Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: Printing Rows Conditionally.
Rune has three columns, A through C, that contain data. Column C contains either blank (nothing) or the letter X. Rune wonders if there is an easy way for him to print only those rows that have an X in column C.
There is a very easy way to do this. Assuming that you have a header row in row 1, follow these steps:
That's it; the filtered worksheet is printed and only those rows with an X in column C are on the printout. You can, if desired, remove the AutoFilter after printing. When your data changes and you need to print again, just follow the same steps once more.
Another way to do the printing (if you don't want to use a filter for some reason) is to simply sort your data according to the contents of column C. If you sort in descending order, then all the rows containing an X in column C will be at the top of your worksheet. Select those cells and define them as your print area. When you then print, only those rows with an X in column C are printed.
ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (8933) applies to Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, and 2013. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Excel here: Printing Rows Conditionally.
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2017-09-27 05:30:38
Mark
Keyboard shortcut for turning the filter on or off when the cursor is in the table: Ctrl-Shift-L
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2017-09-27 03:44:52
Surendera M. Bhanot
another way to go about that is to format the data as "Table" (Insert > Pivot Tables & Tables > Table). You will find the down arrows on all the columns of the Header row. click that arrow and select (one, more or all) what you like to appear (X in your case). Click okay and you are done. Print as normal. After that clear the selection to come back to entire table.
2016-05-18 02:01:41
Kashif
i have similar problem. i have a specification format with number of pre-defined item but in every specification, there are number of empty rows i.e. in few articles, we use 3 leathers & in some 1 or 2 leathers, i want to know for the article with one leather, how can i skip empty rows of leather 2 and leather 3.
2015-10-25 04:00:37
venkatramanan
Sir, I need every page last line (row last) to be print in the next page top row.
kindly help in this urgent please.
2015-07-22 06:44:41
Nik Red
Dear Allen
What if there many columns that need to be sorted?
2015-06-15 12:32:07
jenn r
Super tip. Concise, accurate & straightforward. Thank you.
2014-09-23 13:31:52
Aamir Ali
sir i need some help about Data Validation, Filter and printing of multi cells like bill of different people of same colony... my English is not too good i apologies for any mistake.
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