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Summary: Excel allows you to print your worksheet in landscape mode, which means that the printed lines are parallel to the long edge of the paper. It does not, however, allow you to control whether the rotation (to get the landscape orientation) is done clockwise or counterclockwise. This tip explains some things you can try if you want to flip the orientation of your landscape printing. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and Excel 2003.)
Al asked if there was a way to change the rotation on an Excel worksheet printed in landscape mode. He wants to "flip" the printing by 180 degrees from the way it normally prints, so that it prints correctly for three-hole-punched paper in his printer.
There is nothing intrinsic in Excel that allows you to specify the rotation on printed pages. Also, there is no way to do this from within a macro. Some printers may allow you to control rotation within the printer driver itself, but it is pretty certain that most will not.
The solution may be as simple as rotating the paper in your printer's paper tray by 180 degrees. This may not be possible in some printers, however, and it may mess up printing for some of your other applications.
A third-party solution may be the best way to do what you want. For instance, you may want to check out products such as ClickBook, from Blue Squirrel Software.
http://www.bluesquirrel.com/products/clickbook/
This mention should not be taken as an endorsement of the software; we have not tested it in any way. The product description indicates it will work with Excel and it will rotate pages. (And, it appears, do a heck of a lot of other things.) Undoubtedly there are other competing products available through a search of the Internet.
Tip #2220 applies to Microsoft Excel versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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