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Save multiple Excel worksheets as PDF file – easy guide

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2024-07-23

Saving Excel worksheets as PDF files is essential when you need to share data securely, maintain formatting across different platforms, or archive records. Whether consolidating multiple worksheets into a single PDF,creating separate PDFs for individual sheets, or exporting an entire workbook, this guide provides straightforward steps to achieve your goals. These methods help ensure that your data presentation is preserved accurately, making it accessible and professional-looking for presentations, reports, or electronic submissions.


Save multiple worksheets as one PDF file

This method is talking about saving multiple worksheets as a single PDF file in Excel. Please do as follows:

1. Open the workbook whose worksheets you will save as single PDF file, and select these worksheets in the Sheet Tab bar simultaneously. See screenshot: doc save multiple sheets as pdf 1

Notes: (1) Holding the Ctrlkey, you can select multiple nonadjacent worksheets in the Sheet Tab bar by selecting them one by one. (2) Holding the Shiftkey, you can select multiple adjacent worksheets in the Sheet Tab bar by selecting the first one and the last one.

2. Click the File(or Office button)>Save As.

3. In the opening Save As dialog box, select the destination folder you will save the PDF file into, type a name for the new PDF file into theFile namebox, and select the PDF (*.pdf)from the Save as typedrop down list. See screenshot:
doc save multiple sheets as pdf 2

4. Click theSavebutton.

So far, all selected worksheets are saved into one PDF file, and each worksheet stays in a separate page.


Save multiple worksheets as separate PDF files

Sometimes, you may want to save multiple worksheets as many separate PDF files in Excel. Apart from repeating save each worksheet as a separate PDF file, Kutools for Excel’s Split Workbook utility can help you get it done with only several clicks in Excel.

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1. Open the workbook whose worksheets you will save as separate PDF files, and click Kutools Plus>Workbook>Split Workbook.

2. In the Split Workbookdialog box, please do as follows: (1) In the worksheet namesection, please check the worksheets that you will save as separate PDF files;(2) Check the Specify save formatoption; (3) Click the drop down list underSpecify save formatoption, and select PDF (*.pdf)from it. See screenshot: (4) Click the Splitbutton.

Notes:(1) The Skip hidden worksheetsoption will prevent from splitting hidden worksheets and saving as separate files. (2) The Skip blank worksheetsoption will prevent from splitting blank worksheets and saving as separate files.

3. In the opening Browse For Folder dialog box, select the destination folder you will save the PDF files into, and click theOK button.

Result

So far all selected worksheets are saved as separate PDF files in the specified destination folder, and each PDF is named with corresponding worksheet name. See screenshot:


Save the entire workbook as one PDF file

If you want to save the entire workbook as one PDF file, additional configurations are needed beyond the first method we provided. Please follow the steps below.

  1. Open the Excel workbook you want to save as PDF file.
  2. Go to the Filetab and select Save As>Browse.
  3. In the Save Asdialog box, you need to:
    1. Name the PDF file as you need in the File namefield.
    2. Choose a destination to save the file.
    3. Choose PDFfrom the Save as typedrop-down list.
    4. Click the Optionsbutton. See screenshot:
  4. In the Optionsdialog box, select the Entire workbookoption in the Publish whatsection and then click the OKbutton.
  5. When it returns to the Save Asdialog box, click the Savebutton.

The entire workbook has now been saved as a single PDF file.


Successfully saving Excel worksheets as PDF files enables you to communicate and distribute your data more effectively. The techniques outlined in this guide provide you with the flexibility and tools needed to handle various data dissemination requirements. For those eager to delve deeper into Excel's capabilities, our website boasts a wealth of tutorials. Discover more Excel tips and tricks here.


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Hello this might be to much, but is there a way to make a VBA that would separate multiples workbooks worksheets into to their own pdf file and for each header to be a text in a certain cell in worksheet for each one?
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Is there a setting that can make this not work? 95% of the time its fine, but occasionally I get Excel files from a certain client where it won't save multiple at once and I wondered if they have some setting I can overide
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When saving all worksheets as pdf files my system hangs after 50% 311 separate worksheets please assist
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Hi ben keet,
Did the error occur when applying the Split Workbook feature of Kutools for Excel? Any problems about Kutools for Excel come out, please contact support@extendoffice.com
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what version of micro excel is needed to do this method?
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Hi rachel,
Excel 2007 and higher versions.
Microsoft Excel supports to export as PDF file since Excel 2007. Therefore, the first method can work in Excel 2007 or higher version.
The second method use the Excel add-in – Kutools for Excel. And Kutools for Excel works in Excel 2007 and later version.
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OMG thank you so much. The save multiple sheets as one PDF thread saved me from destroying my computer. Why would microsoft not make a check box to do it for you?
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I laughed with this!! Only bc I have been in that position so many times!!! lol
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