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3) To print the document from this view, click the Print document icon( ) to open the Print
dialog. Choose the print options and click the Print button.
Calc
To preview the sheets in Calc before printing:
1) Choose File > Page Preview.
The Calc window now displays the Page Preview toolbar instead of the Formatting toolbar.
Figure 288. Page Preview toolbar (Calc)
2) To print the document from this view, click the Print document icon to open the Print
dialog.
3) Choose the print options and click the Print button.
Exporting to PDF
LibreOffice can export documents to PDF (Portable Document Format). This industry-standard file
format is ideal for sending the file to someone else to view using Adobe Reader or other PDF
viewers.
The process and dialogs are the same for Writer, Calc, Impress, and Draw, with a few minor
differences mentioned in this section.
Quick export to PDF
Click the Export Directly as PDF icon to export the entire document using the PDF settings
you most recently selected on the PDF Options dialog (see below). You are asked to enter the file
name and location for the PDF file, but you do not get a chance to choose a page range, the image
compression, or other options.
Controlling PDF content and quality
For more control over the content and quality of the resulting PDF, use File > Export as PDF. The
PDF Options dialog opens. This dialog has five pages (General, Initial View, User Interface, Links,
and Security). Select the appropriate settings, and then click Export. Then you are asked to enter
the location and file name of the PDF to be created, and click Save to export the file.
General page of PDF Options dialog
On the General page, you can choose which pages to include in the PDF, the type of compression
to use for images (which affects the quality of images in the PDF), and other options.
Range section
• All: Exports the entire document to PDF.
• Pages: To export a range of pages, use the format 3-6 (pages 3 to 6). To export single
pages, use the format 7;9;11 (pages 7, 9 and 11). You can also export a combination of
page ranges and single pages, by using a format like 3-6;8;10;12.
• Selection: Exports all the selected material.
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