Convert Excel to PDF
Make EXCEL spreadsheets easy to read by converting them to PDF.
Upload your Excel file to convert to PDF
Drop your XLS or XLSX here or click to browse. On the next step, you can review the file and start the conversion.
Supports XLS and XLSX files up to 25MB
Excel spreadsheets are perfect for calculations and data entry, but PDFs are better for sharing reports, financial statements, or data summaries. Converting to PDF locks in your formatting, prevents accidental changes, and ensures consistent appearance.
Our converter preserves your spreadsheet layout, including tables, charts, formulas (as calculated values), formatting, and cell styles. The PDF maintains the visual structure while making it easy to share and print.
When Excel to PDF Makes Sense
Financial reports need to be shared without allowing edits. Data summaries should look consistent across devices. Budgets should be locked in final form. Presentations of spreadsheet data benefit from PDF's universal compatibility.
PDFs are also ideal for printing spreadsheets. They handle page breaks better than Excel's print preview, ensuring tables and charts don't get awkwardly split across pages.
How to convert Excel to PDF
Upload your Excel spreadsheet (XLS or XLSX).
Choose the pages or sheets you want to include, if needed.
Click “Convert to PDF” and download a clean, readable version.
What Gets Converted
All visible content transfers: cell values, formulas (shown as calculated results), formatting, borders, colors, and charts. Multiple sheets can be converted to separate PDF pages or combined. The layout matches what you see in Excel.
Note that formulas become static values in the PDF—they won't recalculate. This is intentional, as PDFs are meant to be final, unchangeable documents. If you need editable formulas, keep the Excel file.
Excel to PDF Questions
What happens to multiple sheets?
Each Excel sheet can become a separate PDF page, or you can choose which sheets to include. Large sheets may span multiple PDF pages depending on the content size and page settings.
Will charts and graphs be preserved?
Yes, charts, graphs, and other visual elements are converted to images and embedded in the PDF. They'll look exactly as they do in Excel, but won't be interactive or editable.
What about very large spreadsheets?
Large spreadsheets are converted, but may result in very large PDF files or many pages. Consider printing to PDF from Excel for very large files, as it gives you more control over page breaks and scaling.
Can I convert password-protected Excel files?
Password-protected files need to be unlocked first. Remove password protection in Excel, then convert to PDF.
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