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Good idea – I tried it and it worked. However the source document has to have the same template as the linked docs which is not my case.

It has just ocurred to me that it would probably be easier just to have a macro that prints the listed docs in turn. I could probably list the docs in a table then the macro could look in each cell for the doc to print.

However it surprises me that there does not seem to be something around that will do this – there must be other people out there that want to print batches of docs.

Klaus

Many thanks – worked a treat.

I vaguely knew I had to count the shapes but I could not get the syntax right – I’ve been beavering away on this since 0630 this morning…

David

This is a reply to a similar post on the microsoft.public.word.general newsgroup from Peter Boulding:

If the document is update-protected (ie you can view it without a password but can’t edit) open a new document (preferably based on the same template) and use Insert->File to place the contents of the prtoected document into the new document. You can then delete the protected document and rename the new doc as the old.

If it’s fully protected (can’t view without the password) you’ll need a commercial password cracker. You could try

http://www.lostpassword.com.

Good luck!

David Solomon

Re Binder:

I don’t use Binder for master doc stuff but I do use it for batch printing. Our contracts department is always asking for documents of varying issue numbers from various manuals. I just drag the docs into a seperate folder, set the printer paper box source using a global macro I found here the other day and then put the whole lot into a Binder. The big advantage of Binder for me is that the printer sees the print from a Binder as a complete document and sorts accordingly.

I think it’s marvellous – saves me hours of standing by the copier.

Hi Gary

Just like to say a big thank you for putting up the batch operation macro. I’ve never understood public macros and furthermore I have a huge number of docs where the paper source box has to be changed to Auto. I have just inserted my own box-change macro and whizzed through nearly half of them.

Many thanks.

David Solomon

While on the subject of macros/templates I have found that if a custom template is used to generate a document and that document is subsequently assigned macros and then e-mailed or placed on an intranet the macros will fail because the end user will not have the custom template.

After generating the doc and adding macros I remove the attachement to the custom template. This forces the doc to use the normal.dot wherever it is opened.

Hello John,

Thanks for your reply but I have found that if I just have a line of code in the macro that just saves (ActiveDocument FileSave) as long as the doc is open in the browser the file will be saved to the Temporary Internet folder by default.

The browser also seems to delete the file as soon as I exit Word in the browser.

I shall certainly download HDValet.

Many thanks,

David Solomon

Is it possible to make a custom toolbar appear at a fixed point on the document? Say centred at the very top of the page?

I’ve tried using them but they always seem to appear randomly – usually over the text that you want the user to read.

What genius – fixed it straight away. Many thanks.

Thanks Andrew – exactly what I wanted and works well.

David

This might help – I know it did me:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/Wo…ngExplained.htm

*edited by BAM to include URL tags*

I have been trying to make a macrobutton work as a hyperlink (on an intranet) to docs other than Word and have at succeeded. So for anyone who wants a hyperlink in a protected area here is the macro to call up in the button field:

Sub link_go()

ActiveDocument.FollowHyperlink Address:= _
“emm4000.pdf”, NewWindow:=False _
, AddHistory:=True

End Sub

Any URL you like between the ” ” – my example is a relative URL with everything in the same directory.

In a browser it opens in the same window but on a harddrive it will open the new application in a seperate window.

I know it looks obvious but it’s a major triumph for me… Thanks to Charles Kenyon for tips.

Thanks for all the tips – I built the whole form using a userform and then managed to get onto Microsoft and look at WD97. Just the thing.

Thanks Phil & Geoff

Trying to learn very quickly here about UserForms

Hi Kevin,

Many thanks for your help; over the weekend I came across this code by Chris Rae and managed to add active doc attachement to it:

Sub MailDoc()

Dim myOutlook As Object
Dim myMailItem As Object
‘ Make instance
Set myOutlook = CreateObject(“Outlook.Application”)
‘ Make mail item
Set myMailItem = myOutlook.createitem(0)
‘ Set recipient (internal mail)
myMailItem.Recipients.Add “Solomon, David”
myMailItem.Recipients.Add “pearce, muriele”
myMailItem.Recipients.Add “jones, christine”
‘ Set subject
myMailItem.Subject = “Starters & Leavers – Leakage Contractors”
‘ Set body
myMailItem.body = “Your own message – short one! – here”
‘ Set open doc as attachement
myMailItem.Attachments.Add ActiveDocument.FullName
‘ And send it!
myMailItem.send
‘ Close instance
Set myOutlook = Nothing

End Sub

The attachement line is probably clumsy but it works.

I have decided to go with this one as I am not sure that I would not have to go to every computer in the company and reference Outlook.

Once again thank you for your help and thanks to Chris Rae.