The Print Preview Doesn’t Match the Document in Excel – 7 Solutions

Solution 1 – Unable the Scale Content for A4 Paper Size

• Click File.

• Choose Options.

• In Excel Options, click Advanced.
• In General, check  Scale content for A4 or 8.5’✖ 11’ paper sizes.
• Click OK .

Solution 2 – Check Your Printer

Use the same Printer for Preview and Print.

Solution 3 – Check Printer Driver

Make sure you have the latest Windows Printer drivers installed.

Solution 4 – Avoid Wrapping Texts

Wrap text can cause instability while Printing out documents in Excel. In Excel always use Alt+Enter to separate or break lines inside the cell. Especially in the title of sheets.

Solution 5 – Try to Clear Print Area

• Go to the Page Layout tab. Click Print Area and choose Clear Print Area.

Solution 6 – Fix the Column Width

Resize Column Width Manually

• To resize the column width, drag the column heading boundary.

• Or select a column and in Format Cells, click Column Width.
• Choose the size and click OK.

Switch Cell Styles to Normal

• Press Ctrl+A.
• In the Home tab, click Cell Styles and select Normal.

Use Monospace Fonts

Solution 7 – Modify the Page Layout Setting

Choose Custom Margins:

• Go to Page Layout and click Custom Margins.

• In the Page Setup dialog box, change the margins.
• Click OK.

Try Different Orientation

• Go to Page Layout and click Orientation.
• Select Landscape.

Alter the Scale Percentage in the Scale to Fit Group

You can scale Height and Width automatically in the Scale window. Keep the Scaling between 70-80 percent.

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