Using Print Preview

The Print Preview feature gives you a glimpse of your worksheets the way they will look on paper. To access Print Preview, use one of the following methods:

  • Click the File tab, Print.

  • Click the Print Preview button in the Page Setup dialog box.

In Excel 2010, Print Preview is now incorporated into Backstage view (aka the File tab). Clicking the File tab and then clicking Print not only displays most of the available printing controls, but also includes the Print Preview window, as shown in Figure 11-15. This new Backstage view screen essentially replaces both the old Print Preview interface and the Print dialog box.

Note

Although Page Layout view is generally better for helping you visualize your printed pages, it still displays your entire worksheet. Even if you specify smaller areas to print by using the Print Area button or the equivalent settings in the Page Setup dialog box, Page Layout view displays everything, and it indicates your defined print areas using dotted lines. Print Preview displays only what will be printed and nothing more, including page breaks, margins, and formatting.

Click the Show Margins button to display lines and handles you can use to adjust margins and column widths.

Figure 11-15. Click the Show Margins button to display lines and handles you can use to adjust margins and column widths.

If you’re not satisfied with the appearance of your worksheet, you can access some helpful page layout settings without leaving the Print screen:

  • The Show Margins button in the lower-right corner of the screen displays lines and handles you can use to change the margins and column widths, as shown in Figure 11-15.

  • You can move forward or backward a page at a time by clicking the Next Page and Previous Page buttons (the arrows adjacent to the page number edit box at the bottom of the screen).

  • Click the Zoom To Page button to display the page at the same size you see in Normal view, as shown in Figure 11-16. Click Zoom To Page again to return to the normal Print Preview whole-page view.

The Zoom To Page button toggles the display between the full-page preview and normal size.

Figure 11-16. The Zoom To Page button toggles the display between the full-page preview and normal size.

After you click the Show Margins button, you can adjust a margin by dragging one of the dotted lines. To adjust a column’s width, drag the column handle. (The Show Margins button is a toggle—click it again to turn it off.) You can change printing options in the Settings area to the left of the Print Preview display, and the results appear in the preview area.

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