Printing options in template

[Starbird]

I need to have the option to print or not print certain styles in my
template, but I can't figure out how to tell Word to print only a specific
style, or print all but a specific style.
Thanks for any help!

SRD

 

[Jezebel]

There's no option for that as such, other than formatting the style as
Hidden.

 

[Starbird]

Thank you for your response Jezebel,
I understand there is no built in option, it would have to be done through
code I am assuming. About a year ago I saw a template with a similar print
option - unfortunantly, I had no idea at that time I would be working on a
similar project now and did not find out how it was done (my bad). It would
have to be done through a print statment, but I have been unsuccessful at
obtaining the desired results so far.
The template is a work instruction - proficient users would only need to see
part of the document, not the detail. I need to be able to print for both
experienced and inexperienced users of the work instruction.
I greatly appreciate any help anyone can give me here-
Thanks in advance!

SRD

 

[Jezebel]

As I say, the only way is to format the unwanted paragraphs as hidden. Which
you could certainly do through code. You need some way to tag the paragraphs
you do/don't wan't to show. Easiest is to use a distinct style. Then write a
macro that sets that style's hidden property TRUE/FALSE.

But I suggest this is not a good way to approach the problem. The support
issues with documents that behave in unusual ways usually outweigh the
convenience that the method is supposed to provide. Some Word users panic if
a document is anything other than bog-standard vanilla Word -- they'll ring
you for help and blame you for *everything* that goes wrong on their system
ever more ("ever since you installed that template, my Excel doesn't print
properly ..")

My own approach is to write the documents with the additional detail on
separate, drill-down pages.

 

[Starbird]

Thanks Jezebel, I think I'll have to re-evaluate this part of the situation.

 

[Starbird]

For anyone with a similar situation-
I set options for viewing with specific styles - hidden or not hidden via a
pull down menu which prevented me from having to mess with printing options
other than simply selecting print of which ever view they selected.
Works great so far, and a user can view only the information they need based
on their experience (entry level needing detail vs. experienced operator
needing only warnings/cautions etc) of the operating procedure.
Thanks for your insight Jezebel, I think I was headed for a nightmare!