Excel Printing commands

 

Objectives

 

Using Excel help (F1):

In the Search For box, type Print and press the Enter key.

In the Search Results list, click on Print, and read the topic.

 

Excel Bible: Chapter 7

Before Printing

To change the layout before printing, choose "File" | "Page setUp". Then choose one of the following tasks:

To achieve this result:

Do this:

See what your printout will look like

Choose "File" | "Print Preview" 

On the Page tab

 

Change orientation

Choose "Portrait" or "Landscape"

Fit to a single page

Choose "Fit to 1 page wide by 1 page tall"

On the Margins tab

 

Center between left and right margins

Choose "Horizontally"

Center between top and bottom margins

Choose "Vertically"

On the Header/Footer tab

 

Add a custom header

Choose "Custom Header"

Add a custom footer

Choose "Custom Footer"

On the Sheet tab

 

Turn gridlines on/off

Choose "Gridlines"

Print row and column headings (A, B, C… at top, 1, 2, 3… down side)

Choose "Row and Column Headings"

Print column headers (rows of the data, not the A, B, C,…) on each page of a multiple-page printout

Enter a range of columns in "Columns to Repeat at Left", e.g. A:A, or A:B

Print row headers (columns of the data, not the 1, 2, 3,… down the side) on each page of a multiple-page printout

Enter a range of rows in "Rows to Repeat at Top", e.g. 3:4

Printing

To achieve this:

Do this:

Print a worksheet

Choose "File" | "Print"

Preview a worksheet before printing

Choose "File" | "preView"

To insert a vertical page break

Position cursor in row 1 immediately to the right of where you want the break to occur. The break will occur on the left edge of the selected cell. Choose "Insert" | "Page Break"

To insert a horizontal page break

Position cursor in column A immediately below where you want the break to occur. The break will occur on the top edge of the selected cell. Choose "Insert" | "Page Break"

To delete a page break

Position cursor below or to right of the break you want to delete. Choose "Insert" | "Remove Page Break"

 

Revised 2005.02.23