Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 24, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
When you are putting together a workbook, Excel tracks quite a bit of information that it collectively refers to as workbook properties. You can view the different properties maintained by Excel by simply choosing the Properties option from the File menu.
In Word you have the option to print document properties, if you desire. There is no intrinsic way to print workbook properties in Excel. Instead, you must resort to a macro that will place the names and values of the properties into a worksheet. You can then print the worksheet and have your workbook properties available in hardcopy format.
The following VBA macro is an example of a good way to copy all the workbook properties to a worksheet that can be printed:
Public Sub WorksheetProperties() Dim p As DocumentProperty Dim iRow As Integer 'Built in Properties iRow = 1 Cells(iRow, 1).Value = "Built-in Properties" Cells(iRow, 1).Font.Bold = True iRow = iRow + 1 Worksheets(1).Activate For Each p In ActiveWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties On Error Resume Next Cells(iRow, 2).Value = p.Name 'If no value then Excel causes an error so ignore! Cells(iRow, 3).Value = p.Value iRow = iRow + 1 Next On Error GoTo 0 'Custom Properties iRow = iRow + 1 Cells(iRow, 1).Value = "Custom Properties" Cells(iRow, 1).Font.Bold = True iRow = iRow + 1 For Each p In ActiveWorkbook.CustomDocumentProperties On Error Resume Next Cells(iRow, 2).Value = p.Name Cells(iRow, 3).Value = p.Value iRow = iRow + 1 Next On Error GoTo 0 End Sub
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2021-10-19 04:36:44
sunny
How to print DateTime-Sent-to-Printer (NOT print date-time)?
Printer sometimes taking day(s) creates challenge (impossible) identifying printouts of different documents (footer having filename is insufficient when names can be same while different folders).
Adding folderpath into filename as a way to differentiate (sorting) printouts is a solution but cumbersome requiring programming.
Having date-time-sent-to-printer as footer is much simpler; I only need to record which folder I have printed.
Although printer is capable of add print time to printout, it is NOT time-sent-to-printer.
Can printer include DateTime-Sent-to-Printer in printouts?
TQ
Sunny
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