How to Print Excel Worksheet

Excel worksheets can be tricky to print due to formatting issues. This section will go over how to print an Excel worksheet.


Select Cells #

  • Click, hold, and drag a box around the cells you want to print. Navigate to the print dialogue. 

Export to Adobe #

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  1. Select “Adobe PDF” from printer dropdown.
  2. Ensure this setting is set to “Print Selection”. 
  3. Choose landscape or portrait, whichever suits the data table best. 
  4. Choose 11 x 17 paper size.
  5. Change margins to “Narrow Margins”. 
  6. Ensure this setting is set to “Fit Sheet on One Page”. 
  7. Click “Print”. 

Edit PDF Tool #

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  • Once converted to a pdf, select “Edit PDF” from tool list. For more information/detailed instructions on how to convert a document to a PDF, see section on How to Convert Document into PDF. 

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  • Center and stretch the graphic/text so that it fills the page. For worksheets that have a lot of data on them, be sure not to stretch too far or it will mess up the formatting of the data. For more information/detailed instructions, see the sections on How to Move Text/Graphic on PDF and How to Enlarge Text/Graphic on PDF.