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How to print last page first in Excel?

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In general, when you print pages of the active workbook, it will print the pages from the first page to last page. However, in some cases, you may need to print pages in reverse order, starting with the last page first. This article introduces the tricks to handle the job of printing the last page first in Excel.

Print last page first with VBA

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Print first pages of each worksheet with Kutools for Excel

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Here is a VBA code that can help you print pages in reverse order.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys to enable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste below VBA code to the new Module window.

VBA: Print last page first.

Sub ReversePrint()
'UpdatebyKutoolsforExcel20160106
Dim xPages As Long
xPages = ExecuteExcel4Macro("GET.DOCUMENT(50)")
For xIndex = xPages To 1 Step -1
    Application.ActiveSheet.PrintOut from:=xIndex, To:=xIndex
Next
End Sub

3. Then press F5 to execute the VBA code. The pages will now print starting with the last page.

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If you are not familiar with VBA code, you can use Kutools for Excelā€™s Print Pages in Reverse Order to quickly print pages from last page first.

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Enable the workbook you want to print, and click Kutools Plus > Printing > Print Pages in Reverse Order. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the Print Pages in Reverse Order option in Kutools Plus tab in Excel

Then in the popping dialog you can specify the number of copies, click Print, the pages are printing from last page to first page now.
A screenshot of the Print dialog box

arrow blue right bubble Print first pages of each worksheet with Kutools for Excel

There is a utility called Print First Page of Each Worksheet in Kutools for Excel which can help you quickly print all the first pages only of each worksheet in a workbook.

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Enable the workbook you want to print, and click Kutools Plus > Printing > Print First Page of Each Worksheet. See screenshot:
A screenshot of the Print First Page of Each Worksheet option in Kutools Plus tab in Excel

Then all the first pages of each worksheet are printing.

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