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How to automate screenshots of an Excel spreadsheet

Learn how you can automatically take screenshots of spreadsheets in your Excel workbook with PagePixels.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot automation tool that you can use to take automated scheduled screenshots of web pages, including your Excel spreadsheets.

PagePixels is free to start, and this tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to schedule recurring screenshots of an Excel spreadsheet every 15 minutes.

How to automate taking a screenshot of an Excel spreadsheet.

To take screenshots of an Excel spreadsheet every 15 minutes:

1

Create a screenshot

Log in to your PagePixels account, and click the "+Create Screenshot" button.

2

Set your schedule

By default, recurring screenshots are set to every 5 minutes.

To take a screenshot every 15 minutes, change the default frequency value "5" to "15" by clicking into the input box and updating the number.

3

Add your URL

Copy and paste the public share link for your Excel spreadsheet into the "Website URL to Capture" field.

4

Save Screenshot

Click the green "Save Screenshot" button (top-right).

Your screenshot automation is officially set, and your first screenshot will be taken shortly.

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Notes

  • The defaults for screenshots generated by PagePixels are "Page Width" (1920px), "Page Height" (1000px), and "Wait Time to Capture Screenshot" (1500ms). These settings can be changed in your screenshot configuration anytime.

What else can PagePixels do?

When you automate screenshots of your Excel spreadsheets with PagePixels, you can also:

  • Schedule screenshots of your Excel spreadsheet by time interval, days of the week, time of day, and time zone using PagePixels' built-in scheduling system (no other tools required).
  • Automatically post screenshots of your Excel spreadsheet to a Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or upload the images to your Dropbox account, with PagePixels built-in integrations.
  • Leverage no-code integration platforms Zapier and Make to take, send, and email your Excel spreadsheets and dashboard screenshots to thousands of services, such as OneDrive, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams.
  • Apply different filters, hover over cells, and perform other user actions on your Excel spreadsheet—all before taking a screenshot with PagePixels' Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
  • Dynamically display and share the latest screenshot of your Excel data on your website, dashboard, or favorite app using a single auto-updating link with PagePixels' Embed URL technology.
  • Track and receive an alert when changes happen to data in your Excel spreadsheet using PagePixels Change Notification feature.
  • Take a screenshot of a single cell or another element in your Excel spreadsheet using PagePixels' CSS Selector option.
  • Customize the look of your Excel spreadsheets and dashboards in your screenshots with PagePixels' Custom CSS injection feature.
  • Use PagePixels' Screenshots API to take scheduled and instant screenshots of your Excel spreadsheets.
  • Have AI compare and contrast your Excel sheet screenshot images with the Multiple AI Image Analysis endpoint of our Screenshot API (powered by OpenAI - creator of ChatGPT).

Explore even more things that PagePixels can do on our features page.

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