We have to convert a lot of Microsoft Excel sheets to PDF format.  Unfortunately, multi-column sheets (for example, 5 columns of contact information: names, addresses, email addresses) take up a lot of real estate, so Adobe PDF usually breaks the sheet into 2 or more pages of columns.   One easy way around this is to enable WORD WRAP in Excel, then resize the columns; use Print Preview to remove any borders/padding, and you can get most things to fit across one page.

Here is how to enable Word Wrap in Excel (2003 and 2007 version):

• Hold Control and then click on the top column header (usually has a letter next to it) for each column with content.  You want to get all of your columns (with data in them) highlighted.
• Press CONTROL and the 1 key;  this will open up the FORMAT CELLS menu box.
• Choose the ALIGNMENT tab, and then put a check next to WRAP TEXT.  Press OK.  Here is what the menu should look like:
  

  Choose Wrap Text from the MS Excel FORMAT CELLS menu.

  Don’t forget to use the PRINT PREVIEW (FILE>PRINT>PRINT PREVIEW) to take a peak at your sheet before printing.  You might have to edit  the margins to get everything to fit as needed.  (Put a check next to SHOW MARGINS at the top menu).

  You should now be ready to print to PDF!

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