selection print

[Lori]

I'm using Word 2000. How do I print a section of a word doc (line in a
table) and also capture the heading of the document? I tried putting the
heading in a "header", but the header won't print when I select a section -
only the selection. In excel, it's great that you can pick 'rows to repeat'.
I'm looking for that type of function in word. Any ideas?

 

[Stefan Blom]

In Word, as you print the selection, you only get what is explicitly
selected. I don't think there is a way around this.

Note that recent versions of Word allows you to select non-contiguous pieces
of text, but I haven't tested if they can also be printed.

This KB article might be of interest:

WD2000: Selecting Non-Contiguous Text and Graphics by Using the Spike
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211675/en-us

 

[CyberTaz]

As Stefan wrote there is no provision for this although there are a few
workarounds. Unfortunately the "non-contiguous" selection of content isn't
one of them - at least not in any version of Word I've attempted it. The
"Selection" option in the Print dialog isn't available if the selected
passage isn't consecutive lines

Easiest of all [in most cases] is simply to copy the heading & the passage
to a new doc, then print that especially if it's a one-time need.

You can also format the intervening text as Hidden, select the content to be
printed, then print Selection.

Depending on the structure of the doc you may also be able to print what you
want by using Outline View & collapsing segments.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Nanny G]

Do you know, after highlighting two columns on a table, why I am not allowed
to print "selection" in print mode? The option "selection" is grayed out.

???
[email protected]

As Stefan wrote there is no provision for this although there are a few
workarounds. Unfortunately the "non-contiguous" selection of content isn't
one of them - at least not in any version of Word I've attempted it. The
"Selection" option in the Print dialog isn't available if the selected
passage isn't consecutive lines

Easiest of all [in most cases] is simply to copy the heading & the passage
to a new doc, then print that especially if it's a one-time need.

You can also format the intervening text as Hidden, select the content to be
printed, then print Selection.

Depending on the structure of the doc you may also be able to print what you
want by using Outline View & collapsing segments.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

I'm using Word 2000. How do I print a section of a word doc (line in a
table) and also capture the heading of the document? I tried putting the
heading in a "header", but the header won't print when I select a section -
only the selection. In excel, it's great that you can pick 'rows to repeat'.
I'm looking for that type of function in word. Any ideas?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Building on what Bob wrote, you need to know that when you select columns in
a Word table, that is not a "contiguous" selection. Because Word reads
tables from left to right along a row and then down to the next row, a
selection of specific columns looks to Word like a series of individual
selections that are separated by the unselected cells on either side. That's
why it turns off the "Selection" option in the Print dialog.

As a workaround, select the columns you don't want to print, and click Table

Delete > Columns so that only the ones you do want are still there. Select

the whole remaining table and print -- "Selection" will now be available.
When printing is done, click the Undo button (or press Ctrl+Z) until the
table returns to the original state.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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all may benefit.

Do you know, after highlighting two columns on a table, why I am not
allowed to print "selection" in print mode? The option "selection"
is grayed out.

???
[email protected]

As Stefan wrote there is no provision for this although there are a
few workarounds. Unfortunately the "non-contiguous" selection of
content isn't one of them - at least not in any version of Word I've
attempted it. The "Selection" option in the Print dialog isn't
available if the selected passage isn't consecutive lines

Easiest of all [in most cases] is simply to copy the heading & the
passage to a new doc, then print that especially if it's a one-time
need.

You can also format the intervening text as Hidden, select the
content to be printed, then print Selection.

Depending on the structure of the doc you may also be able to print
what you want by using Outline View & collapsing segments.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

I'm using Word 2000. How do I print a section of a word doc (line
in a table) and also capture the heading of the document? I tried
putting the heading in a "header", but the header won't print when
I select a section - only the selection. In excel, it's great that
you can pick 'rows to repeat'. I'm looking for that type of
function in word. Any ideas?