MSSpeech Forum : "send to printer" macro https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:51:22 +0000 Wed, 02 May 2012 10:03:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.02 360 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=288 <![CDATA[MSSpeech Forum]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/forum_images/msspeech_forum.png https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ <![CDATA["send to printer" macro : alassiel wrote:I recreated...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1388.html#1388 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 288
Posted: 02/May/2012 at 10:03am

Originally posted by alassiel alassiel wrote:

I recreated my macro, "Send to printer", as a global command using a lowercase "p"; it works perfectly from all three applications (Word, Excel, calendar).
Good to know. Thank you.
 
Marty
]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 10:03:12 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1388.html#1388 <![CDATA["send to printer" macro : Hi Marty,Thanks for showing me...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1387.html#1387 Author: alassiel
Subject: 288
Posted: 02/May/2012 at 8:54am

Hi Marty,

Thanks for showing me the xml for the macros that you created.  I carefully compared one to the macros that I had created and found the important difference.  The key sequence to send something to the printer is Ctrl plus a  lowercase "p", not an upper case "P".  When building the macro in Toolkit, I reflexively entered an upper case "P" because you always see it written as Ctrl+P and I neglected to consider that behind the scenes this translated to Ctrl+Shift+P.  Well, I discovered that in Word and Excel, the key sequence Ctrl+Shift+P opens the Font dialog box.  I recreated my macro, "Send to printer", as a global command using a lowercase "p"; it works perfectly from all three applications (Word, Excel, calendar).

Thanks for your help :).]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 08:54:46 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1387.html#1387 <![CDATA["send to printer" macro : This is the message I got when...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1385.html#1385 Author: alassiel
Subject: 288
Posted: 30/Apr/2012 at 4:39pm

This is the message I got when I clicked on the links. Help, please :).


Server Error

404 - File or directory not found.

The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.


]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:39:31 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1385.html#1385 <![CDATA["send to printer" macro : alassiel wrote:I followed...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1384.html#1384 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 288
Posted: 30/Apr/2012 at 2:57pm

Originally posted by alassiel alassiel wrote:

I followed your suggestion and created two macros, "Print document" and " Print spreadsheet", each pointing to their specific application, namely Word and Excel.
 
The 2 macros Print to Word and Print to Excel are below. These work perfectly in Office 2007. They should work fine in Office 2010 as well. Try these. They were created with the Macro Builder in WSRToolkit version 2.
 
Marty Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.
 
<!-- Command macro created with WSRToolkit (Version: 2.0.4.0) 4/30/2012 2:47:01 PM -->
<speechMacros>
<command>
<appIsInForeground processName ="Winword.exe"/>
<listenFor>Print to Word</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}p</sendKeys>
<sendKeys>{ENTER}</sendKeys>
</command>
<Signature>
 
 
<!-- Command macro created with WSRToolkit (Version: 2.0.4.0) 4/30/2012 2:48:39 PM -->
<speechMacros>
<command>
<appIsInForeground processName ="Excel.exe"/>
<listenFor>Print to Excel</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}p</sendKeys>
<sendKeys>{ENTER}</sendKeys>
</command>
<Signature>


Edited by mmarkoe_admin - 30/Apr/2012 at 4:47pm]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:57:14 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1384.html#1384 <![CDATA["send to printer" macro : Thanks for your quick response....]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1383.html#1383 Author: alassiel
Subject: 288
Posted: 30/Apr/2012 at 2:20pm

Thanks for your quick response.  I followed your suggestion and created two macros, "Print document" and " Print spreadsheet", each pointing to their specific application, namely Word and Excel.  For now I kept the macros simple, just a Ctrl+P sequence.  Unfortunately, the results were the same as when I created a single global command : (.  Both macros still continued to open the Font dialogue box.  I opened the WSR macro editor so that I could see the xml for the macro created using the Macro Builder in WSR toolkit.  I pasted the relevant lines for the "Print spreadsheet" macro below.  Also included the screen shot from the Toolkit Macro Builder.  Any other ideas?  Am I doing something wrong?  Thanks.

<!-- Command macro created with WSRToolkit (Version: 2.0.4.0) 4/30/2012 1:38:26 PM -->
<speechMacros>
<command>
<appIsInForeground processName ="Excel.exe"/>
<listenFor>Print spreadsheet</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}P</sendKeys>
</command>



]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:20:17 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1383.html#1383 <![CDATA["send to printer" macro : It sounds as if the problem...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1382.html#1382 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 288
Posted: 30/Apr/2012 at 11:17am

It sounds as if the problem is Global Command. It seems as if a Global Command should work, but apparently does not. Simply specify each program in the field labeled:
"If program in foreground"

For example, Browse to the Word executable. On the computer workstation I am currently using it is at:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE

Then name the command something like, "Print to Word"

After adding Ctrl + P to the Action List, add a Pause with the Command Key "Enter" in order to execute the OK in the Print Dialog Box.



Edited by mmarkoe_admin - 30/Apr/2012 at 11:18am]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:17:58 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1382.html#1382 <![CDATA["send to printer" macro : Greetings,I tried using the Macro...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/send-to-printer-macro_topic288_post1381.html#1381 Author: alassiel
Subject: 288
Posted: 30/Apr/2012 at 9:46am

Greetings,

I tried using the Macro Builder in the toolkit to create a macro that sends Ctrl+P to the foreground application.  The toolkit seems to build the macro just fine; I get all of the expected popup windows indicating that the macro has been built.  However, when I actually try to use the macro, I get unexpected results.  For example, when I speak the macro name in Word or Excel, they each open the Font dialogue window.  When I try it in my calendar software (Franklin Covey PlanPlus), the application crashes.  Obviously, if I use the keyboard to press Ctrl+P, all three applications open up the Print dialog box.  Anyone have any ideas what I need to do to get this to work?  I've built other key press macros and they're working as expected.  Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Here's how I completed the macro builder window after which I clicked the build button:



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