Why use SnapFetch
- Preserves cell formatting, formulas' calculated values, and layout
- Works with both .xls and .xlsx files
- No account needed, and the file is gone from our servers within the hour
How it works
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Choose or drag in an .xls or .xlsx file
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We convert it to PDF, keeping the original layout
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Download your PDF
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Files are deleted from our servers after 1 hour
When to use Excel to PDF
Use it to send a spreadsheet to someone who should read the numbers but not change them, or to attach a report where the recipient may not have Excel. Every sheet in the workbook is included. Very wide sheets are the thing to watch - a sheet wider than a page splits across pages, so set a print area or scaling in Excel first if the layout matters.
Specifications & limits
- Accepted input
- XLS and XLSX
- Sheets included
- All sheets in the workbook
- Conversion engine
- LibreOffice
- Maximum file size
- 20 MB per upload
- Account required
- No - no signup, no email, no watermark
- File retention
- Deleted from our servers 1 hour after upload
Troubleshooting
A wide sheet is chopped across several pages
Set the print area, switch to landscape, or use Fit to Width in Excel before converting - page setup is read from the file.
Formula results show as errors
Errors already stored in the sheet are rendered as-is. Fix them in Excel first; nothing is recalculated during conversion.
The upload is rejected before anything happens
The file is over the 20 MB cap. Compress it first, or split a long PDF into smaller files and process them separately.
References
The published specification for the formats involved, and the open-source software that actually performs this conversion.
- LibreOffice
The office suite that performs our Office and OpenDocument conversions.
Frequently asked questions
Yes - every sheet in the workbook is included in the resulting PDF, in order.