How can I create a not printable message to be displayed before printing my
document - a private message which no one can print by mistake ? I hope for a
pop up but it could also just be a textbox or so?

rgs
Susanne

You could put text in a border-less text box and format the text to be
hidden: On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Font tab.
Make sure you select the "Hidden" option and click OK.

If you want to view the hidden text, click the ¶ button on the
Standard toolbar. To prevent hidden text from printing, make sure that
"Hidden text" is cleared on the Print tab of ToolsOptions.

Instead of using a text box, you could insert a comment
(InsertComment) and type the text there.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
How can I create a not printable message to be displayed before
printing my
document - a private message which no one can print by mistake ? I
hope for a
pop up but it could also just be a textbox or so?

rgs
Susanne

Thanks, bu I need to be sure that everybody who opens the document read the
information and that no one can print the information.

I can not ask or be sure that 100 people change their options for this. I
still think, that I need a pop up/dialog box or something... ?

--
Mvh
Susanne


"Stefan Blom" skrev:

You could put text in a border-less text box and format the text to be
hidden: On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Font tab.
Make sure you select the "Hidden" option and click OK.

If you want to view the hidden text, click the ¶ button on the
Standard toolbar. To prevent hidden text from printing, make sure that
"Hidden text" is cleared on the Print tab of ToolsOptions.

Instead of using a text box, you could insert a comment
(InsertComment) and type the text there.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
How can I create a not printable message to be displayed before
printing my
document - a private message which no one can print by mistake ? I
hope for a
pop up but it could also just be a textbox or so?

rgs
Susanne

A macro would work, but I'm not the right person to ask for the best
way to do it (my knowledge of VBA is rather basic). Perhaps someone
else can help... Note that if you don't get an answer here, you could
ask in a programming newsgroup instead.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
Thanks, bu I need to be sure that everybody who opens the document
read the
information and that no one can print the information.

I can not ask or be sure that 100 people change their options for
this. I
still think, that I need a pop up/dialog box or something... ?

--
Mvh
Susanne


"Stefan Blom" skrev:

You could put text in a border-less text box and format the text
to be
hidden: On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Font
tab.
Make sure you select the "Hidden" option and click OK.

If you want to view the hidden text, click the ¶ button on the
Standard toolbar. To prevent hidden text from printing, make sure
that
"Hidden text" is cleared on the Print tab of ToolsOptions.

Instead of using a text box, you could insert a comment
(InsertComment) and type the text there.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
How can I create a not printable message to be displayed before
printing my
document - a private message which no one can print by mistake ?
I
hope for a
pop up but it could also just be a textbox or so?

rgs
Susanne

Thanks again.

--
rgs
Susanne


"Stefan Blom" skrev:

A macro would work, but I'm not the right person to ask for the best
way to do it (my knowledge of VBA is rather basic). Perhaps someone
else can help... Note that if you don't get an answer here, you could
ask in a programming newsgroup instead.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
Thanks, bu I need to be sure that everybody who opens the document
read the
information and that no one can print the information.

I can not ask or be sure that 100 people change their options for
this. I
still think, that I need a pop up/dialog box or something... ?

--
Mvh
Susanne


"Stefan Blom" skrev:

You could put text in a border-less text box and format the text
to be
hidden: On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Font
tab.
Make sure you select the "Hidden" option and click OK.

If you want to view the hidden text, click the ¶ button on the
Standard toolbar. To prevent hidden text from printing, make sure
that
"Hidden text" is cleared on the Print tab of ToolsOptions.

Instead of using a text box, you could insert a comment
(InsertComment) and type the text there.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
How can I create a not printable message to be displayed before
printing my
document - a private message which no one can print by mistake ?
I
hope for a
pop up but it could also just be a textbox or so?

rgs
Susanne

I would suggest a UserForm. You can get a start at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Susanne" wrote in message
...
How can I create a not printable message to be displayed before printing
my
document - a private message which no one can print by mistake ? I hope
for a
pop up but it could also just be a textbox or so?

rgs
Susanne

You could certainly use a macro, but then the problem would be in ensuring
that the users had access to the macro. Save it in the document and the
chances are it would be caught by anti-virus measures. Put it in the
document template and you would have to supply the template also.

An interim solution would be to add a custom toolbar to the document to run
a macro to call the printer and your message
eg

Sub PrintThisDocument()
MsgBox "Put your message here"
Application.PrintOut FileName:=""
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

but the issues of having the macro available still pertain


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Susanne wrote:
Thanks again.


A macro would work, but I'm not the right person to ask for the best
way to do it (my knowledge of VBA is rather basic). Perhaps someone
else can help... Note that if you don't get an answer here, you could
ask in a programming newsgroup instead.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
Thanks, bu I need to be sure that everybody who opens the document
read the information and that no one can print the information.

I can not ask or be sure that 100 people change their options for
this. I still think, that I need a pop up/dialog box or
something... ?

--
Mvh
Susanne


"Stefan Blom" skrev:

You could put text in a border-less text box and format the text
to be hidden: On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the
Font tab. Make sure you select the "Hidden" option and click OK.

If you want to view the hidden text, click the ¶ button on the
Standard toolbar. To prevent hidden text from printing, make sure
that "Hidden text" is cleared on the Print tab of ToolsOptions.

Instead of using a text box, you could insert a comment
(InsertComment) and type the text there.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Susanne" wrote in message
...
How can I create a not printable message to be displayed before
printing my document - a private message which no one can print
by mistake ? I hope for a pop up but it could also just be a
textbox or so?

rgs
Susanne