I recorded a macro when I change the center header to "asdf" and used a font
size of 72.

This was the important part of that recorded macro:

With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
.CenterHeader = "&72asdf"
End With

So my code changed to:

Option Explicit
Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)

Dim Cell As Range
Dim HeaderStr As String

Dim mySheetNames As Variant
Dim iCtr As Long

mySheetNames = Array("IS-LA", "BS-LA", "BS-LA-CV")

For iCtr = LBound(mySheetNames) To UBound(mySheetNames)
HeaderStr = "&72" '<--start with that font size string.
With Worksheets(mySheetNames(iCtr))
'do your stuff
For Each Cell In .Range("a1:a4")
HeaderStr = HeaderStr & Cell.Value & vbCr
Next Cell
'Remove last vbCr
HeaderStr = Left(HeaderStr, Len(HeaderStr) - 1)
.PageSetup.CenterHeader = HeaderStr
End With
Next iCtr
End Sub

72 point seems a little large to me, though.

Dean wrote:

HeaderStr = "72Left(HeaderStr, Len(HeaderStr) - 1)"

Regarding the font size (e.g., size of 72), I tried this and about 20 other
variations (all to no avail), but since I did it (recorded a macro that
enlarged the font size) on text that was already within the text box, it's
not the same as doing this to a variable, I fear. Kindly help.

Thx!
Dean

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
Ahhhh.

There's a bug in the code.

It keeps appending the stuff in A1:A4 to the same headerstr variable.

It should be reset to "" for each worksheet:

Option Explicit
Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
Dim Cell As Range
Dim HeaderStr As String

Dim mySheetNames As Variant
Dim iCtr As Long

mySheetNames = Array("IS-LA", "BS-LA", "BS-LA-CV")

For iCtr = LBound(mySheetNames) To UBound(mySheetNames)
headerstr = "" '<---- added
With Worksheets(mySheetNames(iCtr))
'do your stuff
For Each Cell In .Range("a1:a4")
HeaderStr = HeaderStr & Cell.Value & vbCr
Next Cell
'Remove last vbCr
HeaderStr = Left(HeaderStr, Len(HeaderStr) - 1)
.PageSetup.CenterHeader = HeaderStr
End With
Next iCtr
End Sub

And I find it better to adjust the headers for all the sheets that need
them.
There's nothing in this event (workbook_beforeprint) that tells you what
sheet
(or sheets) is being printed.

And if you record a macro when you set the font, you should see the code
necessary to change the size.

You can initialize that headerstr with that code:

headerstr = "whateveryougetfromyourrecordedmacro"

You'll have to do a little work to get it going.

Dean wrote:

Indeed, it looks like the headings may be too long after all, but that
seems
to be happening because each time the macro is invoked, it adds yet
another
heading to the one it established the last time the macro was run (it may
max out at twice). Also, the headings that are already there seem to be
from cell a1:a4 of only the first sheet. I guess this is somewhat
consistent with what you're telling me about what the macro is doing.

Back to the original intent. I wanted it to only do this for only the
active sheet I am on, when I hit the print icon. Kindly edit the macro
as
needed.

Lastly, back when I added the macro, I had some huge font sizes and a
small,
e.g. 25% EXCEL resolution. I don't know if this is why but the headings
printed via this macro are microscopic, something I don't want. Can you
edit the macro to make them bigger?

Thanks again, Dave!
Dean

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
About the print previews: I was just suggesting that as a way to test
the
macro. So you don't have to actually waste paper.

Your intent to apply this to just the worksheet you're printing is not
what the
code does. The code processes all the sheets that have names in that
array--whether you're printing or not.

And if you know the name of the sheet that's causing the trouble, I
think
that
the next step is to look at the stuff in A1:A4 of that sheet. And then
to
look
at what's in the left and right header for that worksheet.



Dean wrote:

I think I just posted an empty response - sorry! Let's try again.

We're only talking about 100 characters or less in the header, so I
doubt
that's the problem

I am confused by your debugging suggestion. My intent was to apply
the
macro to only whatever worksheet I was trying to print and, as far as
I
can
tell (because it does seem to print it, even perhaps with no problems,
after
I hit end, after the macro crashes), it just prints the one worksheet.
So I
know which sheet is causing the problem. By printing the other two
sheets,
I can tell you that the problem occurs on each sheet. Or do you think
I
am
just so confused?!!

Also, I am confused by your PS. Are you simply suggesting that I
should
try
to minimize my print previews?

Thanks, Dave!
Dean

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
Maybe it's not the code that's got the problem.

There is a limit of how much stuff can go in headers and footers.

IIRC, the total number of characters in all 3 Headers is 255. (Same
with
Footers.)

If that's not the problem, then maybe it's something in one of the
cells
that's
causing the damage.

Add a line that may help you debug the problem:

With Worksheets(mySheetNames(iCtr))
msgbox .name

Then you'll know which one blows up when you're testing.

ps. The code runs when you do a print|preview, too. You may want
to
save
some
paper.

Dean wrote:

Sorry bout that!

Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)

Dim Cell As Range
Dim HeaderStr As String

Dim mySheetNames As Variant
Dim iCtr As Long

mySheetNames = Array("IS-LA", "BS-LA", "BS-LA-CV")

For iCtr = LBound(mySheetNames) To UBound(mySheetNames)
With Worksheets(mySheetNames(iCtr))
'do your stuff
For Each Cell In .Range("a1:a4")
HeaderStr = HeaderStr & Cell.Value & vbCr
Next Cell
'Remove last vbCr
HeaderStr = Left(HeaderStr, Len(HeaderStr) - 1)
.PageSetup.CenterHeader = HeaderStr
End With
Next iCtr
End Sub

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
I don't see the code you used.

Dean wrote:

Very nice! I have attached the new macro, in case what I edited
came
out
differently than what you wrote, because it is still bombing out
at
the
same
point - the page setup command.

The error is 1004 and it says it is unable to set the
Centerheader
property
of the PageSetup class. Any idea what the problem could be?

Thanks again, Dave!
Dean

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
Notice the "with worksheets(mysheetnames(ictr))" line.

When you used it later, you didn't include the (ictr) stuff:
"With Worksheets(mySheetNames)"

But since you're just duplicating that same loop, you could
just
include
that
code in the other loop and be done with it.

And one more thing to watch for...

When you use:
For Each Cell In Range("a1:a4")
it's not using the range that's on each of the sheets. That
unqualified
range
will just take the data from A1:A4 of the activesheet.

Option Explicit
Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
Dim Cell As Range
Dim HeaderStr As String

Dim mySheetNames As Variant
Dim iCtr As Long

mySheetNames = Array("IS-LA", "BS-LA", "BS-LA-CV")

For iCtr = LBound(mySheetNames) To UBound(mySheetNames)
With Worksheets(mySheetNames(iCtr))
'do your stuff
For Each Cell In .Range("a1:a4")
HeaderStr = HeaderStr & Cell.Value & vbCr
Next Cell
'Remove last vbCr
HeaderStr = Left(HeaderStr, Len(HeaderStr) - 1)
.PageSetup.CenterHeader = HeaderStr
End With
Next iCtr
End Sub

Notice the dot in front of .range("a1:A4"). That tells excel
to
use
the
object
in the previous With statement. In this case, the
worksheets(mysheetnames(ictr)) worksheet.

Dean wrote:

It didn't quite work for me. Can you tell me what is wrong
(see
macro
below)? It looks like it bombed at the ,pagesetup command
near
the
very
bottom, i.e., when I clicked debug, it was the

Thanks
Dean

Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
Dim Cell As Range
Dim HeaderStr As String

Dim mySheetNames As Variant
Dim iCtr As Long

mySheetNames = Array("IS-LA", "BS-LA", "BS-LA-CV")

For iCtr = LBound(mySheetNames) To UBound(mySheetNames)
With Worksheets(mySheetNames(iCtr))
'do your stuff

For Each Cell In Range("a1:a4")
HeaderStr = HeaderStr & Cell.Value & vbCr
Next
'Remove last vbCr
HeaderStr = Left(HeaderStr, Len(HeaderStr) - 1)

With Worksheets(mySheetNames)
.PageSetup.CenterHeader = HeaderStr
End With
End With
Next iCtr
End Sub

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
One way:

Dim mySheetNames as variant
dim iCtr as long

mysheetnames = array("sheet1", "sheet99",
"anothersheetnamehere")

for ictr = lbound(mysheetnames) to ubound(mysheetnames)
with worksheets(mysheetnames(ictr))
'do your stuff
end with
next ictr



Dean wrote:

Ok, for a 3rd time, this time with msnews.microsoft.com as
my
default,
I
am
going to attempt a reply!

I thank you very much. Can you tell me how to change the
font
size,
maybe
even bold fonted? Also, your command:

<< With Worksheets("WhichOne")

suggests I can program this for multiple worksheet names,
yet
"which
one"
suggests only one. To do more than one, do I use commas
between
names.
And
will that allow me to print only one of the sheets (for a
single
print
job)
or would it somehow insist I print all the sheets listed?

Thanks!
Dean

"NickHK" wrote in message
...
Dean,
How about :

Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
Dim Cell As Range
Dim HeaderStr As String

For Each Cell In Range("HeaderCells")
HeaderStr = HeaderStr & Cell.Value & vbCr
Next
'Remove last vbCr
HeaderStr = Left(HeaderStr, Len(HeaderStr) - 1)

With Worksheets("WhichOne")
.PageSetup.CenterHeader = HeaderStr
End With

End Sub

NickHK

"Dean" wrote in message
...
I have a worksheet that will be printed one page high
and 2
or
3
pages
wide
(varies, based on how many columns get hidden, which
varies
by
scenario).
I
would like cells A1 through A4 (or wherever it is best
to
put
them)
to
be
repeated at the top of each page. Unfortunately,
particularly
on
the
first
page, some columns will be hidden and this is a
variable.

How can I make these four cells print out at the top
(and
center)
of
each
page?

I thought about a custom header, instead, but it doesn't
seem
like
the
header can be based on a cell contents, which seems to
be
what
I
need.

Any ideas?

Thanks much,
Dean



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