How to Determine How Many Pages Will Be Printed

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1. Create a new Microsoft Excel workbook.
2. Select the range A1:J100.
3. Enter the number 1 and press CTRL+ENTER. You should see all the selected cells filled with the number 1.
4. Insert a Visual Basic macro module.
5. Type the following code in the module:

         Sub ShowMe()
             MsgBox ExecuteExcel4Macro("GET.DOCUMENT(50)") & _
                 " pages will be printed."
         End Sub
   						

6. Run the macro.