Select the cells that you want to print.
![Select the cells that you want to print.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/357334.image0.jpg)
Click the Page Layout tab.
Click the Print Area icon in the Page Setup group.
![Click the Print Area icon in the Page Setup group.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/357335.image1.jpg)
A pull-down menu appears.
Choose Set Print Area.
![Choose Set Print Area.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/357336.image2.jpg)
Excel displays a line around your print area.
Click the File tab and then click Print.
![Click the File tab and then click Print.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/357337.image3.jpg)
A print preview image of your chosen print area appears.
Click Print.
![Click Print.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/357338.image4.jpg)
After you define a print area, you can see which cells are part of your print area by clicking the downward-pointing arrow of the Name box and choosing Print_Area.
Add to the defined print area by selecting the cells adjacent to the print area.
![Add to the defined print area by selecting the cells adjacent to the print area.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/357339.image5.jpg)
Click the Page Layout tab and click the Print Area icon in the Page Setup group.
A pull-down menu appears.
Choose Add to Print Area.
![Choose Add to Print Area.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/357340.image6.jpg)
Excel displays a line around your newly defined print area. In this case, the box around cells A8..F32 shows the print area.