XL: FitToPagesWide or FitToPagesTall Doesn't Affect PageSetup

ID: Q134410

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, you cannot use the FitToPagesWide or FitToPagesTall property in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code to change the Adjust To option in page setup.

RESOLUTION

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To change the scaling from Adjust To to Fit To in page setup, set the Zoom property to false as in the following example:

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
       .Zoom = False
       .FitToPagesTall = 1
       .FitToPagesWide = 1
   End With

REFERENCES

For more information about Zoom and Scaling, choose the Search button in Help menu and type:

   Zoom Property

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 5.00c 7.00 7.00a XL98 XL97 XL7 XL5

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode PgmOthr KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999