Freeze a spreadsheet into a PDF with the columns, print areas and page breaks you set — so the recipient sees your layout, not theirs.
Send a .xlsx and the recipient's printer settings decide what happens: columns split across pages, the last column orphaned on its own sheet, gridlines appearing or vanishing. Converting to PDF freezes the page setup, which is why invoices, price lists and reports are usually delivered this way.
Every visible sheet is converted. If a workbook holds working sheets you do not want to share, hide them or delete them before converting — a PDF reveals everything it contains, including the columns you meant to keep internal.
A wide table squeezes onto a portrait page and becomes unreadable. Set landscape, or fit-to-width in the print settings, or the PDF will technically be correct and practically useless.
Only their results: a PDF shows values, not the formulas behind them.
Hidden sheets are not printed, but check carefully before sending a workbook with confidential tabs.
Yes — keep only the sheet you need in the file, or set the print area to that sheet.