Page setup in Excel refers to the various settings that control how an Excel worksheet will be printed or displayed in a print preview. These settings determine the appearance and layout of the printed document, ensuring that it meets the desired formatting and readability standards. Page setup options include page margins, orientation, paper size, print area, headers, footers, scaling, and other print-related settings. In this article, we will explain how to set page setup options in Excel in Python using Spire.XLS for Python.

• Set Page Margins in Excel in Python
• Set Page Orientation in Excel in Python
• Set Paper Size in Excel in Python
• Set Print Area in Excel in Python
• Set Scaling Factor in Excel in Python
• Set FitToPages Options in Excel in Python
• Set Headers and Footers in Excel in Python

Install Spire.XLS for Python

This scenario requires Spire.XLS for Python and plum-dispatch v1.7.4. They can be easily installed in your Windows through the following pip command.

pip install Spire.XLS

If you are unsure how to install, please refer to this tutorial: How to Install Spire.XLS for Python on Windows

Set Page Margins in Excel in Python

In Spire.XLS for Python, the PageSetup class is used to configure page setup options for Excel worksheets. You can access the PageSetup object of a worksheet through the Worksheet.PageSetup property. Then, you can use properties like PageSetup.TopMargin, PageSetup.BottomMargin, PageSetup.LeftMargin, PageSetup.RightMargin, PageSetup.HeaderMarginInch, and PageSetup.FooterMarginInch to set the respective margins for the worksheet. The detailed steps are as follows:

• Create an object of the Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
• Access the PageSetup object of the worksheet using Worksheet.PageSetup property.
• Set the top, bottom, left, right, header, and footer margins using PageSetup.TopMargin, PageSetup.BottomMargin, PageSetup.LeftMargin, PageSetup.RightMargin, PageSetup.HeaderMarginInch, and PageSetup.FooterMarginInch properties.
• Save the modified workbook to a new file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.xls import *
from spire.xls.common import *

# Create a Workbook object
workbook = Workbook()
# Load an Excel file
workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx")

# Get the first worksheet
sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]

# Get the PageSetup object of the worksheet
pageSetup = sheet.PageSetup

# Set top, bottom, left, and right page margins for the worksheet
# The measure of the unit is Inch (1 inch = 2.54 cm)
pageSetup.TopMargin = 1
pageSetup.BottomMargin = 1
pageSetup.LeftMargin = 1
pageSetup.RightMargin = 1
pageSetup.HeaderMarginInch= 1
pageSetup.FooterMarginInch= 1

# Save the modified workbook to a new file
workbook.SaveToFile("SetPageMargins.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016)
workbook.Dispose()

Set Page Orientation in Excel in Python

To set the page orientation for an Excel worksheet, you can use the PageSetup.Orientation property. The detailed steps are as follows.

• Create an object of the Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
• Access the PageSetup object of the worksheet using Worksheet.PageSetup property.
• Set the page orientation using PageSetup.Orientation property.
• Save the modified workbook to a new file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.xls import *
from spire.xls.common import *

# Create a Workbook object
workbook = Workbook()
# Load an Excel file
workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx")

# Get the first worksheet
sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]

# Get the PageSetup object of the worksheet
pageSetup = sheet.PageSetup

# Set the page orientation for printing the worksheet to landscape mode
pageSetup.Orientation = PageOrientationType.Landscape

# Save the modified workbook to a new file
workbook.SaveToFile("SetPageOrientation.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016)
workbook.Dispose()

Set Paper Size in Excel in Python

You can set a wide range of paper sizes, such as A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, Letter, Legal, and Tabloid for printing an Excel worksheet using the PageSetup.PaperSize property. The detailed steps are as follows:

• Create an object of the Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
• Access the PageSetup object of the worksheet using Worksheet.PageSetup property.
• Set the paper size using PageSetup.PaperSize property.
• Save the modified workbook to a new file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.xls import *
from spire.xls.common import *

# Create a Workbook object
workbook = Workbook()
# Load an Excel file
workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx")

# Get the first worksheet
sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]

# Get the PageSetup object of the worksheet
pageSetup = sheet.PageSetup

# Set the paper size to A4
pageSetup.PaperSize = PaperSizeType.PaperA4

# Save the modified workbook to a new file
workbook.SaveToFile("SetPaperSize.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016)
workbook.Dispose()

Set Print Area in Excel in Python

The print area of an Excel worksheet can be customized using the PageSetup.PringArea property. The detailed steps are as follows.

• Create an object of the Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
• Access the PageSetup object of the worksheet using Worksheet.PageSetup property.
• Set the print area using PageSetup.PringArea property.
• Save the modified workbook to a new file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.xls import *
from spire.xls.common import *

# Create a Workbook object
workbook = Workbook()
# Load an Excel file
workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx")

# Get the first worksheet
sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]

# Get the PageSetup object of the worksheet
pageSetup = sheet.PageSetup

# Set the print area of the worksheet to "A1:E5"
pageSetup.PrintArea = "A1:E5"

# Save the modified workbook to a new file
workbook.SaveToFile("SetPrintArea.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016)
workbook.Dispose()

Set Scaling Factor in Excel in Python

You can scale the content of a worksheet to a specific percentage of its original size with the PageSetup.Zoom property. The detailed steps are as follows.

• Create an object of the Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
• Access the PageSetup object of the worksheet using Worksheet.PageSetup property.
• Set the scaling factor using PageSetup.Zoom property.
• Save the modified workbook to a new file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.xls import *
from spire.xls.common import *

# Create a Workbook object
workbook = Workbook()
# Load an Excel file
workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx")

# Get the first worksheet
sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]

# Get the PageSetup object of the worksheet
pageSetup = sheet.PageSetup

# Set the scaling factor of the worksheet to 90%
pageSetup.Zoom = 90

# Save the modified workbook to a new file
workbook.SaveToFile("SetScalingFactor.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016)
workbook.Dispose()

Set FitToPages Options in Excel in Python

In addition to scaling the content of a worksheet to a specific percentage of its original size, you can also fit the content of a worksheet to a specific number of pages using PageSetup.FitToPagesTall and PageSetup.FitToPagesWide properties. The detailed steps are as follows.

• Create an object of the Workbook class.
• Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
• Get a specific worksheet using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
• Access the PageSetup object of the worksheet using Worksheet.PageSetup property.
• Fit the content of the worksheet to one page using PageSetup.FitToPagesTall and PageSetup.FitToPagesWide properties.
• Save the modified workbook to a new file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.

from spire.xls import *
from spire.xls.common import *

# Create a Workbook object
workbook = Workbook()
# Load an Excel file
workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx")

# Get the first worksheet
sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0]

# Get the PageSetup object of the worksheet
pageSetup = sheet.PageSetup

# Fit the content of the worksheet within one page vertically (i.e., all rows will fit on a single page)
pageSetup.FitToPagesTall = 1
# Fit the content of the worksheet within one page horizontally (i.e., all columns will fit on a single page)
pageSetup.FitToPagesWide = 1

# Save the modified workbook to a new file
workbook.SaveToFile("FitToPages.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016)
workbook.Dispose()

Set Headers and Footers in Excel in Python

For setting headers and footers in Excel, please check this article: Python: Add Headers and Footers to Excel.

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