Problem: You have a workbook with 12 worksheets, one per month. Although you set the page footer to print page 1 of 12, every sheet prints with page 1 of 1, as shown in Fig. 1217.
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Strategy: The key to making this work is to print the entire workbook at once. Organize the Worksheets so that they are in the proper order for printing, with the worksheet for the first page on the left. Instead of using the Print icon, select File – Print. You will then have an option to print the entire workbook, as shown in Fig. 1218.
Result: As shown in Fig. 1219, the page numbers will reflect 1 of 12, 2 of 12, etc.
Alternate Strategy: If you only need to print a few sheets, select the first sheet. Hold down Ctrl while selecting other sheets. You can now use the File – Print and choose Active Sheets to print the selected sheets, as shown in Fig. 1220.
Summary: To ensure your worksheet pages print with the proper page numbers, use File – Print to select printing the entire worksheet.
Commands Discussed: File – Print
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