You could use a macro to show the print preview, but then the user would have to
dismiss it to do anything with the worksheet.
If you don't want to make the worksheet look prettier, you may want to use excel
as the database and use MSWord to make the pretty form.
Then you could use MSWord's mailmerge to create that "form".
Saved from a previous post:
Lots of times, it's easier to use MSWord for printing and Excel (or some other
database application) as the source.
You may want to read some tips for mailmerge.
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/mailmerg.htm
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MailMerge
The first is from David McRitchie and the second is by Beth Melton and Dave
Rado.
And if you notice problems with the formatting of data (like zipcodes)...
Debra Dalgleish posted this:
There's an article on the Microsoft web site that might help you:
Answer Box: Numbers don't merge right in Word
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/assistance/HA011164951033.aspx
And if you prefer the old Mail Merge helper, Word MVP Suzanne Barnhill
has instructions here:
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/CustomizingWord2002.htm
about half way down the page.
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I often cheat instead of racking my brain.
I'll insert another column (probably hidden!) and use:
=text(a2,"ddmmyy")
or
=text(a2,"mm:ss.0")
or
=text(a2,"00000")
(or whatever format I want)
and use that field in the mailmerge.
(Cheating doesn't bother me anymore <vbg>.)
