Excel to PDF

Export spreadsheet sheets into neat PDF documents instantly.

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Quick Tip

Select the .xlsx or .xls file you want as a PDF.

About This Tool

Why use Excel to PDF?

Turn a spreadsheet into a PDF that anyone can open. The workbook is read with SheetJS and each sheet's rows are laid out as a proper table in the PDF using jsPDF's autoTable, so columns stay aligned instead of collapsing into a run of comma-separated text.

Sending an .xlsx invites edits, version confusion and a request for the software to open it. A PDF is fixed, opens on any phone, and is what most finance and procurement systems expect. Formulas are converted to the values they currently show, because a PDF has nothing to recalculate — check that your sheet is up to date before you convert.

Key Benefits

Real tables, not text

Rows and columns are drawn as a table with borders and aligned cells, so the PDF is readable rather than a dump of values.

Reads .xlsx and .xls

Both the modern and the legacy Excel formats are supported, so older files do not need converting twice.

Nothing uploaded

Payroll, pricing and budget sheets are parsed in the browser, so the numbers never reach anyone else's server.

How to use Excel to PDF

1
Select the .xlsx or .xls file you want as a PDF.
2
Convert; each sheet's rows are laid out as a table.
3
Download the PDF and check that wide columns have not been cut off.
4
If a sheet is very wide, reduce the columns or set a landscape layout in Excel first.

Best use cases

Send an invoice or quote that nobody can edit.

Share a report with someone who has no spreadsheet software.

Attach a fixed copy of figures to an email or a ticket.

Archive a sheet exactly as it stood on a given day.

Excel to PDF FAQs

Are formulas preserved?

No. A PDF cannot recalculate, so formulas are converted to the values they currently display. Make sure the sheet is up to date before converting.

What happens to very wide spreadsheets?

Wide sheets can overflow the page width. Hide unnecessary columns, or set the print area and orientation in Excel first, then convert.

Does it convert every sheet in the workbook?

Yes. Each sheet is laid out in turn, so a multi-sheet workbook produces one PDF covering all of them.

Is the file uploaded?

No. The workbook is read and the PDF built in your browser, so the data stays on your device.