2010-04-02

Excel 2010: Print Preview Full Screen (Old Print Preview)

For Users

From menu controls, the new print preview mode has completely replaced the old print preview.
The new print preview mode offer a streamlined "quick printing" in one screen:
Selecting printer, number of copies, paper orientation,... All in One

However, convenience control "margin manual tuning" (as below) is missing from the new mode.


Actually, the old print preview is still not removed.
You can add it to the quick access bar, or any ribbon (new ribbon customization feature in Office 2010)

The below steps demonstrate how to release the old print preview (Print Preview Full Screen) method to the quick access bar

Step 1:Click on the more 


















Step 2:

Finish, Click this button to launch the old print preview screen:



For Programmers
If your existing application are accessing the old preview box.
you can still access the old preview mode. It's also not inside the 2010 object model change list:


ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintPreview

10 comments:

  1. Very Helpful. Thank you very much.

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  2. how do I edit in print preview full screen as in the earlier versions.

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  3. Thank you! Very helpful when I'm set in my old ways.

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  4. im unable to print directly from the print preview fullscreen. does anyone else have this issue too?

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