How to Create High Resolution TIF Files From Excel
Companies often use Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets containing proprietary information--such as price lists--that need to be distributed in an unalterable form. If you are using Excel 2003, one way to do this is to convert your worksheet into a high resolution TIFF file. By converting your worksheet to a TIFF file, you create a photo file that is not easily alterable. This file can also be easily shared electronically by email or online. It can be opened by any user with a Web browser or photo manager.
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Instructions
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Open Microsoft Excel by selecting it from the Start menu or double clicking on the Microsoft Excel icon on your desktop. Open the worksheet you want to convert by clicking "File" and "Open." This will open a search window. Locate your document and then click "OK."
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Edit your worksheet, if needed, until you have achieved the final version that you want to appear in the TIFF file. This is the time to hide any columns or rows you do not want to appear in the final document as well as add design elements such as shading and borders. Click "File" and "Print Preview" to preview the file and make sure it looks exactly the way you want.
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Press the "Print" icon on the upper left corner of the print preview screen to open the print dialog box. Click on the arrow next to the printer "Name" box to select a different printer. Locate "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" and select. Then click the "Properties" button to open the properties dialog box.
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Select the "Layout" tab on the upper left corner of the properties dialog box. Click the "Advanced" button to open the "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Advanced Options" box. Under "Output Format" select "TIFF- Monochrome Fax." Then click "OK" to accept the option. Keep clicking "OK" until you return to the Printer dialog box and then click "OK" one last time to start the process. A small pop-up window will tell you that the document is printing. Then a "Save As" dialog box will open.
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Enter the name you want to save the file under in the "Name:" box. Make sure the document is saving in the correct file location or click the down arrow next to the "Save in:" box to select a new location. Then click "Save" to finish the process. Your new TIFF file is now ready to be opened.
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Tips & Warnings
Microsoft Excel 2007 offers both a PDF converter and a proprietary XPS printer instead of the TIFF printing option. The XPS printer can be accessed using these same steps, but the finished product requires either the Explorer 7 Internet browser or a Microsoft XPS viewer to view.
