Printing in Excel
Bob Umlas Overview:
- Setting Print Areas: How to define specific sections of a worksheet to print
- Page Layout: Adjusting orientation, size, margins, and scaling for optimal printing
- Headers and Footers: Adding and customizing headers and footers for additional information
- Print Titles: Repeating row and column headers on each printed page
- Print Preview: Using print preview to check layout and content before printing
- Page Breaks: Inserting and managing page breaks to control where pages start and end
- Printing Options: Configuring print settings such as quality, copies, and collation
- Gridlines and Headings: Choosing to print gridlines and row/column headings
- Printing Multiple Sheets: How to print multiple worksheets or entire workbooks
Why you should Attend:
Learning about printing in Excel is crucial for several reasons:
- Professional Presentation: Ensures that data, charts, and reports are printed neatly and professionally, making a good impression
- Efficiency: Saves time by setting up print areas, page layouts, and print settings correctly the first time
- Accuracy: Avoids errors such as missing data or improperly formatted pages, ensuring that all necessary information is included and readable
- Customization: Allows for customization of headers, footers, and margins to meet specific requirements
- Resource Management: Reduces paper and ink waste by optimizing print settings and previewing documents before printing
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Setting print areas
- Learning the Local names “Print_Area”and Print_Titles”
- Adjusting page layout (orientation, size, margins, scaling)
- Adding and customizing headers and footers
- Repeating row and column headers on each printed page
- Using print preview to check layout and content
- Inserting and managing page breaks
- Configuring print settings (quality, copies, collation)
- Choosing to print gridlines and row/column headings
- Printing multiple worksheets or entire workbooks
- Troubleshooting common printing issues
Who Will Benefit:
- Anyone using Excel
Speaker Profile
Bob Umlas worked for a major tax and accounting firm, using Microsoft Excel® 8 hours a day, writing custom applications for staff and clients from 1998 to 2018.
He has been using Excel since 1986 - version 0.99 (on the Macintosh)! He was a contributing editor to Inside Microsoft Excel for many years, a magazine devoted exclusively to Microsoft Excel and published by The Cobb Group and later Ziff-Davis. At the time, most issues contain either an article by Mr. Umlas on using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) or some tip or technique from him on using Excel. He has had more than 300 articles published on subjects ranging from beginner to advanced macros, and on tips, shortcuts, and general techniques using virtually all aspects of Excel.
Mr. Umlas was voted an “MVP” (Most Valuable Professional) by Microsoft each year from 1994-2018 (25 years!) for his contributions to the various online Forums about Excel and is known world-wide for his contributions in Excel. As an MVP, he met yearly with his fellow-MVPs at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, where he had access to the product developers. He has been a beta tester for new versions of Excel since version 1.5, and was asked by Microsoft for his input for newer versions of Excel. In 1995 he led a session called "Maximizing Excel Development Using Array Formulas" at Microsoft's Tech Ed Conference in New Orleans, and he led a session called Tips and Tricks at a Microsoft convention in New York City. He has hosted London’s Global Excel Summit each year since 2021, and in person in 2024, as well as led a session on tips and tricks. He also led a session on tips and tricks at the Las Vegas’ Financial Modeling World Championship in December, 2023. He has led online sessions all over the world including Africa, India, England, Canada and of course, the USA.
He is also the author of “This isn’t Excel, it’s Magic!” which is available from iil publishing as well as from Amazon.com. Another book, “Excel Outside the Box” is available from mrexcel and is for the very advanced Excel user. Another book, “More Excel Outside the Box” is also available from mrexcel. One more, “Cool Excel Sh*t” is more tips & tricks. Lastly, published for Kindle, is “Excel Preschool: Understanding Microsoft Excel, finally!” - a book for the very beginner!
He is also the technical editor of many of Bill Jelen’s (Mr. Excel) books.
Mr. Umlas used to co-lead the New York PC User's group on Excel every month for about 20 years. He started leading this group again in 2018. He has been teaching Excel to individuals and corporations for several years.