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Excel to PDF
Excel to PDF writes each sheet as a table of cell text. Charts, styles, and print layout are not reconstructed. Dates may appear as Excel serial numbers when that is how the file stores them.
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Excel .xlsx files up to 100 MB
Files stay local on this device
Fidelity
Cell fidelity
Each sheet becomes a table of cell text. Formulas use the cached value stored in the file. Dates may appear as Excel serial numbers. Charts, styles, and print layout are not reconstructed.
Private by design. Your files stay on this device and are never uploaded.
How it works
How Excel to PDF works
Excel to PDF writes each sheet as a table of cell text. Charts, styles, and print layout are not reconstructed. Dates may appear as Excel serial numbers when that is how the file stores them.
Guided steps
How to use Excel to PDF
- 1Select an .xlsx file from your device.
- 2Read the cell-fidelity note.
- 3Choose Create PDF.
- 4Download the PDF. The workbook stays on disk unchanged.
In this tab
What stays in this browser
The file stays in this tab.
- What this tool reads
- Sheet names and cell values, including cached formula results stored in the .xlsx.
- What the download contains
- A PDF table for each sheet.
Questions
Excel to PDF FAQs
Are formulas calculated in the browser?
No. The PDF uses the cached value already stored in the workbook. A formula with no cached value is left blank.
Do charts appear in the PDF?
No. This tool writes cell text. Charts, images, and print titles are not reconstructed.
Which Excel files work?
Use .xlsx. Older .xls workbooks are not accepted.
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