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Excel Office 365 Print Options – [Simple & Quick Steps to Print]

In this article, you will learn the Print Options in Excel Office 365 with clear-cut images. Let’s see the various steps to print a worksheet/file in Excel. Get an official version of MS Excel from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Print a Worksheet:

Check this too: Print X number of pages in Excel

If you want to print a worksheet from Excel, then follow the below steps.

  • First, you need to click the File Tab.

File Tab
File Tab

  • Then, you need to select the Print option from the menu.
  • Now, click the Print button on the right pane.

Click Print option
Click Print option

  • Finally, the current worksheet will be printed based on the default page settings.

Steps to Print a Workbook:

To print the entire workbook that contains two or more sheets, follow the below instructions.

  • You need to click the File Tab in the current worksheet.

File Tab
File Tab

  • Then, select the Print option from the menu.
  • You need to select the Print Entire Workbook option from the Settings section.

Print Entire Workbook
Print Entire Workbook

Note:

  • Excel always prints the current worksheet by default setting “Print Active Sheets“.
  • It only prints the active sheets in the workbook.

Print a Selection Range:

You can print only the selection range in Excel. To do this, follow the below steps.

  • You need to select the cell ranges that you want to print in the current worksheet.

select the range
select the range

  • Then, on the File Tab, select the Print option from the menu.
  • You need to select the Print Selection option from the Settings drop-down list.

Print Selection
Print Selection

Collated or Uncollated Print:

To do this, follow the below steps.

  • If you choose the Collated option, it will print the first copy, then print the second copy, and so on.
  • If you choose the Uncollated option, it will print three copies of page 1, then three copies of page 2, and so on.
  • Click the File Tab in the current workbook.

File Tab
File Tab

  • Then, select the Print option from the menu.
  • Now, you need to select the Collated or Uncollated option from the Collated setting drop-down list.

Print options
Print options

Print Orientation:

  • There is two orientation in Excel. They are Portrait Orientation and Landscape Orientation (Print Options).
  • To do this, You need to select the Print option from the File Tab.
  • Then, select the Portrait Orientation option.

Portrait Orientation
Portrait Orientation

Page Margin Setting:

  • Go to the print setting page, then click the Margin setting drop-down list.

Margin options
Margin options

  • Click the Custom Margins option, it will open the Page Setup window.
  • Then, click the Margins tab. You can set the page margin value such as Top, Left, Bottom, Right, etc.

Page Setup Dialog Box
Page Setup Dialog Box

Note:

  • You can also drag the margin lines to change the page margins. You need to click the Show Margins at the right bottom of the print setting window.

Print Scaling:

If the worksheet has plenty of rows or columns and you want to print all the data on one page, then you can use the scaling method.

  • There are totally four scaling choices in Excel.
  • Fit All Rows on One Page – This option will shrink the printout so that it fits on one page.
  • No Scaling – It will print sheets at their actual size.
  • Fit Sheet on One Page – This will print all data on just one page.
  • Fit All Columns on One Page – It will shrink the printout, so it can fit on one page.

scaling method
scaling method

Quick Print:

  • To print the active worksheet quickly, you need to click the Quick Print option.
  • After clicking this option, the current worksheet will be printed instantly.

Select the Quick Print option
Select the Quick Print option

  • You can also click the CTRL + P Keys to print the current worksheet.
  • The above print options in Excel are really helpful to you.
  • To print the pages in reverse order, kindly refer to this article.

A Short Synopsis:

In the above article, you can quickly understand the Print Options in Excel Office 365 with clear-cut images. Leave your feedback in the below comment box. Thanks for visiting Geek Excel. Keep Learning!

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