ApachePrintArea.java

package com.aspose.cells.examples.featurescomparison.workbook.setprintarea;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFWorkbook;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;

import com.aspose.cells.examples.Utils;

public class ApachePrintArea
{
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
    {
        // The path to the documents directory.
        String dataDir = Utils.getDataDir(ApachePrintArea.class);

        Workbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
        Sheet sheet = wb.createSheet("Sheet1");
        //sets the print area for the first sheet
        wb.setPrintArea(0, "$A$1:$F$20");

        //Alternatively:
        wb.setPrintArea(
                0, //sheet index
                0, //start column
                1, //end column
                0, //start row
                0  //end row
        );

        FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream(dataDir + "ApachePrintArea_Out.xls");
        wb.write(fileOut);
        fileOut.close();

        System.out.println("Print Area Set successfully."); // Print Message
    }
}