Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here: Printing More than One Copy.

Printing More Than One Copy

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 16, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

Excel gives you complete control over how it prints your worksheets. If desired, you can print more than one copy of your information. To print multiple copies, follow these steps:

  1. Display the Print dialog box. (See Figure 1.) The easiest way to do this is to just press Ctrl+P.

    2. Figure 1. The Print dialog box.

  2. In the Number of Copies box, indicate the number of copies that you want to print.
  3. In the Print Range and Print What areas of the dialog box, specify what you want to print.
  4. Check the status of the Collate option.
  5. Click on OK.

ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (3236) applies to Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Excel (Excel 2007 and later) here: Printing More than One Copy.

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