Would it be possible to do a command line export to pdf of an excel file with the cells , something like a grid view.
Something like a option in the command line export
libreoffice3.6 --headless --invisible --convert-to pdf sample.xls (–with-grid) 
It’s a page style option to print the grid or only the data. Is that option set in you xls files? If not, you may need a macro to modify the file before exporting to PDF:
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@tohuwawohu writes:
It’s a page style option to print the grid or only the data. Is that option set in you xls files? If not, you may need a macro to modify the file before exporting to PDF