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How to print worksheet without fill color?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-07-30

In Excel, we always format the cell data with some colors to make the important information stand out. When you print the worksheet, the filling color behind the value or the font color of the data will be printed as well (see following screenshot). To consider for saving ink, sometimes, you need to print the worksheet without fill color, that is to say, to print with black and white. Is there an option to print these cells black and white only in Excel?

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Print worksheet without fill color in Excel

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To print the worksheet with black and white, you just need to change the setting as following steps:

1. Activate your worksheet that you want to print.

2. Then click Page Layout tab in the ribbon, and click Page Setup button at the bottom-right corner of the Page Setup section. See screenshot:

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3. In the Page Setup dialog, click Sheet tab, and then check Black and white option under Print section, see screenshot:

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4. Then click Print Preview button in the Page Setup dialog to view the worksheet, and your current sheet is displayed as black and white as following screenshot:

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5. And then you can go to print your worksheet normally, and all of the color will be removed from the file except white and black.

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