Range.ExportAsFixedFormat Method (Excel)

Exports to a file of the specified format.

Version Information

Version Added: Excel 2007

Syntax

expression .ExportAsFixedFormat(Type, Filename, Quality, IncludeDocProperties, IgnorePrintAreas, From, To, OpenAfterPublish)

expression A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Type

Required

XlFixedFormatType

The type of file format to export to.

Filename

Optional

Variant

The file name of the file to be saved. You can include a full path, or Excel saves the file in the current folder.

Quality

Optional

Variant

Optional XlFixedFormatQuality. Specifies the quality of the published file.

IncludeDocProperties

Optional

Variant

True to include the document properties; otherwise False.

IgnorePrintAreas

Optional

Variant

True to ignore any print areas set when publishing; otherwise False.

From

Optional

Variant

The number of the page at which to start publishing. If this argument is omitted, publishing starts at the beginning.

To

Optional

Variant

The number of the last page to publish. If this argument is omitted, publishing ends with the last page.

OpenAfterPublish

Optional

Variant

True to display the file in the viewer after it is published; otherwise False.

FixedFormatExtClassPtr

Optional

Variant

Pointer to the FixedFormatExt class.

Remarks

This method also supports initializing an add-in to export a file to a fixed-format file. For example, Excel will perform file format conversion if the converters are present. The conversion is usually initiated by the user.

See Also

Concepts

Range Object Members

Range Object