Error converting a word 2010 document to pdf with excel 2010 vba. Oct 09, 2014 i have a macro that takes data from excel 2010 and pastes it on a word 2010 document, then saves the word document and works fine. Apr 10, 2020 since excel 2010 it has been possible to save excel files as pdf documents. I have created a button that says convert to pdf because people dont know how to do it natively. The code below provides the vba options to do achieve this. Now im reworking the database for 2010, the company recently 2012 moving to access 2010. I have tried lots of solutions from web and none of the early binding approaches would work for me, kept kicking up errors, that i couldnt solve. When i run the macros below manually word does the conversion ok, but if i run the macro test with word open and no documents open, word just hangs and i have to force quit the application. The document is 43 pages of onsite risk assessment sheets and i have successfully written a macro that will produce the string to insert the various page numbers for sending to print. The main purpose of the exportasfixedformat method is to export a particular excel object such as a file, worksheet. The exportasfixedformat method is used to publish a workbook to either the pdf or xps format.
I am using the exportasfixedformat function in word vba and i need to select the pages of the word document to pdf, as the whole document is never printed out. Have questions or feedback about office vba or this documentation. If you need to make modifications, hopefully, you will be able to follow along with my code comments and customize the code. The articles dont show how to delete the last page per ce.
Im using word 20072010 mail merge and i want to create individual pdf files. Vba script to copy large amounts of data from excel to word using values. May 19, 2015 rummaging through all the above to address the simple task of filling in a gap in the word excel object model functionality to save an encrypted pdf and set different security options from vba, i found that the simplest and quickest solution to make a custom com wrapper around one of the wellknown. Feb, 2011 click run to run the vba code and automatically save the word document as a pdf file. Exportasfixedformat type, filename, quality, includedocproperties, ignoreprintareas, from, to, openafterpublish, fixedformatextclassptr. Click the button to send the current document to outlook. This blog explains how you could use the office interop assemblies to convert word, powerpoint and excel files to pdf. From word 2010, click file, options, quick access toolbar, 2. Scroll the list and select email as pdf attachment. The following macro code will export the active sheet or sheets in pdf format. The example is using wdexportoptimizeforonscreen for smaller file size and lower quality. These vba code snippets can be used in much larger processes to automate the distribution of hundreds of document in just a few seconds.
Save a microsoft excel workbook as a pdf file by using. Ok, so i have this word 2010 macro enabled template with my handy dandy forms that people can fill out. If you need to make modifications, hopefully, you will be able to follow along below is a simple vba macro that will allow you to quickly turn your microsoft word document into a pdf file in a snap. Therefore, lets start this blog post by taking a look at it.
The code is written to save your pdf in the same folder as the word document file currently resides. Vb script to export to pdf in command button activex in. Word 20072010 mail merge to save to individual pdf files. The first will provide you with the option to change file name and location, the second is a straight export, no questions asked. Rummaging through all the above to address the simple task of filling in a gap in the wordexcel object model functionality to save an encrypted pdf and set different security options from vba, i found that the simplest and quickest solution to make a custom com wrapper around one of wellknown. Save excel sheet as pdf with simple macro excelvbaisfun get my bestselling excel vba courses. But what if you have a lot of documents you want to convert to pdf. Directly save word file as pdf and aumatically open it. Since excel 2010 it has been possible to save excel files as pdf documents. Help with printing specified sheets to pdf with vba using. Firstly you should select the email that you want to save as pdf. Save a powerpoint presentation to pdf programmatically.
This vba macro will create a new document and save as using the current date and time. I am using the exportasfixedformat method and cannot find any arguments that would give me what i am looking for. May 21, 2014 if you want to convert a document to pdf you can save it as pdf file export pdf. Copy the code to a regular code module, then select the sheets you want to export, and run the macro see the section further down, for details on how the macro works note.
I entered the vb editor of the particular commandbutton that i want to have this functionality. Trying to use exportasfixedformat to send a page of a document to a pdf file. Dec 15, 2009 i am using the exportasfixedformat function in word vba and i need to select the pages of the word document to pdf, as the whole document is never printed out. Ich offne einzeln worddokumente mit folgender befehlsfolge. Save a powerpoint presentation to pdf programmatically if you need to save a powerpoint presentation to pdf format programmatically using vba code, here is a simple macro to do the job. Using this method we can export a range of data in a microsoft excel 2010 worksheet to pdf or xps format. Ms word automation vba 6 responses on vba save a word document as a pdf andy bentley june 1, 2018 at 8. If you set this parameter to true, the resulting files are more reliably selfcontained but may be larger or show more visual artifacts due to the restrictions of the format.
Ms word exportasfixedformat throws exception 80070057. Place your cursor in your visual basic code where you want the save to occur. I thought i should get it from word since i am using in a with statement referring to a word object, and i guess i thoguht the object methods were the same throughout an office suite. Mar 24, 2016 below is a simple vba macro that will allow you to quickly turn your selected worksheet s into a pdf file in a snap. This video shows how to programatically read\write to a pdf file using microsoft excel 20102007 using pdf api.
I also want to export the word document to pdf and that is the problem. Microsoft excel uses a completely different method, the exportasfixedformat method. Navigate to the folder location on your computer in which your word document is saved to find the pdf version of the file. So i thought that instead of locking and unlocking a word document, id let certain users edit the. Open any other word documents that you want to save as a pdf. It is not too bad after you figure out what you need to do. The code is written to save your document in the same folder as the excel file currently resides. This works if it only a handful of letters but it becomes a pain when were processing hundreds. Currently, we do it the long way, saving it one pdf at a time using save as. Sheet 1 data sheet 2 calcs sheet 3 exhibit, page 3 sheet 4 exhibit, page 4 sheet 5 summary exhibit, page 2.
Excel vba 2003 2010 compatibility with exportasfixedformat. Under choose commands from, click the drop down and select all commands. Use the project explorer to browse to the module where you need to automate saving the spreadsheet as a pdf file. How to create pdfs in word using access vba office 2007 will allow you to easily create pdfs from any word document using the output menu on the office button, access does too with reports, but recently i had to create a procedure for a client that wanted to convert word docs to. May 23, 2015 save excel sheet as pdf with simple macro excelvbaisfun get my bestselling excel vba courses. How to convert word table to pdf using vba how to save powerpoint. Exportasfixedformat type, filename, quality, includedocproperties, ignoreprintareas, from, to, openafterpublish, fixedformatextclassptr expression a variable that represents a workbook object. Word 2010 hangs when macro is used to exportasfixedformat. Exportasfixedformat, which saves the document as pdf or xps format. How to create pdfs in word using access vba office 2007 will allow you to easily create pdfs from any word document using the output menu on the office button, access does too with reports, but recently i had to create a procedure for a client that wanted to convert word docs to pdf, email them and do it all from access.
Click insert module, then copy and paste the following vba code to the module window. If you need to make modifications, hopefully, you will be able to follow along with my code comments and customize the code to. Im trying to create a macro that executes when a file is saved from word or excel 2007. Use the exportasfixedformat function to perform a save to pdf. Excel vba 2003 2010 compatibility with exportasfixedformat understood. If you want to convert a document to pdf you can save it as pdf file export pdf. In excel 2010 and later, you can export a sheet, or a group of sheets, as a pdf file. The basic vba method you use for converting excel files to pdf is exportasfixedformat. Word 2010 hangs when macro is used to exportasfixedformat to pdf i have a document that i want to automate the conversion to pdf format. Microsoft office 2010 offer some powerful tools, using this tools you can create application. I was lucky enough to come across this macro on this forum to save as pdf but i need to alter a bit so that it allows the user to select the folder to save it in. As a matter of a fact, the exportasfixedformat method is much easier to use than the microsoft word saveas.
Save excel sheet as pdf with simple macro excelvbaisfun. Word 2010 exportasfixedformat with fast web view is there any way to output to pdf with fast web view enabled from word 2010. Exportasfixedformatstring, wdexportformat, boolean. Retrieving comments from word 2010 documents by using the. Below is a simple vba macro that will allow you to quickly turn your microsoft word document into a pdf file in a snap. The following code works for me to print all sheets after the second sheet. May 19, 2015 rummaging through all the above to address the simple task of filling in a gap in the word excel object model functionality to save an encrypted pdf and set different security options from vba, i found that the simplest and quickest solution to make a custom com wrapper around one of wellknown. Using microsoft visual basic for applications vba you can create your own application according to your need. Converting office documents to pdf with the office interop. I can guarantee 9 times out of 10, one of my strategies will get you the answers you are needing faster than it will take me to get back to you with.
My working script needs to get past the 255character default limit unsolved, but update on my workaround. I have a spreadsheet where i want to print the exhibit tabs to a pdf, but not in the order they are in the workbook. Jul 11, 20 im using word 2007 2010 mail merge and i want to create individual pdf files. Below is a simple vba macro that will allow you to quickly turn your selected worksheet s into a pdf file in a snap. Microsoft word vba to save document as a pdf in same folder. In event some people want to save the file directly to pdf without revising the file name, here is the macro in need. Rummaging through all the above to address the simple task of filling in a gap in the wordexcel object model functionality to save an encrypted pdf and set different security options from vba, i found that the simplest and quickest solution to make a custom com wrapper around one of the wellknown.
Trying to help somebody with a word macro, but i suspect the problem and the answer would be the same in excel vba. Saving excel workbooks, sheets, charts and ranges as pdf documents. Exportasfixedformat has pdfxps specific options that are not available in. Here are some links showing how to split a pdf into parts some split into two others page by page. Macro to save as pdf with ability to choose save as folder. I have in excel vba a variable to call word set as wdapp. Unfortunately, microsoft word uses the saveas method to save a word document as a pdf file. The exportasfixedformat method is used to publish a workbook to either the pdf or xps format syntax. Click run to run the vba code and automatically save the word document as a pdf file. Vba saveprint a word document as a pdf developers hut. The following code will save the current document as pdf in the same path.
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