Button1 method is a bit better but any SendKeys() sort of method, even API like this one, is not foolproof. If I get time, I could show you how to modify this to be more foolproof, and faster though it would still use API methods.
For now, you can play with this old code:
'http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=149777&page=1Option Explicit
Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" (ByVal bVk As Byte, _
ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long)
Const VK_SNAPSHOT = 44
Const VK_LMENU = 164
Const KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = 2
Const KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY = 1
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
DoEvents
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
keybd_event VK_LMENU, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, 0
keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, 0
keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY + KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
keybd_event VK_LMENU, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY + KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
DoEvents
Workbooks.Add
Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Bitmap", Link:=False, _
DisplayAsIcon:=False
ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Select
'added to force landscape
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.Orientation = xlLandscape
With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
.PrintTitleRows = ""
.PrintTitleColumns = ""
End With
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = ""
With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
.LeftHeader = ""
.CenterHeader = ""
.RightHeader = ""
.LeftFooter = ""
.CenterFooter = ""
.RightFooter = ""
.LeftMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.75)
.RightMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.75)
.TopMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(1)
.BottomMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(1)
.HeaderMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.5)
.FooterMargin = Application.InchesToPoints(0.5)
.PrintHeadings = False
.PrintGridlines = False
.PrintComments = xlPrintNoComments
'// One or more properties may not be available
' .PrintQuality = 300
.CenterHorizontally = True
.CenterVertically = True
.Orientation = xlLandscape
.Draft = False
.PaperSize = xlPaperA4
.FirstPageNumber = xlAutomatic
.Order = xlDownThenOver
.BlackAndWhite = False
.Zoom = False
.FitToPagesWide = 1
.FitToPagesTall = 1
End With
'ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1
'ActiveWorkbook.Close False
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Unload Me
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
Dim pdfName As String
keybd_event VK_LMENU, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, 0
keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, 0
keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY + KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
keybd_event VK_LMENU, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY + KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
DoEvents 'Otherwise, all of screen would be pasted.
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets.Add After:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count)
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Bitmap", Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False
pdfName = ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\" & Me.Name & " " & Format(Now, "yyyy-mmm-dd") & ".pdf"
'Debug.Print pdfName
ActiveSheet.ExportAsFixedFormat _
Type:=xlTypePDF, _
Filename:=pdfName, _
Quality:=xlQualityStandard, _
IncludeDocProperties:=False, _
IgnorePrintAreas:=False, _
OpenAfterPublish:=False
Worksheets(Worksheets.Count).Delete
Unload Me
End Sub