Blowing Things Up (That Is, Making Things Larger)

[rjbinney]

I have a spreadsheet I'd like to turn into a poster - I'd like it spread across (that is, tiled) two A3 sheets wide and two A# sheets tall. It's currently formatted for one A4 sheet.

What I've been doing is - Save As. Convert text from 9 pt to 20 point. Setting 'Fit to 2 by 2' and then dragging the columns and rows until it fits.

I tried saving as PDF and printing 'Auto-Size', but that only blows it up as big as ONE A3...

Any tips/tricks to doing this?

(I threw this in Windows because I didn't think it was ultimately an Excel-specific question).

Thanks

[rjbinney]

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[soybean]

Does your version of Microsoft Office include Publisher?  If so, I suggest you explore use of Publisher to accomplish what you want.  Publisher is designed for such tasks as posters.  I believe Excel workbooks or parts of workbooks can be imported into Publisher.  References:

• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher-help/create-and-print-a-banner-poster-or-other-large-publication-HA001233654.aspx#BM2
• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher-help/import-text-from-another-file-into-a-publication-HP010064389.aspx

[rjbinney]

No, but I think the office 2013 I just got on my laptop does. So as long as I can save as PDF, I could email it back and forth... Will give. That a try. Thanks!