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Thanks Rgonzo. That works.<br />
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Is it also possible to 'minimise' the Word document to have 'minimal Ribbon tab' and other Word borders? Just on the ActiveDocument.<br />
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Thanks
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Thanks Rgonzo. That works.

Is it also possible to 'minimise' the Word document to have 'minimal Ribbon tab' and other Word borders? Just on the ActiveDocument.

Thanks

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Looking for ideas.<br />
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In my Word VBA application there's a Preview feature. What it does is simply copy a range &gt;&nbsp;open a new Word doc &gt;&nbsp;paste with formats. (the original doc in 500+ pages. This enables the user to review a selected part of it easily, without navigating away from the current insertion position).<br />
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The way I have done this has this drawback - the user 'thinks' the new Word doc is there for editing (because it can be). And now there are 2 Word docs open and this can be confusing.<br />
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What is required is (just) a 'preview'. One that is obviously a 'popup preview', non-editable, preferably at 50% zoom out (small), with existing formats.<br />
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I'd be grateful for any ideas.<br />
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Thanks
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Looking for ideas.

In my Word VBA application there's a Preview feature. What it does is simply copy a range > open a new Word doc > paste with formats. (the original doc in 500+ pages. This enables the user to review a selected part of it easily, without navigating away from the current insertion position).

The way I have done this has this drawback - the user 'thinks' the new Word doc is there for editing (because it can be). And now there are 2 Word docs open and this can be confusing.

What is required is (just) a 'preview'. One that is obviously a 'popup preview', non-editable, preferably at 50% zoom out (small), with existing formats.

I'd be grateful for any ideas.

Thanks

Word VBA - output a popup with some text as a 'preview' window

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) enables building user-defined functions (UDFs), automating processes and accessing Windows API and other low-level functionality through dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). VBA is closely related to Visual Basic and uses the Visual Basic Runtime Library, but it can normally only run code within a host application rather than as a standalone program. It can, however, be used to control one application from another via OLE Automation. VBA is built into most Microsoft Office applications.

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