only some columns will print even when I shrink it down

On Saturday, November 15, 2008 12:11 PM Joe727 wrote:

Hi - I have a simple mileage/tracking reimbursement Excel 2007 spreadsheet
with 9 columns (A through I).

Here's a screenshot:

http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/Excelmileage.jpg

For some reason, I can only print columns B through F even in Landscape
mode.

Question: How do I get all of the columns to print?

Thanks

Joe (an Excel noob)


On Saturday, November 15, 2008 12:43 PM ="to" & CHAR(95) & "sheeloo" & CHAR(64) & "hotmail.com" wrote:

You might have print area set upto Col F... Clear any print area.

While printing select fit to 1 page wide...

"Joe727" wrote:


On Saturday, November 15, 2008 1:25 PM Joe727 wrote:

Sheeloo - thanks for the fast reply.

I cleared the printing area, but when I try to *set* the printing areas, I
get a pop-up dialog box stating I only selected one cell.

Question 2 - How do I select (set) the entire Excel spreadsheet?

Joe

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On Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:07 PM ="to" & CHAR(95) & "sheeloo" & CHAR(64) & "hotmail.com" wrote:

By default Excel prints the whole sheet (area which has been used) so you
really do not need to set the print area..

If you have to set then either select the cells you want to print or press
Ctrl-A to select the whole sheet..

"Joe727" wrote:


On Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:25 PM Joe727 wrote:

I used Control A to select the entire image. It printed, but it's all, for
lack of a better description, 'squished up'.

Here's a scan of the printed document.

http://home.roadrunner.com/~jbmsbink/Excelprint.jpg

Question 3 - How do I fix this?

Thanks again.

Joe

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On Saturday, November 15, 2008 7:06 PM Mike Middleton wrote:

Joe727 -

I'd do something like this:

Select the range you want to print. It looks like approximately B2:H260.
With that range selected, choose Page Layout | Print Area | Set Print Area.

Choose Office Button | Print | Print Preview Page Setup | Page. Or, choose
Page Layout | Print Titles | Page. In the Scaling section click the "Fit
to:" button, enter 1 for "page(s) wide," and clear the entry for "tall." (If
there's an entry in the "tall" edit box, select it and press the Delete key.
Then click OK.

Now it's probably ready to be printed.

If you want rows 4 and 5 to appear at the top of each page, choose Page
Layout | Print Titles | Sheet, enter 4:5 in the "Rows to repeat at top:"
edit box, and click OK.

- Mike Middleton
http://www.DecisionToolworks.com
Decision Analysis Add-ins for Excel



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On Sunday, November 16, 2008 4:53 PM Joe727 wrote:

Hi Mike - It looks like I am getting close - lol.

Question 4 - Exactly how do I 'select the range' B2:H260?

BTW: I've spent several hours combing through Microsoft's help file. Sadly
for me, the Help File is not geared toward Excel noobs.

Joe

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On Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:05 PM David Biddulph wrote:

The easiest way is to type B2:H260 into the name box to the left of the
formula bar.
Another option is Edit/ GoTo, & type B2:H260
--
David Biddulph


On Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:59 PM Mike Middleton wrote:

Joe727 -

Actually, you don't have to select the print area first. You could choose
Page Layout | Print Titles | Sheet, type B2:H260 into the "Print area:"
range edit box. and click OK.

But if you do want to make a large selection before specifying the print
area, there are numerous ways. One way is to select the first cell, B2, and
then use only the scroll bars and scroll arrows so that H260 is in view,
hold down the Shift key (which takes the place of the colon), and select the
other cell, H260.

- Mike Middleton
http://www.DecisionToolworks.com
Decision Analysis Add-ins for Excel


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On Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:30 PM Joe727 wrote:

Hi Mike - thanks again for offering advice.

I am almost there. As you can see by this screen shot I am only missing
columns H & I (column I (eye) is essentially a border column).

http://home.roadrunner.com/~jbmsbink/Excelprint2.jpg

I tried the previously recommended settings, but did not quite get the
desired result. So, I set the Width and Height to Automatic. This allowed
me to set the scale to 100%.

The Scale Setting stayed grayed-out until I set the height and width to
automatic.

For some reason, there is a vertical dotted line between columns G and H.

I am not sure why that dotted line is there or how it got there.

I seems that if I remove/move that dotted line, I'll be able to print the
entire spreadsheet.

Question 5: How do I remove/move that dotted line, I'll be able to print
the entire spreadsheet which includes columns A through I (eye)?

Joe

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On Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:53 PM Joe727 wrote:

Thanks for your help, persistence, and patience.

I now understand how to print the entire Excel 2007 spreadsheet.

Joe