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From: Ken Starks <straton@lampsacos.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: how to convert Excel tables/charts into EPS or PDF without losing
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:54:22 +0100
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Luna Moon wrote:
> On Aug 26, 8:17 am, David Klassen <klas...@rowan.edu> wrote:
>> On Aug 26, 8:09 am, Luna Moon <lunamoonm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> how to convert Excel tables/charts into EPS or PDF?
>>> Hi all,
>>> I am creating tables and charts in Excel and then I want to convert
>>> them into EPS or PDF (one chart/table per pdf file) so I could use
>>> them in Latex. It is also a means of maintaining tables/charts without
>>> losing quality. Any fast convenient way of doing so?
>>> Any thoughts?
>> "Print" them to a file using a postscript or PDF driver.  On a Mac
>> this is as simple as choosing "Print" and then clicking on the
>> "Save to PDF" button.  On a PC you'll need to... well, this page
>> has all the details---http://www.freeopenbook.com/pdf-hacks/pdfhks-CHP-4-SECT-9.html
>>
>> I did this for my WinXP setup and it works wonderfully.
> 
> this is bad because when you print to pdf the one table is splitted to
> several pages and cropped.

I suddenly feel a need to clarify your question, Luna.

1. Are your Excel tables pretty much simple data in cells, one cell to
    each row and columns?
    Or do some cells span more than one row and column.

2. Do you have formatting you wish to preserve - bold, italics,
    and so on.

3. Do you have row or Cell border-lines you wish to preserve ?


The answers to these questions may not only alter the difficulty
of the task, but also affect whether LaTeX is an appropriate
solution at all.


Cheers,
Ken.