Export Excel Into PDF

Export Excel into PDF is a method to convert data from Excel sheet into PDF. There are 2 methods to export data sheet from Excel into PDF.

In this article, let us learn how to export data from Excel into PDF with apt examples.

• Export Excel into PDF is used to save our excel data sheet into PDF.
• If the data is too large for a single page, PDF may move it to the next sheet.
• The code may save the entire worksheet content as a PDF file.
• Once we've copied the macro code, we must save the workbook as "Macro-Enabled Workbook."
• To export Google Sheets documents, open the desired sheets, activate them by clicking on them, then select "Download" from the "File" menu and choose the desired file format like Microsoft Excel.

Changing or exporting Excel files into PDF is indeed a simple task. Consider the below examples to learn the 2 methods to export Excel files into PDF.

Below are the examples of exporting Excel files into PDF.

Example #1

Save Spreadsheet as PDF File!

For example, look at the below data or chart, which shows the department hierarchy.

We can choose "Save As" from the "File" option and select the "Save as type" as "PDF."

It may still be the file as a "PDF," but look how it looks when we open it.

It came on two different sheets in PDF, which makes no sense whatsoever. If you click "Save As" and select "PDF" as the file type, this happens when the file or spreadsheet content exceeds the size of a single PDF sheet.

We need to select the content area when trying to save it as a "PDF" file. Then, press "Ctrl + P" to open below the print preview window.

Under "Settings," choose "Fit Sheet on One Page."

Now, click on "Save As" in the same window and choose "PDF" as the file type.

As a result, it will fit the whole data into a single PDF page.

It is a common technique we all have used regularly.

However, what if a button can produce a PDF file of the Excel spreadsheet? We can do this by using VBA coding. Follow the below steps to create VBA code to convert the Excel sheet as PDF.

Example #2 – Using VBA Code

The following are the steps to convert an Excel sheet to PDF using VBA code.

Step 1: We must first Declare variables in VBA, as shown below.

Step 2: Now, set "Workbook" and "Worksheet" reference to variables "Ws" and "Wb."

Step 3: To give the file a name, we need to record the current time, i.e., the time of running the code. Then, we must set the time to the variable "SaveTime."

Step 4: Now, we need to save the PDF file to the exact location of the workbook that we are working on. Assign this value to the variable "Save Path."

Step 5: To create a unique file name, we need to combine the file names and time.

Step 6: After that, we need to give the option of choosing the destination path to save the file.

Step 7: Now, we need to create a PDF file.

In case any error occurs, we need to handle this as well. So, the below code will do the same.

Below is the full code for your reference.

Code:

Sub Excel_To_PDF()

   'Declare Variables
   Dim Ws As Worksheet
   Dim Wb As Workbook
   Dim SaveTime As String
   Dim SaveName As String
   Dim SavePath As String
   Dim FileName As String
   Dim FullPath As String
   Dim SelectFolder As Variant

   'Set Variables
   On Error GoTo EH
   Set Wb = ActiveWorkbook
   Set Ws = ActiveSheet

   'Record Current Time
   SaveTime = Format(Now(), "yyyy mm dd  _ hhmm")

   'Record Current Workbook Folder Path Address
   SavePath = Wb.Path
   If SavePath = "" Then
       SavePath = Application.DefaultFilePath
   End If
   SavePath = SavePath & ""

   'Give File a Name
   SaveName = "PDF"
   FileName = SaveName & "_" & SaveTime & ".pdf"

   'Instruct Where to save
   FullPath = SavePath & FileName

   'Enable folder picker to choose where to save the file
   SelectFolder = Application.GetSaveAsFilename _
       (InitialFileName:=FullPath, _
           FileFilter:="PDF Files (*.pdf), *.pdf", _
           Title:="Select Folder and FileName to save")

   'Create PDF File
   If SelectFolder <> "False" Then
      Ws.ExportAsFixedFormat _
         Type:=xlTypePDF, _
         FileName:=SelectFolder, _
         Quality:=xlQualityStandard, _
         IncludeDocProperties:=True, _
         IgnorePrintAreas:=False, _
         OpenAfterPublish:=False
    End If

exitHandler:
       Exit Sub
EH:
       MsgBox "Not Able to create PDF file"
       Resume exitHandler
End Sub

We must copy this code and paste it into the module of the Visual Basic Editor. To open the Visual Basic Editor, we must press "Alt + F11." We get the following option when we run this code by pressing the "F5" key.

We can see that the Excel file is now converted into PDF.

• PDF may push the extra content to the next sheet if the data does not fit on a single page.
• The code may create the entire worksheet content as a PDF file.
• Once we copy the macro code, we need to save the workbook as "Macro-Enabled Workbook."

This article is a guide to the Export Excel into PDF. Here, we discuss how to change/convert an Excel file into PDF using simple Excel and VBA examples and a downloadable Excel sheet. You can learn more about Excel from the following articles: -

• Extract Data from PDF to Excel
• VBA Examples
• Create Excel Blank Invoice Template
• COMBIN Function in Excel