Application.BackgroundPrintingStatus Property

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Returns the number of print jobs in the background printing queue. Read-only Long.

Syntax

expression.BackgroundPrintingStatus

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Example

This example returns the number of Word print jobs currently queued up for background printing.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim lngStatus As Long

If Options.PrintBackground = True Then
lngStatus = Application.BackgroundPrintingStatus
End If

If the number of print jobs is greater than 0 (zero), this example displays a message in the status bar.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Application.BackgroundPrintingStatus > 0 Then
    StatusBar = Application.BackgroundPrintingStatus _
        & " print jobs are queued up"
End If

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