Don't want certain cells to print (but I want them visible on screen).

Is there any way to format cells so they don't print but they are visible on-screen?

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Ron de Bruin shares a couple of macros that hide rows/columns or changes the
font color to match the fill color, then prints, then resets things.

Another option if you don't want to use macros is to use conditional formatting
to hide the values in the cells using the same font color as fill.

For example, you could use a conditional formatting formula like:
=$x$1="Print"

And apply it to the range you want.

Then change that value in X1 to Print, print the worksheet, then clear that
cell.

cynergy wrote:

Is there any way to format cells so they don't print but they are visible on-screen?

Dave Peterson

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Nice ideas, Dave.

I was thinking of something like redefining a Style but the conditional formatting idea is better.

cynergy: the Ron de Bruin examples are at http://www.rondebruin.nl/print.htm

Bill Manville. Excel MVP, Oxford, England. www.manville.org.uk

Microsoft Excel MVP, Oxford, England. www.manville.org.uk

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