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37*cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textscalcguideprintrangesxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
38*cdf0e10cSrcweir<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using Print Ranges on a Spreadsheet</title>
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46*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id14648"><bookmark_value>exporting;cells</bookmark_value>
47*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>printing; cells</bookmark_value>
48*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>ranges;print ranges</bookmark_value>
49*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>PDF export of print ranges</bookmark_value>
50*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>cell ranges; printing</bookmark_value>
51*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>cells; print ranges</bookmark_value>
52*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>print ranges</bookmark_value>
53*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>clearing, see also deleting/removing</bookmark_value>
54*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>defining;print ranges</bookmark_value>
55*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>extending print ranges</bookmark_value>
56*cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>deleting;print ranges</bookmark_value>
57*cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark>
58*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <comment>mw deleted "adding;" and corrected two typos in "defining;" and "extending.."</comment>
59*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <comment>MW changed "clearing,"</comment>
60*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN108D7" role="heading" level="1" l10n="NEW"><variable id="printranges"><link href="text/scalc/guide/printranges.xhp">Defining Print Ranges on a Sheet</link>
61*cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph>
62*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN108F5" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">You can define which range of cells on a spreadsheet to print.</paragraph>
63*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN108FB" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">The cells on the sheet that are not part of the defined print range are not printed or exported. Sheets without a defined print range are not printed and not exported to a PDF file, unless the document uses the Excel file format.</paragraph>
64*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1077A" role="note" l10n="CHG">For files opened in Excel format, all sheets that do not contain a defined print range are printed. The same behavior occurs when you export the Excel formatted spreadsheet to a PDF file.<comment>UFI: New, see spec "Calc Print Settings Sheet Property "Print Entire Sheet""</comment></paragraph>
65*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN108FE" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To Define a Print Range</paragraph>
66*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <list type="ordered">
67*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
68*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10905" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Select the cells that you want to print.</paragraph>
69*cdf0e10cSrcweir   </listitem>
70*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
71*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10909" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Format - Print Ranges - Define</emph>.</paragraph>
72*cdf0e10cSrcweir   </listitem>
73*cdf0e10cSrcweir  </list>
74*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10910" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To Add Cells to a Print Range</paragraph>
75*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <list type="ordered">
76*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
77*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10917" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Select the cells that you want to add to the existing print range.</paragraph>
78*cdf0e10cSrcweir   </listitem>
79*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
80*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1091B" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Format - Print Ranges - Add</emph>.</paragraph>
81*cdf0e10cSrcweir   </listitem>
82*cdf0e10cSrcweir  </list>
83*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10922" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To Clear a Print Range</paragraph>
84*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <list type="unordered">
85*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
86*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10929" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Format - Print Ranges - Remove</emph>.</paragraph>
87*cdf0e10cSrcweir   </listitem>
88*cdf0e10cSrcweir  </list>
89*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10953" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">Using the Page Break Preview to Edit Print Ranges</paragraph>
90*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1093E" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">In the <emph>Page Break Preview</emph>, print ranges as well as page break regions are outlined by a blue border and contain a centered page number in gray. Nonprinting areas have a gray background.</paragraph>
91*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153143" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="8">To define a new page break region, drag the border to a new location. When you define a new page break region, an automatic page break is replaced by a manual page break.</paragraph>
92*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10930" role="heading" level="3" l10n="NEW">To View and Edit Print Ranges</paragraph>
93*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <list type="ordered">
94*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
95*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10937" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>View - Page Break Preview</emph>.</paragraph>
96*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1082A" role="tip" l10n="NEW">To change the default zoom factor of the <emph>Page Break Preview</emph>, double click the percentage value on the <emph>Status</emph> bar, and select a new zoom factor.</paragraph>
97*cdf0e10cSrcweir   </listitem>
98*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
99*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10836" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Edit the print range.</paragraph>
100*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10944" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">To change the size of a print range, drag a border of the range to a new location.</paragraph>
101*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151075" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="12">To delete a manual page break that is contained in a print range, drag the border of the page break outside of the print range.</paragraph>
102*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10948" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">To clear a print range, drag a border of the range onto the opposite border of the range.</paragraph>
103*cdf0e10cSrcweir   </listitem>
104*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <listitem>
105*cdf0e10cSrcweir    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10862" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">To exit the <emph>Page Break Preview</emph>, choose <emph>View - Normal</emph>.</paragraph>
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107*cdf0e10cSrcweir  </list>
108*cdf0e10cSrcweir  <section id="relatedtopics">
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110*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <embed href="text/scalc/guide/print_exact.xhp#print_exact"/>
111*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <embed href="text/scalc/guide/print_title_row.xhp#print_title_row"/>
112*cdf0e10cSrcweir   <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN109CF" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/scalc/01/05080300.xhp">Editing Print Ranges</link></paragraph>
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114*cdf0e10cSrcweir  </section>
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