Feb 6, 2025

Sheets Printing Blank Pages

Google sheets is currently having an issue for me where I go to print, the preview is blank, and the printer spits out blank pages. I can download the sheet as a PDF, and then print it, but that is annoying. I've tried resetting all settings and following other help guides, but nothing so far has worked. 
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Feb 7, 2025
Hi Guest DeLuca's Market

What happens if you print the file to a PDF instead? Does that look ok?

- Mike
Feb 9, 2025
Hello!

That also shows as a blank print preview. If I download from the file menu as a PDF it works though. 

Feb 9, 2025
Hi, Guest DeLuca's Market,

I had the same problem with Google Sheets printing an extra blank page, and I think I've figured out why. It might be the same issue you're experiencing.

If I had a one-page sheet, it would print two pages (the sheet plus a blank one). A three-page sheet would print four pages, and so on.


Here's what I discovered:

I'd go through the usual print process: File > Print, ensure the paper size was set to A4, and click "Next". On the next screen, I'd select my printer and click "Print". This is when the extra blank page would appear.

The solution was a bit hidden. In that second print dialogue box (where you select your printer), there's a "More settings" option (usually below the colour options). Clicking this revealed another paper size setting, and this one was set to "Letter" even though I'd chosen A4 earlier. Changing this "More settings" paper size to A4 fixed the problem. After that, my one-page sheets printed as one page, and my three-page sheets printed as three pages.

To double-check, I changed the "More settings" paper size back to "Letter," and sure enough, the extra blank page reappeared.

So, even if you're selecting A4 in the initial print dialogue, check the "More settings" to see if there's a second paper size setting that needs to be corrected. This might be the cause of your extra blank pages. 

Let me know if this helps!

Ben Liebrand
Feb 9, 2025
Hi Ben,

Thank you for your suggestion! Unfortunately the issue is that all of the pages appear blank in the print preview, and print blank, not just an additional blank page at the end. I will keep this in mind if run into this issue, though!

Thank you,
Kaitlyn (Guest DeLuca's Market)
Feb 9, 2025
Okay, thank you for your feedback. I just thought this make have help.

Hopefully, someone else will discover a solution.

Ben Liebrand
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