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Microsoft Excel 2007

Other Printing Options

Excel provides many options for modifying how your worksheet will appear on a printed sheet. Many features that appear on your screen, such as gridlines and row and column headings, will not automatically print. However, you may choose to include these and other elements in your printed document.

return to topPrinting Gridlines

Gridlines (outlines of each cell) will not print by default in Excel 2007, and can be helpful in printed documents.

  1. From Ribbon, select the Page Layout tab

  2. In the Sheet Options group, in the Gridlines section, select Print

  3. Print your document
    For more information, refer to Printing the Active Worksheet or Printing the Entire Workbook.

return to topPrinting Row and Column Headings

When planning and troubleshooting a worksheet, you may find it helpful to print the column (A, B, C...) and row headings (1, 2, 3...). The column and row headings will not print in your worksheet unless you specify it.

  1. From Ribbon, select the Page Layout tab

  2. In the Sheet Options group, in the Headings section, select Print

  3. Print your document
    For more information, refer to Printing the Active Worksheet or Printing the Entire Workbook.

return to topRepeating Items on Each Page

When you are working with large worksheets, repeating information (like row or column descriptions) on subsequent pages can help improve the readability of your reports. You can specify which cells you would like to repeat on each page as print titles. After print titles have been defined, row headings will appear at the left of the page and column headings will appear at the top of the page when printing a multi-page worksheet.

Setting Print Titles for a Single Row and Column

  1. From the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click PRINT TITLESPrint Titles button
    The Page Setup dialog box appears, with the Sheet tab displayed.

  2. Under Print titles, in the Rows to repeat at top text box, type an absolute row reference for the row you want to repeat
    EXAMPLE: If you want row 5 to repeat, type $5:$5
    OR
    To select the row,
    1. Click COLLAPSE DIALOGCollapse Dialog box button
    2. Select the row you want to repeat by clicking it

    3. Click RESTORE DIALOGRestore Dialog box button

  3. Under Print titles, in the Columns to repeat at left text box, type an absolute column reference for the column you want to repeat
    EXAMPLE: If you want column C to repeat, type $C:$C
    OR
    To select the column,
    1. Click COLLAPSE DIALOGCollapse Dialog box button
    2. Select the column you want to repeat by clicking it

    3. Click RESTORE DIALOGRestore Dialog box button

  4. Click OK
    The selected row and/or column will repeat on each page when printed.

Setting Print Titles for Multiple Rows and Columns

You can repeat several rows and columns on each printed page. However, the rows and columns that you choose to repeat must be contiguous.

  1. From the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click PRINT TITLESPrint Titles button
    The Page Setup dialog box appears, with the Sheet tab displayed.

  2. Under Print titles, in the Rows to repeat at top text box, type the absolute row references for the rows you want to repeat
    EXAMPLE: If you want rows 3 and 4 to repeat, type $3:$4
    OR
    To select the rows,
    1. Click COLLAPSE DIALOGCollapse Dialog box button
    2. Select the rows you want to repeat by clicking the desired first row and dragging to the desired last row

    3. Click RESTORE DIALOGRestore Dialog box button

  3. Under Print titles, in the Columns to repeat at left text box, type the absolute column references for the columns you want to repeat
    EXAMPLE: If you want columns C and D to repeat, type $C:$D
    OR
    To select the columns,
    1. Click COLLAPSE DIALOGCollapse Dialog box button
    2. Select the columns you want to repeat by clicking the desired first row and dragging to the desired last row

    3. Click RESTORE DIALOGRestore Dialog box button

  4. Click OK
    The selected rows and/or columns will repeat on each page when printed.

return to topChanging the Print Quality

You can change the quality of your printout to print at a lower resolution for drafts or at a higher resolution for final reports.

NOTE: Resolution is the number of dots per linear inch (dpi) that appear on the printed page. Resolution options vary according to your printer type.

  1. From the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click PAGE SETUPPage Setup button
    The Page Setup dialog box appears, with the Page tab displayed.

  2. From the Print quality pull-down list, select the resolution you want for your printout
    HINT: Higher resolutions will produce higher quality printouts, but they will take longer to print and may use more ink.

  3. Click OK
    The print quality is changed.

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