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Below is just some of the feedback we've received, recently.
Note, due to being in a bit of a rush this month, I'm not posting all the 'thank you' replies. But know that we really do appreciate your comments and kind words about our work and that these posts were responded to directly.
And to those who notice that the format of this Feedback article is continually changing...hey, it's just my little way of keeping you on your toes (and me entertained).
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Lisa writes...
RE: Fixing Word Table Madness
Just read your tables article. It's terrific!!! I especially like the way you described what you did. Cool!
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Gareth Edwards writes...
Re: Controlling the Printer from Word VBA, Part 3: Dealing with Different Paper Sizes
Jonathan
Your article on Using VBA to control Duplex, Color Mode and Print Quality has saved us a major amount of time and effort. We would not have been able to work it out.
I copied your code and made only a minor adjustment and it worked right off.
Our firm has decided to implement a "Green Policy" and, as we use a lot of paper, we were asked to come up with a macro to make Duplex printing easy in order to save paper.
One question, we would need to print multiple copies in Duplex. I notice you have a dmCopies in Private Type DEVMODE. Using an Inputbox how can we use your code to print multiple copies, please?
Our thanks again for the code.
Jonathan West, author of the above article, writes...
Hi Gareth,
Its great to hear when the code works well for someone!
I recommend that you don't attempt to use the dmCopies parameter for printing multiple copies, simply because there is already a built-in capability for this in Word VBA. When you use the PrintOut method to print the document, you can specify the number of copies by applying a value to the Copies parameter of that method. That value can easily be derived from the user's response to an InputBox. Something like this would do the trick.
Dim iCopies As Long
iCopies = Val(InputBox("Enter the number of copies to be printed"))
If iCopies < 1 Then iCopies = 1 ' makes sure you don't try to print zero or negative numbers of copies
ActiveDocument.PrintOut Copies:=iCopies
Regards
Jonathan West
Follow up reply from Gareth...
Jonathan
"He shoots he, scores again!"
Duplex printing with copies working fine.
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Sean writes...
RE: At Last!! Fast, Easy and Reliable DVD Authoring for the PC!
Dear Greg i read your article on the TMPGEnc DVD Author which is quite cool.
I would like to know if you have ever experience the problem that i have when making DVD copies of programs that i have done. When i burn a couple of DVD's they play in certain domestic machines and some don't. Can you perhaps help me
Greg Chapman, author of the above article, writes...
Sean,
I haven't experienced this directly because of TMPGEnc but this problem is
familiar, nonetheless. The problem revolves around the DVD specification's
support for Regional ID. Most DVD players have a region code that can be set
up to 4 times in their lifetime. Others will not play a non-regionalized
DVD. I believe either of these could be at the heart of your problem.
Greg Chapman
http://www.mousetrax.com
http://www.layer1wireless.com
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Earl Voss, Wayne NJ, writes...
Re: Email Isn't Much Fun, Any More!
Just stumbled upon your site and I wanted to say how much I enjoyed (groan) the forementioned article. I, too, have a digital ID and have run into exactly the same issues. First my sister told me that she couldn't respond to one of my emails - I thought the problem was her. An elderly newbie friend reported the same problem to me. And then I thought the problem was HIM. But you are correct, the digital certificate technology has to be improved.
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Jackie Dexter from London- Middlesex writes...
Re: Ewww! Frog Guts!
this web siite is really cool! I feel sorry for the frog but my friend told me to see this site. I also have my own website and I am only 11 years old!
also, this site is sooo cool! is it a real frog that you disected? if it is, EWWWW! have a nice day xxx
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Yabedude from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, writes...
Re: Windows XP Security—The Big Joke
Excellent article!!
This article was extremely useful. By booting using the Win2K repair console, I could copy the files to another directory and thus restore ALL the drive after reformatting. Hats off to the author!
My XP SP2 boot sector became corrupt and simply would not boot. The MFT was intact as well as files, but the Master Boot Record (MBR) was corrupt and I was unable to boot the hard disk. Using Winternals ERD Commander, I could salvage all files except for the NTUSER.DAT and NTUSER.DAT.LOG plus the current registry files in %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Config. It seems ERD opens those files in R/W mode thereby locking them to copy commands.
The XP Repair Console allowed me to access the registry files and after copying them to another name, I could back them up. But I was not able to access the 2 NTUSER.DAT files noted earlier that are under Document and Settings. Booting with a Win2K CD and running its Repair Console was the Holy Grail!
Thanks again!
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A Subscriber writes...
Somewhere -- although can't remember where -- I saw Dian's recommendation of a series of books for Microsoft certification exam prep. Can you provide that information?
Dian Chapman, TechTrax Editor, writes...
For books...get the Microsoft "Step by Step" book...they ARE the criteria
for the tests. But better, get prep testing software from
www.selftestsoftware.com, these are nearly duplicates of the tests.
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Rogar from Kolkata writes...
I would really appriciate if u come up with some good troble shooting steps related to win 98 and win Me / starting from reinstallation of the operating system .. How to troble shoot page cannot be displayed problem . I am providing my email address if u come up with any thing new an help full please do not forget to inform me about that.
Dian Chapman, TechTrax Editor, writes...
Sorry, Rogar, but we try to keep up with the most current versions of the software in our articles, plus your requests aren't very specific. But know that there are several groups where you can find more specific information on specific problems you might be having. Check out this article to learn how to find better assistance: How To Get Help
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Peter Stawicki writes...
Re: Make Your Own Holiday Labels
Thanks so much - I was doing visual labels and had no idea how to set up the
template and your lesson helped tons!! I appreciate the clear and to the
point lesson!!
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Brian Elliott writes...
Re: Hard and Soft Asset Management with VBScript!
What a great tool Thank you! Any plans to have it write to a excel spread sheet.
Greg Chapman, author of the above article, writes...
The original version wrote everything to a CSV file (which is inherently
importable into Excel). Two problems immediately surfaced:
- Spreadsheets are limited to 255 columns in most versions of Excel and
65,535 rows in all versions.
- A host with multiple processors or a different set of running apps or
installed software ruins all attempts to create consistent columns.
Those were big challenges that I simply decided were better handled by
reducing the data in the way you see the application behave today.
Thanks for the compliments!
Greg Chapman
http://www.mousetrax.com
http://www.layer1wireless.com
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Jon Cegielski writes...
Re: Hard and Soft Asset Management with VBScript!
Greg, when running your vbs script (excellent by the way), what does it mean when a text file is created that says, "investigate these hosts"? Is that a hardware problem, network problem, or just problems with the script trying to connect to those machines? Thanks,
Greg Chapman, author of the above article, writes...
The InvestigateTheseHosts.txt file is all about poseurs!
Often, people will attempt to add a host to your network and use your domain
name...but not join the machine to the domain. Instead, the machine will be
in a workgroup. As a result, the script will receive an "Access Denied" when
it attempts to engage in sensitive queries. Other systems will also show
this behavior, too: Windows 9x variants, those in which WMI access rules
have been modified, etc.
The script accumulates the list of these hosts in that file to allow you to
make an orderly examination of these systems and correct their
configurations.
Greg Chapman
http://www.mousetrax.com
http://www.layer1wireless.com
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Claire writes...
Re: Using File Cataloger for Code and Support Libraries
I discovered your website today and can't believe I've missed it for so long! The image catalogure is going to make my life so much easier :-)
I have downloaded the file cataloguer macro and wondered if you could give me a hint regarding an error message. The message I receive when I activate the template is:
'can't move focus to the control because it is invisible, not enabled or of a type that does not accept focus'.
I realise you're very busy but if you have a free minute I'd be really grateful. Thanks for a great site!
Greg Chapman, developer of the award winning File Cataloger, writes...
That's a new one, Claire!
The easiest way to start chasing this down is to disable all Add-Ins and
attempt to restart the template. Are you familiar with disabling Add-Ins? If
not, see this article for details: Add-ins...One of Word's Most Common Problems
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TechTrax author, Terry Ferrell writes...
Dian
I thought that you would like to know that thanks to TechTrax and my profile, a friend found me after 22+ years! We were colleagues when we both worked at SHAPE in Belgium. He was in the Danish Forces whilst I was in the RAF. A couple of years later, we both moved homes and lost contact completely.
I had made several attempts to find him and he had tried to find me too. Then one day he was researching a Word problem and Google led him to TechTrax. You can guess his surprise at find me and my delight when he emailed me.
Regards —
Terry Farrell
Top 10 Articles for Opening Day of September Issue...
Since we have about the same article each month when we calculate out the monthly stats, I've decided to change the format for the monthly stats and just show the top 10 article for the day the previous issue was published. This will give us a little better idea of what people were reading in the new issue.
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