What's the VBA syntax to replicate this?
 

When a user wants to make a global update to the print setup in a
multi-tab workbook, they can group all the sheets, make the change, and
it reflects in each of the grouped tabs. I'm trying to replicate this
using VBA, but I can't make it work.

I've tried
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Select
Sheets("Home").Activate 'tried it with and without this line
With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
.setup parameters snipped
End With
.... but this changes only the first of the grouped tabs.

I've written code that changes each tab's setup individually, but that
takes 80 to 90 seconds to run.

In desperation I recorded the steps in a macro, which derives this code
to group tabs:
Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3")).Select
Since the number and names of tabs will vary from user to user, I wrote
code to recreate the list of tab names with quotes, commas, and spaces
then using the variable name in that syntax, like this
Sheets(Array(TabNamesList)).Select
.... to no avail- it generates an error.

What is the syntax to replicate the process of manually grouping tabs?
Thanks!

What's the VBA syntax to replicate this?
 

This will work HTH

Sub FMFormatSheets()
'
' Macro recorded 10/14/2004; Updated 8/8/2006 by Dennis Burgess, CPA
' [Purpose is to format a consistant Header Footer & settings for all sheets in the workbook]
'
'
Dim EachSheet As Worksheet
Dim myLastRow As Long, myLastCol As Long
Dim MyPreviousWorkSheet As Worksheet
Set MyPreviousWorkSheet = ActiveSheet
With Application
' .Calculation = xlAutomatic
' .MaxChange = 0.001
.ScreenUpdating = False
End With
For Each EachSheet In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
With EachSheet.PageSetup
myLastRow = EachSheet.Cells.SpecialCells(xlLastCell).Row
myLastCol = EachSheet.Cells.SpecialCells(xlLastCell).Column
EachSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = "" ' Resets or clears PrintArea
.PrintArea = Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(myLastRow, myLastCol)).Address
.PrintTitleRows = "" ' Example "$1:$3"
.PrintTitleColumns = "" ' Example "$A:$C"
.LeftHeader = "" ' Example Same as Footer info below
.CenterHeader = _
"&""Arial,Bold""&18Company, Inc.&""Arial,Regular""&10" & Chr(10) & "&14Excel WorkSheet
Review" & Chr(10) & "&12[&F] Tab: &A"
.RightHeader = ""
.LeftFooter = "&8&Z"
.CenterFooter = "&8" & Chr(10) & "Personal xxx"
.RightFooter = "&8Page &P of &N"
.LeftMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.25)
.RightMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.25)
.TopMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(1#)
.BottomMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.6)
.HeaderMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.21)
.FooterMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.38)
.PrintHeadings = False ' True or False
.PrintGridlines = False ' True or False
.PrintComments = xlPrintNoComments
.PrintQuality = 600
.CenterHorizontally = True ' True or False
.CenterVertically = False ' True or False
.Orientation = xlLandscape
.Draft = False ' True or False
.FirstPageNumber = xlAutomatic
.Order = xlDownThenOver
.BlackAndWhite = False ' True or False
.Zoom = False ' True or False
.FitToPagesWide = 1
.FitToPagesTall = 25
End With
Next EachSheet
For Each EachSheet In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
EachSheet.Activate
ActiveWindow.View = xlPageBreakPreview
' ActiveWindow.View = xlNormalView
ActiveWindow.Zoom = 75
Next EachSheet
MyPreviousWorkSheet.Select
Range("A1").Select

MsgBox "Process Completed! Press OK to Continue"

End Sub



wrote:

When a user wants to make a global update to the print setup in a
multi-tab workbook, they can group all the sheets, make the change, and
it reflects in each of the grouped tabs. I'm trying to replicate this
using VBA, but I can't make it work.

I've tried
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Select
Sheets("Home").Activate 'tried it with and without this line
With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
.setup parameters snipped
End With
... but this changes only the first of the grouped tabs.

I've written code that changes each tab's setup individually, but that
takes 80 to 90 seconds to run.

In desperation I recorded the steps in a macro, which derives this code
to group tabs:
Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3")).Select
Since the number and names of tabs will vary from user to user, I wrote
code to recreate the list of tab names with quotes, commas, and spaces
then using the variable name in that syntax, like this
Sheets(Array(TabNamesList)).Select
... to no avail- it generates an error.

What is the syntax to replicate the process of manually grouping tabs?
Thanks!

What's the VBA syntax to replicate this?
 

There are some print functions that are not available with grouped sheets.

Print Range setting and Rows to repeat at top are two of these.

You need code to set these.

What settings are you trying to globally setup?

Maybe have a look at this google search thread.

http://snipurl.com/uooc


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On 9 Aug 2006 14:05:35 -0700, wrote:

When a user wants to make a global update to the print setup in a
multi-tab workbook, they can group all the sheets, make the change, and
it reflects in each of the grouped tabs. I'm trying to replicate this
using VBA, but I can't make it work.

I've tried
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Select
Sheets("Home").Activate 'tried it with and without this line
With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
.setup parameters snipped
End With
... but this changes only the first of the grouped tabs.

I've written code that changes each tab's setup individually, but that
takes 80 to 90 seconds to run.

In desperation I recorded the steps in a macro, which derives this code
to group tabs:
Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3")).Select
Since the number and names of tabs will vary from user to user, I wrote
code to recreate the list of tab names with quotes, commas, and spaces
then using the variable name in that syntax, like this
Sheets(Array(TabNamesList)).Select
... to no avail- it generates an error.

What is the syntax to replicate the process of manually grouping tabs?
Thanks!

What's the VBA syntax to replicate this?
 

Dennis- Thanks for your response. I wrote code similar to yours- the
process of changing each sheet individually takes 80+/- seconds in this
workbook, which I'm trying to shorten with the Group All idea.

Gord- I'm trying to allow users the ability to change paper size from
Letter to A4. Is there any validity to the idea of creating a string
(such as "Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3" etc) with the variable name
TabNamesList to serve as an argument in this line:
Sheets(Array(TabNamesList)).Select
It generated an error on previous tries but I'm clutching at straws,
now.

Thanks!