Excel Document Prints Unlimited Blank Pages

Hailmary · 05-04-2006, 02:32 PM

I am trying to print a simply document from Excel. I did a print preview and everything looked ok, when I printed it however it just keeps spitting out multiple blank pages. I copied and pasted the info into Word and it printed fine. Any clue what is going on or how to fix this? I am running XP Pro SP2, Microsoft Excel 2000, and a HP Deskjet 6540 is the printer I am using. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks alot.

**devil lady** · 05-04-2006, 05:04 PM

You need to hghlight the section you want to print, then go to file/print area/set print area. This will then tell excel you only want to print this section. Save then print.

Hailmary · 05-04-2006, 06:58 PM

I'll have to double check this but I am pretty sure that I tried this. I know I remember selecting area and saying Set Print Area. I will try this tomorrow and see. Thanks

Anne Troy · 05-05-2006, 10:08 AM

Likely, that's not the problem. A clean Excel file almost never needs the print area designated, unless you only want to print PART of it. Likely, you -- er, okay, not YOU, but you file -- has "dirty" cells. See this article to clean it up:
http://www.officearticles.com/excel/...soft_excel.htm

:)

05-04-2006, 02:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hailmary Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 102 OS: XP Pro	Excel Document Prints Unlimited Blank Pages I am trying to print a simply document from Excel. I did a print preview and everything looked ok, when I printed it however it just keeps spitting out multiple blank pages. I copied and pasted the info into Word and it printed fine. Any clue what is going on or how to fix this? I am running XP Pro SP2, Microsoft Excel 2000, and a HP Deskjet 6540 is the printer I am using. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks alot.

05-04-2006, 05:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
devil lady Tech, Design Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 962 OS: XP SP2 My System	You need to hghlight the section you want to print, then go to file/print area/set print area. This will then tell excel you only want to print this section. Save then print. __________________ . HiJackThis Everest Home Edition Ad Aware Spybot S & D Ewido online scan Spyware Blaster

05-04-2006, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hailmary Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 102 OS: XP Pro	I'll have to double check this but I am pretty sure that I tried this. I know I remember selecting area and saying Set Print Area. I will try this tomorrow and see. Thanks

05-05-2006, 10:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Anne Troy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 81 OS: XP	Likely, that's not the problem. A clean Excel file almost never needs the print area designated, unless you only want to print PART of it. Likely, you -- er, okay, not YOU, but you file -- has "dirty" cells. See this article to clean it up: http://www.officearticles.com/excel/...soft_excel.htm :)