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How to print without printing the command button in Excel?

Author Xiaoyang Last modified

For some purposes, you may insert a command button to Excel, but when you print the worksheet, you needn’t to print the button. Are there any quick ways to print the worksheet without command button?

Print worksheet without printing the command button in Excel

Print worksheet without printing the command button in Excel

In Excel, to print a worksheet without printing the button, we just need to set an option for the command properties, please do as follows:

1. Right click the command button whatever it is Form Control or ActiveX Control, and choose "Format Control" from the context menu, see screenshot:

click Format Control from right click menu

2. Then in the "Format Control" dialog box, click "Properties" tab, and then uncheck "Print object" option, see screenshot:

uncheck Print object in Format Control dialog

3. Then click "OK" button to close the dialog, and then you can go to click "File" > "Print" to preview the result, and the button will not be displayed in the print page.

4. Now, when you print the worksheet, the button will not be printed.

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