ASAP Utilities for Excel - Export Selection or Sheet to New File (Excel, PDF, TXT, CSV, etc.)...

Export Selection or Sheet to New File (Excel, PDF, TXT, CSV, etc.)...

ASAP Utilities › Export  ›  1. Export Selection or Sheet to New File (Excel, PDF, TXT, CSV, etc.)...

This tool exports either your selected range or the entire active worksheet to a new file.
You can choose to exclude hidden cells and customize how the content is saved.

Supported export formats include:

  • Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)
  • Excel Workbook (*.xlsx)
  • Excel Binary Workbook (*.xlsb)
  • PDF (*.pdf)
  • Formatted text (space-delimited text file)
  • Tab-delimited text file (*.tsv)
  • JSON (*.json)
  • CSV/DSV (comma- or delimiter-separated values)
    • Choose your own delimiter (e.g., comma, semicolon, pipe |, tilde ~)
    • Set a field encloser (e.g., double quote ")
    • Choose the decimal separator
    • Optionally encode as Unicode (UTF-8 or UTF-16)

You can also copy the data directly to the clipboard as:

  • Tab-delimited format
  • Space-delimited format

Export options:

  • Export as values only (e.g., 12)
  • Export as formulas (e.g., =3*E6)
  • Export as displayed (e.g., €12.00)

Your last used settings are remembered automatically.

This tool is ideal when you want to:

  • Save a specific section of your workbook as a separate file
  • Quickly extract data for sharing or reporting
  • Export data in a specific format without modifying your original file

Starting this tool

Specify a Keyboard Shortcut: ASAP Utilities  › My Tools & Shortcuts › Manage My Tools & Shortcuts...

Example screenshot: 1 (Here's the English version.)
1, Export  ›  1 Export Selection or Sheet to New File (Excel, PDF, TXT, CSV, etc.)...
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2, Export  ›  1 Export Selection or Sheet to New File (Excel, PDF, TXT, CSV, etc.)...

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