Is there way we can save the layout and other preferences / settings (and there are a huge no of those in excel) to a file or can we copy out the file where excel saves this data ? Probably a User Interface folder or something ? This is so that when i do a fresh reinstall of MS OFFICE i dont want to spend so much time resetting the customizations ive created over time.
View 5 RepliesIs there a way to force a print RANGE, and add settings such as margins, and print to range to 1 page wide and 1 page tall? Can this be set with VBA? I tried to make a marcro but it crashes. This is for Excel 2002.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI am trying to figure out how to save a worksheet's autofiltering settings and be able to re-create those settings.
I would start off with a spreadsheet with a few Autofilters on. I would like to make a macro that will record the initial Autofilter settings, then the macro would do a bunch of stuff that would need to 'Show All'. After these actions take place, I would like to be able to return to the initial Autofilter settings. I'm not even sure which VBA command should be used for this sort of thing.
I was reinstalling office on a laptop where the hard drive had been replaced. I used the 'save settings, wizard on my desktop and put in the new settings when I reinstalled Office.
This almost worked, but not quite.
Word and PowerPoint seem to be fine but when I reopened Excel I got a number of messages saying that objects could not be loaded because they were not on the machine. Some of this was because Excel was trying to reference add-ins that needed to be reinstalled. I have done that, and there are now fewer messages - but there are still two and I can't get rid of them. One looks for 'objects' the other a single 'object'. There seems no way of finding out what the objects are in question, and what it that Excel is stumbling over. Can I do anything other than abandoning my previous settings and starting again, or else living with having to click twice every time I start excel to get rid of the messages?
I have tried uninstalling Excel and reinstalling but this doesn't help. Perhaps registry changes are the problem...and I hate the registry.
I am trying to use a shell command to dig into a specified directory (and ideally all sub-directories) and open every pdf file and re-save with security settings changed (adding a password to prevent printing). I can't seem to get the shell command to run from where it is:
Option Explicit
Sub OpenPDFFilesAndSave()
'opens every pdf file in a directory
Dim FSO As Object, Fld As Object, Fil As Object
Dim MainFolderName As String, i As Integer
Dim RetVal As Variant
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
MainFolderName = "C:Test"
Set Fld = FSO.GetFolder(MainFolderName)
For Each Fil In Fld.Files
i = i + 1
RetVal = Shell("C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 7.0
_&AcrobatAcrobat.exe MainFolderName & " " & Fil. Name")
Next
'have to add save the file, and change the print settings but not figured that out yet
End Sub
I am having trouble getting Excel 2007 on my work computer to save as .xlsx by default.
I have opened the Office Button > Excel Options > Save > Save files in this format and selected "Excel Workbook (*.xlsx)," and if I save as before closing Excel then it works perfect and saves the file as .xlsx. However if I close Excel, re-open it later and save a new file the default "Save as type:" is "Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)" and if I open the save options again the "Save files in this format" option is reverted back to "Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)."
I have finally overcome the [Compatibility Mode] issue by saving a file named "Book.xltx" (not "Book1.xltx") in the two default locations "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12XLSTART" and "D:Documents and SettingsusernameApplication DataMicrosoftExcelXLSTART" (we use the D: drive at work for personal files). I thought this would solve the save as issue but it hasn't. I have also changed the "Save files in this format" before saving the .xltx files in the locations to apply the settings to those specific files but that hasn't worked.
It is on my work computer so I am limited in what settings I can change because they have them pretty well locked down.
There is a folder with all excel files with the same structure. I need a macro, who opens one file by one in a folder, change the layout, and save it too same place with same name. Changing the layout will I do with macro record.
Sub AllFiles()
Dim MyFolder As String 'Path containing the files for looping
Dim MyFile As String 'Filename obtained by Dir function
Dim MyBook As Workbook
MyFolder = "D:LABODIESTSOST_DIEST" 'Assign directory to MyFolder variable
[Code] ......
The following line of VBA code executes properly if machine settings are US English, but throws a "Run-time error '1004': Application-defined or object-defined error" ? ...
View 9 Replies View RelatedExcel 2007 - need to adjust protected view settings but the protected view tab is missing from my Trust Centre settings - have the following tabs - trusted publisher / location, add-ins, activeX, macro, message bar, external content and privacy options. Document is a revenue authority download and without being able to adjust the protected view settings, can't input data.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have created an item on the menu bar (called “Personal Macros”) to run a number of macros in a spreadsheet. Under the menu bar I am trying to create two ControlPopups (called “Grouping Preference 01” and “Grouping Preference 02”).
For each ControlPopup, I am trying to add Control Buttons to the right, which will run the macros assigned. For Grouping Preference 01, add Macro 1 and Macro 2 as control buttons. For Grouping Preference 01, add Macro 3 and Macro 4 as control buttons
I have code to create the new menu, add popups, and add control buttons but it is not working as expected. The current code is placing all four macro control buttons under the same ControlPopup. I want the control buttons for macros 1 & 2 under one popup and the control buttons for macros 3 & 4 under another popup.
When I print, can I have the [VBA?] preferences not to print D16:E16?
View 9 Replies View RelatedIs there a way so that on his computer he can tell Excel that each sheet to be viewed should have a standard/automatic view set to 100% or another percentage?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm having a couple of Excel problems.
1. I have a SQL query that returns a time span. Is there any way Excel can convert, for example, 51.9451388888889 into dd.hh:mi format that still allows me to manipulate the data as time so that I can add times together and compare times. So I would like the number above to be formatted to look like this '51.22:41' and still be able to work with it as if it was just a regular time.
2. I want to make a graph from this data I have (the data in the question above). The data has this output format:
A ----B-----C
Date-time ( dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi)----- Time span -------- Reason
I would like to make a graph that displays for each month the 5 highest Timespans on the y-axis and their reasons on the x-axis.
I am on a Mac running OS 10.4.11. Whenever I launch Excel 2008, I have to go to Preferences and set Calculation to automatic.
Then Excel calculates automatically until the next time I launch the program. Then I find it has defaulted back to manual.
basically all it does is retrieves external data with the preferences that I set... what I want to do is change the code so that instead taking the same URL address it refers back to a specific cell in a workbook for the address.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a master page with A1 containing the names of staff members and then 5 columns indicating preference1 .... preference5. Each preference column will have one 4 digit site code i.e. 8156 entered. I will have 64 worksheets matching all potential 4 digit site codes that could be entered in the preferences columns.
SAMPLE - one staff member entering 5 site codes (A1 to A6)
Billy Bloggs - 8124 - 8456 - 8456 - 8123 - 8882
What I am looking for is a way to autocopy the persons name to the appropriate worksheet and into the correct preference column as I enter the 4 digit code against the staff members name on the master sheet.
i made XL App settings in a way suits my needs...........
Is there a code to restore these settings when i reinstall the XL App ?
Are there any settings that can be applied to a message box? ie changing the background colour or header colour etc.
View 2 Replies View Relatedhow do i change the default settings in excel, for example when i open excel it shows numbers on both rows and columns and i want it to show letters on the colunms. i know how to change the r1c1 reference style but how do i get it to stay the way i want?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have developed a process design application in Excel using User Forms to input data. The data are placed on a sheet of a workbook with the majority of the calculations being done by cell-to-cell calculations so that users can view the formulas if they so desire. This application works well in English. We want to use the same application in our German office where it has not worked well.
In order to trouble shoot the problems, I can go to the Region and Language setting under Control Panel and set it to German (Germany). This converts the number format to a period for the thousands separator and a comma for the decimal. This seems to create a lot of problems for VBA that I have not been able to sort out.
To simplify the problem I have written a very simple program. It has one User Form with two text boxes for number input, an Enter command button and a Close command button. Sheet 1 has a command button that opens the User Form. In the User Form, I enter a number in both text boxes and click Enter. VBA code then enters the number from Text Box 1 in Cell A1 and the number from Text Box 2 in Cell A2. Cell A3 has an equation that calculates the sum of A1 and A2. All cells are formatted as General.
The workbook works as expected in English. When I set my PC to German (Germany) the application works as expected when I enter an integer in the text boxes. However, if I enter a decimal such as, in the German format, 10,5 and 5,5, the numbers entered into the spreadsheet are text (left justified) and the sum is zero. I have to enter 10.5 and 5.5 to get the numbers to enter as actual numbers and give the correct sum.
How to make VBA work with the German settings?
I have a large file of data and the data looks like this repetitively, however, there are also useless data. But I figure out that the repeat data looks the same compare to the useless data. I need to extract the data that I only need. Is there a way to set a macro to search for a String from the beginning of the excel file, when the string is found, it will keep the 2 rows above and 56 row below it, then loop.
Here is an example of it:
A1 USELESS DATA
A2 USELESS DATA
A3 USELESS DATA
A4 USELESS DATA
A5 GOOD DATA
[Code] ....
The macro will start from A1 then go down till find STRING, then will keep 2 row above it which is A5+56 row below it which is A63.
Then continue at A64, then find STRING at A66 and do the same which is copy A64 (2 row above)+till A122 (which is 56 row below), then continue.
Since A123 to A155 does have any STRING, they will all be deleted..
I change the international setting by using the API call shown below. The settings change, but is not activated before I exit Excel and go in again.
View 7 Replies View RelatedEnable Macros to open it. No one else does.
Second, all the rest of us can click the print button to print the one single page that we are viewing. He says when he does this, that each time it automatically starts printing all the pages in the workbook. He wants to only print the one page.
Is there an easy way to print out the Red Green and Blue settings (i.e. numerical values) for the current pallette in a workbook?
I can set them fine and transfer them between workbooks but that's not quite what I need.
In microsoft word you can clear find criteria like below.
With Selection.Find
.clearformatting
.Replacement.clearformatting
.Text = ""
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
At my company we need to print our workbooks containing 3 to 24 worksheets. The first page should be printed on different paper than the other pages. From various forums I gathered that it's not possible to set the papertray using vba. Those forums suggest 3 things: 1. Windows Api functions (don't work at our company(security)), 2. SendKeys (don't work because of different printers, office versions and future-proofness) and 3.
Define printerdrivers per tray.
This last I did, so there are printerdrivers for tray3 and tray4.
With the following code I try to print the workbook:
Public Sub printSheets(strP1 As String, strP2 As String)
Dim curPrinter As String, firstPage As Worksheet, otherSheet As Worksheet, x As Integer
Set firstPage = Application. ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(1)
curPrinter = Application.ActivePrinter
Application.ActivePrinter = strP1
firstPage.PrintOut
The problem: The sheets are sent to the printers specified as strP1 and strP2, but the tray-settings from these printers are "overruled" by Excel; they are printed from the papertray that was the default of the printer when Excel was started.
Also, using the default printer dialog from Excel has the same problem; when the (windows-)default printer is Tray3 then all the pages come from there, even when printer Tray4 is selected as the printer. In Word or Acrobat etc the prints come from the right tray.
I'm making a sign in and sign out sheet for work and when I go to view and then page layout I get not only that but other sheets without the texts. Also, when I go back to my normal view I see dotted lines that show the page size over and over again. Any idea how I can see only what I want to see on page layout and get rid of those dotted lines?
View 11 Replies View RelatedI have MS Office 2003 with Excel and am comfortable creating formulas and have fun making spreadsheets, but have little experience with multiple tabs. They frustrate me. I'd like to set up a file that would essentially be a year of bookkeeping. Everything in view would be income, outgo, anticipated expenses, and running cash flow for a month. I'd like 12 or 14 tabs (1 per month plus overview and recap capability). If I make any format changes in row height or column width, I'd like those changes to apply to all tabs without having to copy the new layout to each of the other tabs. I think that would run the risk of also copying one months expenses/income erroneously to another month. Is this possible? I'd like to stretch a column, add column or row and have the changes apply to all tabs.
Also, most of the time, I like to have a tinted background behind my lists, but if a cost item needs to be copied from a green "expense list" to a blue "accounts paid" list, the color comes along. Can I copy only the text, not the format?
I receive a worksheet every month, Say sheet A, and then I change its layout as per our need, call it sheet B. here is an example. (Pleae see attached),
All I need to know is there a way to change lay out every month without cutting and pasting row up and down. I think if I insert a column in sheet A (received sheet) as column A and use match function with Prior months sheet B, and sort sheet A by column A (matching numbers), BUT the problem is the blank spaces.
I'm attempting to develop an application that will get world-wide usage, but my first tester is in the UK (Danish) and the app Kacked on a simple time format command.
Since this is intended as a self contained project, is it possible to establish those settings as part of my project?