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 a Portion of a Worksheet.

Printing a Portion of a Worksheet

by Allen Wyatt
(last updated August 25, 2018)

It is a safe bet that you already know how to print a worksheet. What you may not know is how you can quickly print just a portion of a worksheet. You can accomplish this by following these steps:

  1. Select the cell range you want to print.
  2. Display the Print dialog box. (See Figure 1.) (The easiest way to do this is to just press Ctrl+P.)

    3. Figure 1. The Print dialog box.

  3. In the Print What box, choose the Selection option.
  4. Click on the OK button.

ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (3242) 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 a Portion of a Worksheet.

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