WD97: Sample Macro To Print All Open Documents

ID: Q185196

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SUMMARY

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

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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
It may be desirable to close each document after printing; however, simply updating 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

   For Each aDoc In Documents
      aDoc.PrintOut
      aDoc.Close SaveChanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges
   Next

Method 2: Save Changes at Closing

   For Each aDoc In Documents
      aDoc.PrintOut
      aDoc.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges
   Next

REFERENCES

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
Additional query words: vba word97 word8 
Keywords          : kbdta kbmacroexample 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 8, 1999