Convert Excel to PDF

Convert an Excel spreadsheet (.xls or .xlsx) into a PDF that is easy to print and share. Upload your spreadsheet and download a tidy PDF. Your file is deleted right after conversion.

How to excel to pdf

1. 1Upload your spreadsheet.
2. 2We convert it to a PDF.
3. 3Download your PDF.
4. 4Print or share it with the layout preserved.

When to use this tool

• You need to send a spreadsheet to someone who shouldn't be able to edit the numbers.
• A report or invoice was built in Excel and needs to go out as a finished document.
• You're printing a spreadsheet and want to see exactly how the pages will break first.
• A portal or client asks for a PDF, not a raw spreadsheet file.
• You're sending a budget or schedule to someone who doesn't have Excel installed.
• A client wants a snapshot of numbers as of a certain date, not an editable, ongoing spreadsheet.

Tips for a better result

• Set your print area and page breaks in Excel first; the PDF follows them exactly.
• Switch to landscape orientation in Excel for wide tables before converting.
• Hide helper columns and unused sheets before converting so the PDF only shows what matters.
• If columns still don't fit, shrink the font slightly or split the table across two sheets first.
• Preview the print layout in Excel first so you're not surprised by how the pages break.

Privacy: what happens to your file

This tool uploads your file to our server, because converting a spreadsheet to PDF needs a full document engine that a browser can't run. We write it to a temporary folder to process it, then delete that folder immediately after your download is ready, whether the job succeeds or fails. We don't keep a copy or share it with anyone.

Excel to PDF is one of 34 free convert-category tools on fillable.ca. It pairs well with pdf to word, word to pdf and powerpoint to pdf for a complete document workflow — see the full tools listfor everything else that’s free to use.