How to convert Excel to PDF free?

Why we need to convert Excel to PDF?

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that popular world widely for data management. But sometimes people is preferable to convert Excel to PDF format. Why? What we can benefit from PDF? Below list some advantages of converting files to PDF:

1. Portability. PDF files are viewable on virtually any platform, including Windows®, Mac OS, and mobile platforms such as Android™, iPad or iPhone. The statistics shows that there are more than 150 million PDF documents publicly available on the web today.

• 2. Popularity. Adobe Reader is a free downloading PDF viewer. And its portability makes it be so popular with millions of people across the globe for sharing information.
• 3. Editing. PDFs are difficult to edit and require advanced tools, thus you can be sure the document you sent won't be altered by mistake.
• 4. Size. PDFs are much smaller because they don't include formulas or anything that Excel includes.

 

How to convert Excel to PDF (for Microsoft Excel 2010 Users)

It's much easier for Microsoft Office 2010 users to convert Excel to PDF. As there is a free add-in of save as PDF/XPS built in the Office suite, and you can save your Excel to PDF directly.

Step1. Open the Excel file.

Step2. Click File - go to Share - click Create PDF/XPS Document, then click OK to save Excel to PDF.

Just in 2 steps, you can convert Excel to PDF in seconds.

Tips: If you don't find the 'Share' button, you can just go to 'File' - click 'Save as', then choose PDF (*.pdf) from the dropdown list of 'Save as type'.

 

How to convert Excel to PDF (for Microsoft Excel 2007 Users)

The 'save as PDF/XPS' add-in is not built in Microsoft Office 2007, so, you need to download it from Microsoft website to convert Excel to PDF.

Step1. Download the save as PDF/XPS add-in.

Step2. Open the Excel file.

Step3. Go to File - click Save as - choose PDF or XPS - select PDF in Save as type dropdown list.

It is also simple and easy to convert Excel 2007 to PDF.

 

Use an Excel to PDF Converter (for Microsoft Excel 2003 Users)

The free Add-in doesn't support Microsoft Office 2003 and before version, so, you need the assistance of 3rd party software. There are many PDF creators on the internet you can find, here, I select one of the top 5 - Simpo PDF Creator Lite and show you the way to use it to convert Excel 2003 to PDF.

Step1. Download and install the Excel to PDF converter in your PC.

Step2. Open your Excel file.

Step3. Go to Print and choose Print function.

Step4. Choose Simpo PDF Creator Lite as the default printer and click Ok.

Step5. Click the Save as PDF button to start the conversion.

 

Above is the simplest ways to convert Excel to PDF. Of course, they not only support to convert Excel to PDF, but also are the most efficient ways to convert Office to PDF.

 

Now you can choose the most suitable method to convert Excel to PDF as your own need. Then enjoy your sharing of PDF files!