End With
End Sub

 

[goofy78270]

Thanks.

Can this not be added into an add-in? All the feeds I found on creating a word add-in require visual studio to make the add-in. Is it not possible to simply save the document as an add-in as we do in excel?

 

[Macropod]

Hi goofy78270,

If you put the macro into Word's Normal.dot template, it will load when Word starts without generating a macro warning.

To create a Word Addin containing the above macro, open a new document, insert the code into a vba module, then save the document as a Word template (dot extension).

If you want Word to load the template automatically, save it to your Word Startup folder. You can find the Word Startup folder by going to Start|Run, typing: %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup into the dialogue box and pressing Enter.

Having saved the template, choose Tools|Templates and Add-Ins > Add, then navigate to and select the template, and click the OK button to load it as a global template.

 

[goofy78270]

Thanks. I wonder if I was just looking at the wrong sites, but they all started with having to create a VS project.

By the way, once I convert the macro to an add-in, I have read that you cannot edit it. Is this truley the case? If I decide to password protect it, how do I unprotect it at a later date?

Sorry if these should be if different threads.

 

[Macropod]

Hi goofy78270,

In this case, the add-in is just a standard Word template, not a compiled program, so editing it shouldn't be a problem.