Print area

Print area may refer to any of the following:

1. In a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, the print area is a designated part of the spreadsheet to be printed. It is most useful when you print a certain section or group of cells frequently.

You can set the Print Area by highlighting the cells you want to include, then go to Page Layout tab. In the Page Setup group of functions, click the Print Area option and click Set Print Area. When you print the spreadsheet going forward, only that print area is printed. You can add additional cells by selecting the cells you want to add, then repeating the steps above. To clear the print area, instead of clicking Set Print Area, click Clear Print Area.

2. Some programs allow you to print the selected area. Highlight the text or other objects you want to print and choose Print Selection or Selection from the print menu.

For example, in Microsoft Excel, highlight the cells you want to print. Open the Print window by clicking the File tab, and select Print. In the Print window, in the Settings section, select Print Selection from the drop-down list.

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