How to Create an Image from a Excel Spreadsheet

This wikiHow teaches you how to create an image file that you can use in a document or presentation from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
Copying as a Picture

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    Open or create an Excel file. To do so, double-click on the green app icon that looks like an "X," then click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and:
    • Click on Open... to open an existing document; or
    • Click on New... to create a new document.
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    Click and hold on your mouse or trackpad.
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    Drag the pointer to select the image you want to create. As you do, the portion of the Excel document you're selecting will be highlighted.
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    Release the click.
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    Click on HOME. It's a tab in the upper-left corner of the window.
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    Click on the downward-pointing arrow to the right of "Copy." It's on the far left side of the toolbar.
    • On Mac, press ⇧ Shift as you click on Edit in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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    Click on Copy as Picture….
    • On Mac, click on Copy Picture… in the drop-down menu.
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    Select an appearance. Click on the radio button next to:
    • As shown on screen to paste the picture as it appears on the screen; or
    • As shown when printed to paste the picture as it would appear when printed.
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    Click on OK. The image has now been saved to your computer's clipboard.
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    Open the document in which you want to use the Excel image.
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    Click on the part of the document in which you'd like to place the image.
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    Paste the image. Press Ctrl+V in Windows or ⌘+V on Mac. The portion of the Excel document you copied will be pasted as an image in the document.

Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Saving as a PDF

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    Open or create an Excel file. To do so, double-click on the green app icon that looks like an "X," then click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and:
    • Click on Open... to open an existing document; or
    • Click on New... to create a new document.
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    Click on File. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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    Click on Save As…. It's near the top of the drop-down menu bar.
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    Click on the "Format:" drop-down menu. It's near the middle of the dialog box.
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    Click on PDF. It's near the top of the drop-down menu.
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    Click on Save. It's in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.

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