6.10.1 The Export Worksheet As Multipage PDF File Dialog

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Select Sheet(s)

Specify the page(s) to be exported. The default option is Current Sheet.

Current Sheet Current worksheet will be exported.
Sheets in Book All worksheets in the active workbook will be exported.
Sheets in Folder All worksheets in the current folder will be exported, not including those in subfolder(s).
Sheets in Folder (Recursive) All worksheets in the current folder will be exported, including those in subfolder(s).
Sheets in Project All worksheets in the project will be exported.
Specified Export the worksheet specified in the Worksheets text box.

Worksheets

The text box lists the worksheet(s) to be exported. Click the arrow button at the lower right corner of the text box to expand/collapse the text box. The text box is editable only when Specified is selected in the Select Sheet(s) option. You can enter the sheet name in the form of [BookName]sheetname in the text box or click the Button Browse.png button to open the Sheet Browser dialog to select the sheet to be exported.

File Name(s)

Specify the name(s) for the exported PDF file(s). Besides choosing from the options, you can type the desired file name manually.

<Long Name> Use the long name of the worksheet as the file name.
<Short Name> Use the short name of the worksheet as the file name.
<Sheet Name> Use the sheet name of the worksheet as the file name.
wks## Use "wks + index" as the file name.
wks<pound># Use "wks# + index" and character "#"(represented by <pound>) as file name.
Note:
  1. File Name supports keyword combination, such as <longname>-multi, the long name of the worksheet and the string -multi will be used as the export file name.
  2. <pound>, representing the character "#", can also be used without combining with worksheet index. For example, Set File Name(s) as Wks<pound>2 then the file name for exported pdf file would be Wks#2.

Path

Specify the file path to save the exported PDF file(s). Besides choosing from the options, you can type the path in the text box manually or click the Button Browse.png button to specify it in the Browse For Folder dialog.

<User File Folder> Save the exported PDF file(s) in the User File folder.
<Project Folder> Save the exported PDF file(s) in the folder where the project file is located. You can see the detailed path on the Origin header.

Overwrite Existing

Specify the way of handling the exported file(s) when there is an existing PDF file with the same name in the same folder.

Auto Rename Auto rename the exported PDF file with enumeration.
Replace Replace the existing PDF file.
Skip Skip exporting the PDF file and keep the existing one.
Ask Pop up a message box to ask whether to overwrite the existing PDF file.

Image Settings

Specify the properties of the exported PDF file.

PDF Options

Specify the export settings of the PDF file.

Basic Object

Color Translation

  • Normal
    Normal mode
  • Inverse
    Inverse colors
  • Inverse Grays Only
    Only inverse gray colors
  • Gray Scale
    Convert to gray scales graph
  • Inverse Gray Scale
    Convert to gray scales and inverse.

Line Mode

Specifies the line mode.

  • Device
    Use the device mode
  • Stroked
    Use the stroked mode

Fill Mode

Specifies the fill mode to use when the graph is exported.

  • Device
    Use the device mode
  • Stroked
    Use the stroked mode

BackGround Rectangle

Specifies whether to include the background rectangle.

Handling

Specifies whether or not to perform raster format conversion and, if such conversion is performed, the method that is used.

  • Ignore
    Do not convert raster format
  • Source Copy
    Use source copy
  • Individual Bitmaps
    User individual bitmaps
  • Combine All Bitmaps
    Combine all bitmaps

Resolution

Specifies the resolution that is used for the conversion, which can be 72, 96, 100, 150, 300, 600, or 1200.

Data Compression

Color Images

Specifies the color compression mode.

  • None
    No compression
  • JPEG High
    Use JPEG High compression.
  • JPEG High-Medium
    Use JPEG High-Medium compression.
  • JPEG Medium
    Use JPEG Medium compression.
  • JPEG Medium-Low
    Use JPEG Medium-Low compression.
  • JPEG Low
    Use JPEG Low compression.
  • Flate
    Use flate compression

Monochrome Images

Specifies the monochrome compression mode.

  • None
    No compression
  • CCITT Group 3
    Compatible with CCITT Group 3
  • CCITT Group 4
    Compatible with CCITT Group 4
  • Run-Length Encoded
    Use run-length encoding method
  • Flate
    Flate compression

Graphics and Text

Specifies the text compression mode.

  • None
    No compression
  • Flate
    Flate compression

ASCII Encoding

Specifies whether to use ASCII encoding.

Fonts
Font embedding mode

Choose the radio to specify the font embedding mode.

  • Descriptor Only
    Only contain descriptor.
  • Embedded
    Embed fonts in graph.
  • Outline
    Use outline fonts.

OutLine Mode

Specifies the outline mode, which can be Compact or Adobe Type 3.

Stroke Width

Specifies the stroke width for the fonts, which can be Thin, Normal, Semi-Bold, or Bold.

Font Substitution

Specifies whether to perform font substitution.

Use True Type

Specifies whether to use true type fonts

Multiple Pages

Specify whether or not to add a cover page and page numbers on the exported PDF file.

Cover Page

Check the box next to the Cover Page option to enable the settings for the cover page.

Text

The texts typed in this text field will be displayed on the cover page.

Font

  • Name
    Specify the font face of the texts.
  • Size
    Select or type the desired point size of the texts. Default size is 18.
  • Bold
    Specify whether the texts should be bold or not. This check box is checked by default.
  • Italic
    Specify whether the texts should be italic or not. This check box is unchecked by default.
  • Underline
    Specify whether or not to add underlines to the texts. This check box is unchecked by default.

Page Numbering

Check the box next to the option to enable the settings for the page numbering.

Font

  • Name
    Specify the font face of the texts.
  • Size
    Select or type the desired point size of the texts. Default size is 18.
  • Bold
    Specify whether the texts should be bold or not. This check box is checked by default.
  • Italic
    Specify whether the texts should be italic or not. This check box is unchecked by default.
  • Underline
    Specify whether or not to add underlines to the texts. This check box is unchecked by default.

Top

Specify whether or not to add page numbers in the top of the pages in the exported PDF file. This check box is unchecked by default.

Bottom

Specify whether or not to add page numbers in the bottom of the pages in the exported PDF file. This check box is unchecked by default.

Horizontal Position

Specify the horizontal position of the page numbers. If both Top and Bottom are unchecked, the horizontal position specified here is not useful because there are no page numbers in the PDF file. Options include:

  • Left on even, right on odd pages
    The page numbers are shown to the left of even pages and to the right of odd pages.
  • Left
    The page numbers are shown to the left of all pages.
  • Right
    The page numbers are shown to the right of all pages.
  • Center
    The page numbers are shown in the center of all pages. It is selected by default.

Print Settings

Specify the print settings of the exported PDF file.

Use Worksheet's Own Settings

Specify whether or not to use the worksheet's own settings (horizontal grids, row header settings etc.) to print the exported PDF file. If this is not selected, you can specify the options in the Worksheet Print Options branch.

Worksheet Print Options

This is only available when Use Worksheet's Own Settings is unchecked. This treenode can be used to specify whether or not to print some worksheet elements.

  • Horizontal Grids
    Specify whether or not to print the horizontal grids of the PDF file.
  • Vertical Grids
    Specify whether or not to print the vertical grids of the PDF file.
  • Row Header
    Specify whether or not to print the row header of the PDF file.
  • Column Header
    Specify whether or not to print the column header of the PDF file.
  • Page Header
    Specify whether or not to print the page header of the PDF file.
  • Page Footer
    Specify whether or not to print the page footer of the PDF file.
  • Background Color
    Specify whether or not to print the background color of the PDF file.
  • Frame
    Specify whether or not to print the frame of the PDF file.
  • Empty Cols
    Specify whether or not to print the empty columns in the PDF file.
  • Empty Rows
    Specify whether or not to print the empty rows in the PDF file.
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