Using Microsoft Excel 2007 on wards
In Microsoft Excel 2007 on wards, Nitro PDF appears as a tab in the Excel ribbon, allowing you to quickly create PDF files and change your conversions settings with just a few clicks.
To create a PDF:
- Select your desired PDF settings from the Nitro Pro tab
- Click either the Create PDF or Create PDF and Email button
![Excel PDF Create.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/1e3d528/2147483647/strip/true/crop/749x127+0+0/resize/749x127!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fd4%2F4b18695b4c84ad813eb0e1863c6d%2Fexcel-pdf-create.png)
To create a secure PDF:
- In the Nitro Pro tab, from the Creation panel, select the Apply Security checkbox
- Click Create PDF or Create PDF and Email
- In the Create Secure PDF window, choose your desired security options and then click Create
![Excel Security.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/b4cdc8b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/749x127+0+0/resize/749x127!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F5b%2F4f939b4a49b08c80b5f2773bdf5d%2Fexcel-security.png)
To create a PDF/A-1b compliant PDF:
- In the Nitro Pro tab, from the Creation panel, select the PDF/A-1b compliance checkbox
- Click Create PDF or Create PDF and Email
![Excel PDFA.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/00971f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/749x127+0+0/resize/749x127!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F12%2F35%2F9454d0354f4d9c394a1d55d0fdec%2Fexcel-pdfa.png)
Note: Due to PDF/A compliance requirements, you cannot create a PDF/A file with security
To change your PDF conversion settings:
- Click Advanced
- In the Settings, Optimization and View tabs, select the desired options
- Click OK
![Excel Advanced.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/dcb08b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1233x828+0+0/resize/800x537!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F20%2Fb3%2Fcd6ef57f41bdb1692012816ed76d%2Fexcel-advanced.png)