Having problems copying an Excel range to a Word file using VBA

Question

I have looked at some VBA codes on how to copy a range from Excel and paste to a Word Document, but I can't get it to work, it creates a pdf file, but the file is corrupted.

I have the following VBA code:

    Sub CopyToWordAndPrintPDF()
    'PURPOSE: Copy/Paste An Excel Table Into a New Word Document
    'NOTE: Must have Word Object Library Active in Order to Run _
  (VBE > Tools > References > Microsoft Word 1x.0 Object Library)
      
    'Name of the existing Word document
    Const stWordDocument As String = "C:\Users\SDETHBP\Documents\FCM\FCM Ulvetræning Øvelser\U7-U12\Word Forside\Forside fra Excel.docx"
      
    'Word objects/declared variables.
    Dim wdApp As Word.Application
    Dim wdDoc As Word.Document
      
    'Excel objects
    Dim wbBook As Workbook
    Dim wsSheet As Worksheet
    
    'Instantiate Word and open the "Table Reports" document.
    Set wdApp = New Word.Application
    'Making word App Visible
    wdApp.Visible = True
    Set wdDoc = wdApp.Documents.Add(stWordDocument)
         
    ' copy content to word
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("U7AB1").Range("A1:N24").Copy
    
    ' Pastes it to the selected Word doc template.
    wdApp.Documents.Add
    wdApp.Selection.Paste
    
    ' Sets your printer in Word to Adobe PDF and then prints the whole doc.
    wdApp.WordBasic.FilePrintSetup Printer:="Adobe PDF", DoNotSetAsSysDefault:=1
    wdApp.ActiveDocument.PrintOut
    
    'Cleaning
    Set wsCell = Nothing
    Application.StatusBar = "Cleaning up..."
    Set wdDoc = Nothing
    wdApp.Visible = True
    Set wdApp = Nothing
    Application.StatusBar = False
End Sub

I hope someone can guide me.

##EDIT Try:## I have tried this and that take my existing word file and fill the range from the excel sheet into it, but my watermark is then behind the "table" and I can't see it (know that I don't save as pdf yet). So atm. it's the layout that's the problem, if I select the cells/range manual, and then copy em to the word, it's fine, I can see my watermark.

Sub ExcelRangeToWord()

'PURPOSE: Copy/Paste An Excel Table Into a New Word Document
'NOTE: Must have Word Object Library Active in Order to Run _
  (VBE > Tools > References > Microsoft Word 12.0 Object Library)
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim tbl As Excel.Range
Dim WordApp As Word.Application
Dim myDoc As Word.Document
Dim WordTable As Word.Table

'Optimize Code
  Application.ScreenUpdating = False
  Application.EnableEvents = False

'Copy Range from Excel
  Set tbl = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("U7AB1").Range("A1:N24")

'Create an Instance of MS Word
  On Error Resume Next
    
    'Is MS Word already opened?
      Set WordApp = GetObject(class:="Word.Application")
    
    'Clear the error between errors
      Err.Clear

    'If MS Word is not already open then open MS Word
      If WordApp Is Nothing Then Set WordApp = CreateObject(class:="Word.Application")
    
    'Handle if the Word Application is not found
      If Err.Number = 429 Then
        MsgBox "Microsoft Word could not be found, aborting."
        GoTo EndRoutine
      End If

  On Error GoTo 0
  
'Make MS Word Visible and Active
  WordApp.Visible = True
  WordApp.Activate
    
'Create a New Document
  'Set myDoc = WordApp.Documents.Add
'Change: [Set myDoc = WordApp.Documents.Add] to:
  Set myDoc = WordApp.Documents.Open("C:\Users\SDETHBP\Documents\FCM\FCM Ulvetræning Øvelser\U7-U12\Word Forside\Forside fra Excel.docx")
  
'Copy Excel Table Range
  tbl.Copy

'Paste Table into MS Word
  myDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.PasteExcelTable _
    LinkedToExcel:=False, _
    WordFormatting:=False, _
    RTF:=False
  
EndRoutine:
'Optimize Code
  Application.ScreenUpdating = True
  Application.EnableEvents = True

'Clear The Clipboard
  Application.CutCopyMode = False

End Sub

macropod macropod · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-28T12:12:43

For example:

Sub CopyToWordAndPrintPDF()
'PURPOSE: Copy/Paste An Excel Table Into a New Word Document
'NOTE: Must have Word Object Library Active in Order to Run _
(VBE > Tools > References > Microsoft Word #.0 Object Library)
      
'Name of the existing Word document
Const stWordDocument As String = "C:\Users\SDETHBP\Documents\FCM\FCM Ulvetræning Øvelser\U7-U12\Word Forside\Forside fra Excel.docx"
      
'Word objects/declared variables.
Dim wdApp As New Word.Application, wdDoc As Word.Document
    
With wdApp
  .Visible = False
  ' Open the Word document
  Set wdDoc = .Documents.Open(Filename:=stWordDocument, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
         
  ' copy content to word
  ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("U7AB1").Range("A1:N24").Copy
    
  ' Pastes it to the selected Word template.
  With wdDoc
    .Range.Characters.Last.Paste ' or, for example: .PasteExcelTable False, False, True
    ' Saves then prints the doc.
    .SaveAs2 Filename:=Split(stWordDocument, ".doc")(0) & ".pdf", FileFormat:=wdFormatPDF, AddToRecentFiles:=False
    .Close False
  End With
  .Quit
End With
Set wdDoc = Nothing: Set wdApp = Nothing
End Sub

To use the workbook's name & path instead of the document's name & path for the PDF, change:

Split(stWordDocument, ".doc")(0)

to:

Split(ThisWorkbook.FullName, ".xls")(0)

Having problems copying an Excel range to a Word file using VBA

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