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[Closed] Bit of an Urgent Excel Q - How do I save as pdf?

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 cb
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Hi

I have a large proposal due in on Thursday, part of which is a budget entered into an Excel template. To upload the proposal I need to convert the template into a pdf.

When I use the print option I seem to get only the tab that I have open at the time, whereas I need all the tabs to be saved in a single pdf file.

How do I do this please? I don't have the full version of Acrobat if that is required.

Thanks


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 3:56 pm
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CutePDF should allow you to do it.

http://www.cutepdf.com/


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 3:57 pm
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In the print dialogue check that "Entire Workbook" is selected instead of active sheets.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 3:58 pm
 tron
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Print "Entire Workbook" rather than "Active sheets". Little toggle button on the dialog box that comes up after you click File and then Print.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 3:58 pm
 cb
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Thanks for the quick responses - however, Print Entire Workbook still results in a separate pdf for each and every tab rather than collating it all as a single pdf?

Any clues?

Cheers


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:07 pm
 cb
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Cutepdf seems to be PC only - need a Mac solution.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:13 pm
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Not tried it, but http://www.mergepdf.net/ supposedly does it free.

And I couldn't resist: you should have got a PC. They just work 🙂


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:16 pm
 cb
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Anybody????


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:37 pm
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You can use Preview to join PDFs - or make an automator task to do it.

Preview route, some variation on: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20071114191806624 should work.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:40 pm
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Save as individual PDFs and merge using acrobat or the online tool referenced above.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:40 pm
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I've got the full version of Acrobat if you'd like me to try it.

Email in profile.

Ben


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:41 pm
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I use scansoft pdf pro - if I print each sheet individually but use the same filename it gives me the option to append to existing file.

It's a bit of a ballache but gets there in the end.

Hope this helps


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:43 pm
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And I couldn't resist: you should have got a PC. They just work

Only they don't. You can output a pdf natively in MacOS, but not in Windows.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:44 pm
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Ben YGM - thanks!!!


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:51 pm
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If you have version 2007 there is a free microsoft plugin that lets you "saveas" pdf.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 4:55 pm
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Assuming you are using a print type pdf converter (Bullzip or similar) then select all sheets (right click on the sheet tabs at the bottom and Select All) then print (you can see on a preview that this will let you print all the sheets as one document).
Be very careful when editing with all sheets selected (or to put it another way - seriously not recommended) as any edit you do in a cell in one sheet will be repeated on all sheets. Which can be useful, or seriously mess your workbook up...
Best suggestion is to revert to a single selected sheet once you've finished the print.


 
Posted : 07/09/2010 8:00 pm