column snaking print format
 

I frequently prepare lists in Excel that have one or two columns and many
rows. I would like to have them print as many "snaked" columns as will fit
on a page to reduce the number of pages that will print, similar to the
multi-column format in Microsoft Word.
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Lyle
Montrose, Colorado

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Hi Lyle,
To read about installing and using macros see
Getting Started with Macros
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

I have such a reference at the top of most of my pages with macros,
I'll fix that omission.

Since you mention 9 pages, the specific area you want to read the most is
Attempting to Snake columns using Excel (#snakecols)
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel....htm#snakecols
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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"Montrose Lyle" wrote ...
Thanks for the answer. It can be done, but it isn't easy. McRitchie's
instructions run to nine pages, plus lots of links if you are not familiar

Maybe copying and pasting into MSWord and then using that would be sufficient.

In fact, if the list is plain old text, maybe keeping that list in MSWord would
make more sense.

Montrose Lyle wrote:

Duke,

Thanks for the answer. It can be done, but it isn't easy. McRitchie's
instructions run to nine pages, plus lots of links if you are not familiar
with macros and such. I'll see if I can figure them out.

It sounds like a lot of people have the same interest, or he wouldn't have
written the macros. Maybe with enough response, Microsoft will finally
provide us with a one-click solution like they provide in Word.
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Lyle
Montrose, Colorado

"Duke Carey" wrote:

David McRitchie has an answer for this exact question at this site

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/snakecol.htm



"Montrose Lyle" wrote:

I frequently prepare lists in Excel that have one or two columns and many
rows. I would like to have them print as many "snaked" columns as will fit
on a page to reduce the number of pages that will print, similar to the
multi-column format in Microsoft Word.
--
Lyle
Montrose, Colorado

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Dave Peterson