Save, Preview, and Print a Sheet

Suppose you have worked for two hours on your workbook, and then the power goes out. To avoid having to redo all that work, be sure to save your work often. When you are ready to print, you can reduce wasted time and paper by previewing your sheet before printing it.

Save button

Print Preview button

Print button

To save the workbook, click the Save button. To view the current sheet as it will appear when printed, click the Print Preview button. To print without previewing, click the Print button.

Print part of your worksheet   Select the area you want to print, and then click Set Print Area (File menu, Print Area submenu). Then click the Print button. To subsequently print the entire worksheet, click Clear Print Area (File menu, Print Area submenu). Use this workbook as a basis for others   If you want to create more workbooks based on this one, save it as a template. Click Save As (File menu), and then click Template in the Save as type list.