Page Properties and Printing

Set Print Titles

The print titles function allows you to repeat the column and row headings at the beginning of each new page to make reading a multiple page sheet easier to read when printed.  To Print Titles:

  • Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon
  • Click the Print Titles button
  • In the Print Titles section, click the box to select the rows/columns to be repeated
  • Select the row or column
  • Click the Select Row/Column Button
  • Click OK

Header or Footer

To create a header or footer:

  • Click the Text button and then Header & Footer button on the Insert tab
  • This will display the Header & Footer Design Tools Tab
  • To switch between the Header and Footer, click the Go to Header or Go to Footer button
  1. To insert text, enter the text in the header or footer
  2. To enter preprogrammed data such as page numbers, date, time, file name or sheet name, click the appropriate butto
  3. To change the location of data, click the desired cell

Page Margins

To set the page margins:

  • Click the Margins button on the Page Layout tab
  • Select one of the give choices, or
  • Click Custom Margins
  • Complete the boxes to set margins
  • Click Ok

Page Orientation

To change the page orientation from portrait to landscape:

  • Click the Orientation button on the Page Layout tab
  • Choose Portrait or Landscape

Page Breaks

You can manually set up page breaks in a worksheet for ease of reading when the sheet is printed.  To set a page break:

  • Click the Breaks button on the Page Layout tab
  • Click Insert Page Break

Print a Range

There may be times when you only want to print a portion of a worksheet.  This is easily done through the Print Range function.  To print a range:

  • Select the area to be printed
  • Click the Print Area button on the Page Layout tab
  • Click Select Print Area
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