May 13, 2026 · Excel To PDF
How To Convert Excel (XLS, XLSX) To PDF
Sending a spreadsheet as Excel exposes formulas, hidden sheets, and structure you might not want shared. Sending it as PDF gives the recipient the numbers and nothing else.
Excel To PDF does this conversion via LibreOffice on a Lambda worker.
What Happens To Formulas
Formulas are evaluated and flattened to their values. The PDF shows numbers, not the formulas that produced them. This is what you want for sharing - it locks in the snapshot at the moment of conversion.
If you need the formulas preserved, you don't need a PDF, you need the original XLSX. PDF is a snapshot format.
Sheets And Pages
Each sheet in the workbook becomes its own page or pages in the PDF. Large sheets may span multiple PDF pages depending on the sheet's page-setup configuration.
Hidden sheets are not exported. If you want a hidden sheet in the PDF, unhide it in Excel first.
How To Convert
Drop your XLS or XLSX into Excel To PDF. Click Convert. The file is processed on the cloud and returned as a PDF.
Both XLS (legacy Excel) and XLSX (modern Excel) are supported.
Privacy
The file is uploaded over HTTPS, processed in an isolated worker, and deleted within 24 hours.
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