Creating a macro to sample sheets or a graphic of color samples

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Marjorie - 24 May 2005 21:41 GMT

Hello. I had posted the following on Publisher General Questions and a MVP
suggested I create a macro - something I know nothing about. Can anyone of
you help? I appreciate your time!

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The Pixie utility is a super little color picker.

As for a macro, I simply don't know. We have a resident Publisher
programmer, maybe
he will see your post and help you out.

There is a web site I can recommend that has the color charts, using Pixie
the colors
match.
http://www.colchis.com/clrtable.html

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> Mary,
> Another MVP suggests:
> You may want to check with the folks in the MS Publisher
> newsgroup (link below) as well and include the version
> of Publisher you're using. Using a macro to print sample
> sheets, or to use a graphic of color samples
> http://www.bagism.com/colormaker/images/palette-original.gif
> to print and then use with a color picker onscreen app such as Pixie
> http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html to read screen colors
> for monitor adjustment are some methods that may help.
>
> Any clue on how to use a macro to do this? I don't need 16 million colors
> :), just a hundred or two will do...

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Ed Bennett - 24 May 2005 22:58 GMT

> Hello. I had posted the following on Publisher General Questions and
> a MVP suggested I create a macro - something I know nothing about.
> Can anyone of you help? I appreciate your time!

Please reply using the Reply By Email to send me a private email, so we can
discuss this in private.
Thanks,

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Marjorie - 25 May 2005 02:37 GMT

I'm trying to see what the colors that I use in Publisher will look like
printed out on my printer...I have been told (and have been able to do) print
the color palette by going to format, color scheme, and so forth. Do you
know of any other way to print out colors?

> > Hello. I had posted the following on Publisher General Questions and
> > a MVP suggested I create a macro - something I know nothing about.
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> discuss this in private.
> Thanks,

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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] - 25 May 2005 02:50 GMT

You don't need a macro to do that.

In Pub 2003:
Open your Task Pane, select Color Schemes. At the bottom, select Custom
Color Scheme. In the Color Schemes dialog box, select the Standard tab. At
the bottom of the box, click on Print Color Sampler.

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> I'm trying to see what the colors that I use in Publisher will look like
> printed out on my printer...I have been told (and have been able to do)
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>> discuss this in private.
>> Thanks,

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Ed Bennett - 25 May 2005 16:40 GMT

> I'm trying to see what the colors that I use in Publisher will look
> like printed out on my printer...I have been told (and have been able
> to do) print the color palette by going to format, color scheme, and
> so forth. Do you know of any other way to print out colors?

No automatic way without using a macro (I assume that the method JoAnn
quoted is the same one as that you were talking about?)

I cannot see how to do a reply by email through webnews (wonderful advances
in technology) - can you shoot me a private email to the_nerd AT mvps DOT
org please?

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Marjorie - 26 May 2005 06:43 GMT

I don't mind sending you a private email, but I am a little curious as to
your reasoning why...

> > I'm trying to see what the colors that I use in Publisher will look
> > like printed out on my printer...I have been told (and have been able
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> in technology) - can you shoot me a private email to the_nerd AT mvps DOT
> org please?

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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] - 26 May 2005 15:04 GMT

Ed's a good guy - not some sort of cyber-weirdo. :-)

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>I don't mind sending you a private email, but I am a little curious as to
> your reasoning why...
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>> in technology) - can you shoot me a private email to the_nerd AT mvps DOT
>> org please?

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Ed Bennett - 26 May 2005 18:33 GMT

> Ed's a good guy - not some sort of cyber-weirdo. :-)

Thanks JoAnn - good to know I'm not a cyber-weirdo :-)

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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] - 26 May 2005 21:11 GMT

I don't think you are.......but I do wonder about me tho. Ø¿Ø

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>> Ed's a good guy - not some sort of cyber-weirdo. :-)
>
> Thanks JoAnn - good to know I'm not a cyber-weirdo :-)

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Marjorie - 27 May 2005 21:53 GMT

Ok, Mr. Ed's defense team, I don't think he's a cyber-weirdo either, but it
does just make one wonder why the question can't be answered in the forum
given. Though, hey, free answers to life's most complicating questions,
sounds worth it to me.

> I don't think you are.......but I do wonder about me tho. Ø¿Ø
>
> >> Ed's a good guy - not some sort of cyber-weirdo. :-)
> >
> > Thanks JoAnn - good to know I'm not a cyber-weirdo :-)

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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] - 27 May 2005 22:05 GMT

Mr Ed? No - that was a talking horse that existed before Ed was even a
twinkle in his daddy's eyes. :-)

A horse is a horse, of course, of course......................

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> Ok, Mr. Ed's defense team, I don't think he's a cyber-weirdo either, but
> it
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>> >
>> > Thanks JoAnn - good to know I'm not a cyber-weirdo :-)

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