This prior post may help.
The *fast* way to do page setup in Excel is to use the XLM (Excel 4 Macro
Language) syntax (PAGE.SETUP) and call it using
Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro like this:
Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro "PAGE.SETUP(arg1, arg2, arg3, ..., argn)"
The arguments are documented in the Excel 4 help file which, if you have
Excel 2000, is a download. You can get it from:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloaddetails/xlmacro.htm
It installs, among other things, a chm (compiled HTML help) file on your
machine that documents all of the XLM functions.
Below, for convenience sake, I have included the help file page for
PAGE.SETUP. Hopefully, this post can put this topic to rest...(In case you
were wondering, there are *no* "pure" VBA-based workarounds to the
performance of page setup, period. Rob, Robert and other MVPs, step in and
correct me here if I am wrong..)
Tim
Tim Tow, CPA MCSD
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Applied OLAP, Inc
Help file section:
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PAGE.SETUP
Macro Sheets Only
Equivalent to clicking the Page Setup command on the File menu. Use
PAGE.SETUP to control the printed appearance of your sheets.
There are three syntax forms of PAGE.SETUP. Syntax 1 applies if a sheet or
macro sheet is active; syntax 2 applies if a chart is active; syntax three
applies to Visual Basic modules and the info Window.
Arguments correspond to check boxes and text boxes in the Page Setup dialog
box. Arguments that correspond to check boxes are logical values. If an
argument is TRUE, Microsoft Excel selects the check box; if FALSE, Microsoft
Excel clears the check box. Arguments for margins are always in inches,
regardless of your country setting.
Syntax 1
Worksheets and macro sheets
PAGE.SETUP(head, foot, left, right, top, bot, hdng, grid, h_cntr, v_cntr,
orient, paper_size, scale, pg_num, pg_order, bw_cells, quality, head_margin,
foot_margin, notes, draft)
PAGE.SETUP?(head, foot, left, right, top, bot, hdng, grid, h_cntr, v_cntr,
orient, paper_size, scale, pg_num, pg_order, bw_cells, quality, head_margin,
foot_margin, notes, draft)
Syntax 2
Charts
PAGE.SETUP(head, foot, left, right, top, bot, size, h_cntr, v_cntr, orient,
paper_size, scale, pg_num, bw_chart, quality, head_margin, foot_margin,
draft)
PAGE.SETUP?(head, foot, left, right, top, bot, size, h_cntr, v_cntr, orient,
paper_size, scale, pg_num, bw_chart, quality, head_margin, foot_margin,
draft)
Syntax 3
Visual Basic Modules and the Info Window
PAGE.SETUP(head, foot, left, right, top, bot, orient, paper_size, scale,
quality, head_margin, foot_margin, pg_num)
PAGE.SETUP?(head, foot, left, right, top, bot, orient, paper_size, scale,
quality, head_margin, foot_margin, pg_num)
Head specifies the text and formatting codes for the header for the
current sheet . For information about formatting codes, see "Remarks" later
in this topic.
Foot specifies the text and formatting codes for the workbook footer.
Left corresponds to the Left box and is a number specifying the left
margin.
Right corresponds to the Right box and is a number specifying the right
margin.
Top corresponds to the Top box and is a number specifying the top margin.
Bot corresponds to the Bottom box and is a number specifying the bottom
margin.
Hdng corresponds to the Row & Column Headings check box. Hdng is
available only in the sheet and macro sheet form of the function.
Grid corresponds to the Cell Gridlines check box. Grid is available only
in the sheet and macro sheet form of the function.
H_cntr corresponds to the Center Horizontally check box in the Margins
panel of the Page Setup dialog box.
V_cntr corresponds to the Center Vertically check box in the Margins
panel of the Page Setup dialog box.
Orient determines the direction in which your workbook is printed.
Orient Print format
1 Portrait
2 Landscape
Paper_size is a number from 1 to 26 that specifies the size of the paper.
Paper_size Paper type
1 Letter
2 Letter (small)
3 Tabloid
4 Ledger
5 Legal
6 Statement
7 Executive
8 A3
9 A4
10 A4 (small)
11 A5
12 B4
13 B5
14 Folio
15 Quarto
16 10x14
17 11x17
18 Note
19 ENV9
20 ENV10
21 ENV11
22 ENV12
23 ENV14
24 C Sheet
25 D Sheet
26 E Sheet
Scale is a number representing the percentage to increase or decrease the
size of the sheet. All scaling retains the aspect ratio of the original.
a.. To specify a percentage of reduction or enlargement, set scale to the
percentage.
b.. For worksheets and macros, you can specify the number of pages that
the printout should be scaled to fit. Set scale to a two-item horizontal
array, with the first item equal to the width and the second item equal to
the height. If no constraint is necessary in one direction, you can set the
corresponding value to #N/A.
c.. Scale can also be a logical value. To fit the print area on a single
page, set scale to TRUE.
Pg_num specifies the number of the first page. If zero, sets first page
to zero. If "Auto" is used, then the page numbering is set to automatic. If
omitted, PAGE.SETUP retains the existing pg_num.
Pg_order specifies whether pagination is left-to-right and then down, or
top-to-bottom and then right.
Pg_order Pagination
1 Top-to-bottom, then right
2 Left-to-right, then down
Bw_cells is a logical value that specifies whether to print cells and all
graphic objects, such as text boxes and buttons, in color.
a.. If bw_cells is TRUE, Microsoft Excel prints cell text and borders in
black and cell backgrounds in white.
b.. If bw_cells is FALSE , Microsoft Excel prints cell text, borders, and
background patterns in color (or in gray scale).
Bw_chart is a logical value that specifies whether to print chart in
color.
Size is a number corresponding to the options in the Chart Size box, and
determines how you want the chart printed on the page within the margins.
Size is available only in the chart form of the function.
Size Size to print the chart
1 Screen size
2 Fit to page
3 Full page
Quality specifies the print quality in dots-per-inch. To specify both
horizontal and vertical print quality, use an array of two values.
Head_margin is the placement, in inches, of the running head margin from
the edge of the page.
Foot_margin is the placement, in inches, of the running foot margin from
the edge of the page.
Draft corresponds to the Draft Quality checkbox in the Sheet tab and in
the Chart tab of the Page Setup dialog box. If FALSE or omitted, graphics
are printed with the sheet. If TRUE, no graphics are printed.
Notes specifies whether to print cell notes with the sheet. If TRUE, both
the sheet and the cell notes are printed. If FALSE or omitted, just the
sheet is printed.
Remarks
Microsoft Excel no longer requires you to enter formatting codes to format
headers and footers, but the codes are still supported and recorded by the
macro recorder. You can include these codes as part of the head and foot
text strings to align portions of the header or footer to the left, right,
or center; to include the page number, date, time, or workbook name; and to
print the header or footer in bold or italic.
Formatting code Result
&L Left-aligns the characters that follow.
&C Centers the characters that follow.
&R Right-aligns the characters that follow.
&B Turns bold printing on or off (now obsolete).
&I Turns italic printing on or off.
&U Turns single underlining printing on or off.
&S Turns strikethrough printing on or off.
&O Turns outline printing on or off (Macintosh only).
&H Turns shadow printing on or off (Macintosh only).
&D Prints the current date.
&T Prints the current time.
&A Prints the name of the sheet
&F Prints the name of the workbook.
&P Prints the page number.
&P+number Prints the page number plus number.
&P-number Prints the page number minus number.
&& Prints a single ampersand.
& "fontname, fontstyle" Prints the characters that follow in the
specified font and style. Be sure to include a comma immediately following
the fontname, and double quotation marks around fontname and fontstyle.
&nn Prints the characters that follow in the specified font size. Use
a two-digit number to specify a size in points.
&N Prints the total number of pages in the workbook.
&E Prints a double underline
&X Prints the character as superscript
&Y Prints the character as subscript
Related Functions
DISPLAY Controls screen and Info Window display
GET.DOCUMENT Returns information about a workbook
PRINT Prints the active workbook
WORKSPACE Changes workspace settings
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