diff --git a/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx b/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx
index c7149b0ca534..c4e133297e95 100644
--- a/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ ImpPDFTabDialog::ImpPDFTabDialog(weld::Window* pParent, const Sequence< Property
     mbCanCopyOrExtract( false ),
     mbCanExtractForAccessibility( true ),
 
-    mbIsRangeChecked( false ),
+    mbIsPageRangeChecked( false ),
     msPageRange( ' ' ),
+    mbIsSheetRangeChecked( false ),
+    msSheetRange( ' ' ),
 
     mbSelectionIsChecked( false ),
     mbExportRelativeFsysLinks( false ),
@@ -506,8 +508,10 @@ Sequence< PropertyValue > ImpPDFTabDialog::GetFilterData()
         comphelper::makePropertyValue("RestrictPermissions", mbRestrictPermissions),
         comphelper::makePropertyValue("PreparedPermissionPassword", maPreparedOwnerPassword)
     };
-    if( mbIsRangeChecked )
+    if( mbIsPageRangeChecked )
         aRet.push_back(comphelper::makePropertyValue("PageRange", msPageRange));
+    if( mbIsSheetRangeChecked )
+        aRet.push_back(comphelper::makePropertyValue("SheetRange", msSheetRange));
     else if( mbSelectionIsChecked )
         aRet.push_back(comphelper::makePropertyValue("Selection", maSelection));
 
@@ -531,9 +535,11 @@ ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::ImpPDFTabGeneralPage(weld::Container* pPage, weld::DialogC
     , mbIsWriter(false)
     , mpParent(nullptr)
     , mxRbAll(m_xBuilder->weld_radio_button("all"))
-    , mxRbRange(m_xBuilder->weld_radio_button("range"))
+    , mxRbPageRange(m_xBuilder->weld_radio_button("pagerange"))
+    , mxRbSheetRange(m_xBuilder->weld_radio_button("sheetrange"))
     , mxRbSelection(m_xBuilder->weld_radio_button("selection"))
     , mxEdPages(m_xBuilder->weld_entry("pages"))
+    , mxEdSheets(m_xBuilder->weld_entry("sheets"))
     , mxRbLosslessCompression(m_xBuilder->weld_radio_button("losslesscompress"))
     , mxRbJPEGCompression(m_xBuilder->weld_radio_button("jpegcompress"))
     , mxQualityFrame(m_xBuilder->weld_widget("qualityframe"))
@@ -564,7 +570,7 @@ ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::ImpPDFTabGeneralPage(weld::Container* pPage, weld::DialogC
     , mxFtWatermark(m_xBuilder->weld_label("watermarklabel"))
     , mxEdWatermark(m_xBuilder->weld_entry("watermarkentry"))
     , mxSlidesFt(m_xBuilder->weld_label("slides"))
-    , mxSheetsFt(m_xBuilder->weld_label("selectedsheets"))
+    , mxSheetsSelectionFt(m_xBuilder->weld_label("selectedsheets"))
 {
 }
 
@@ -579,11 +585,13 @@ void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::SetFilterConfigItem(ImpPDFTabDialog* pParent)
     mpParent = pParent;
 
     // init this class data
-    mxRbRange->connect_toggled( LINK( this, ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, TogglePagesHdl ) );
+    mxRbPageRange->connect_toggled( LINK( this, ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, TogglePagesHdl ) );
+    mxRbSheetRange->connect_toggled( LINK( this, ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleSheetsHdl ) );
 
     mxRbAll->set_active(true);
     mxRbAll->connect_toggled( LINK( this, ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleAllHdl ) );
     TogglePagesHdl();
+    ToggleSheetsHdl();
 
     mxRbSelection->set_sensitive( pParent->mbSelectionPresent );
     if ( pParent->mbSelectionPresent )
@@ -687,7 +695,7 @@ void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::SetFilterConfigItem(ImpPDFTabDialog* pParent)
 
     if ( mbIsPresentation )
     {
-        mxRbRange->set_label(mxSlidesFt->get_label());
+        mxRbPageRange->set_label(mxSlidesFt->get_label());
         mxCbExportNotesPages->show();
         mxCbExportNotesPages->set_active(pParent->mbExportNotesPages);
         mxCbExportNotesPages->connect_toggled( LINK(this, ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleExportNotesPagesHdl ) );
@@ -714,10 +722,13 @@ void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::SetFilterConfigItem(ImpPDFTabDialog* pParent)
 
     if( mbIsSpreadsheet )
     {
-        mxRbSelection->set_label(mxSheetsFt->get_label());
+        mxRbSelection->set_label(mxSheetsSelectionFt->get_label());
         // tdf#105965 Make Selection/Selected sheets the default PDF export range setting for spreadsheets
         mxRbSelection->set_active(true);
 
+        mxRbSheetRange->show();
+        mxEdSheets->show();
+
         mxCbSinglePageSheets->show();
         mxCbSinglePageSheets->set_active(pParent->mbSinglePageSheets);
         mxCbSinglePageSheets->set_sensitive(!pParent->maConfigItem.IsReadOnly("SinglePageSheets"));
@@ -726,6 +737,9 @@ void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::SetFilterConfigItem(ImpPDFTabDialog* pParent)
     {
         mxCbSinglePageSheets->hide();
         mxCbSinglePageSheets->set_active(false);
+        mxRbSheetRange->hide();
+        mxRbSheetRange->set_active(false);
+        mxEdSheets->hide();
     }
 
     mxCbExportEmptyPages->set_active(!pParent->mbIsSkipEmptyPages);
@@ -773,12 +787,17 @@ void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::GetFilterConfigItem( ImpPDFTabDialog* pParent )
     pParent->mbIsExportPlaceholders = mxCbExportPlaceholders->get_active();
     pParent->mbAddStream = mxCbAddStream->get_visible() && mxCbAddStream->get_active();
 
-    pParent->mbIsRangeChecked = false;
-    if( mxRbRange->get_active() )
+    pParent->mbIsPageRangeChecked = false;
+    if( mxRbPageRange->get_active() )
     {
-        pParent->mbIsRangeChecked = true;
+        pParent->mbIsPageRangeChecked = true;
         pParent->msPageRange = mxEdPages->get_text(); //FIXME all right on other languages ?
     }
+    else if ( mxRbSheetRange->get_active() )
+    {
+        pParent->mbIsSheetRangeChecked = true;
+        pParent->msSheetRange = mxEdSheets->get_text();
+    }
     else if( mxRbSelection->get_active() )
     {
         pParent->mbSelectionIsChecked = mxRbSelection->get_active();
@@ -841,6 +860,12 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, TogglePagesHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void)
     EnableExportNotesPages();
 }
 
+IMPL_LINK_NOARG(ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleSheetsHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void)
+{
+    ToggleSheetsHdl();
+    EnableExportNotesPages();
+}
+
 IMPL_LINK_NOARG(ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleSelectionHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void)
 {
     EnableExportNotesPages();
@@ -848,11 +873,18 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleSelectionHdl, weld::Toggleable&, voi
 
 void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::TogglePagesHdl()
 {
-    mxEdPages->set_sensitive( mxRbRange->get_active() );
-    if (mxRbRange->get_active())
+    mxEdPages->set_sensitive( mxRbPageRange->get_active() );
+    if (mxRbPageRange->get_active())
         mxEdPages->grab_focus();
 }
 
+void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::ToggleSheetsHdl()
+{
+    mxEdSheets->set_sensitive( mxRbSheetRange->get_active() );
+    if (mxRbSheetRange->get_active())
+        mxEdSheets->grab_focus();
+}
+
 void ImpPDFTabGeneralPage::EnableExportNotesPages()
 {
     if ( mbIsPresentation )
@@ -915,7 +947,8 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleAddStreamHdl, weld::Toggleable&, voi
     if( mxCbAddStream->get_active() )
     {
         mxRbAll->set_active(true);
-        mxRbRange->set_sensitive( false );
+        mxRbPageRange->set_sensitive( false );
+        mxRbSheetRange->set_sensitive( false );
         mxRbSelection->set_sensitive( false );
         mxEdPages->set_sensitive( false );
         mxRbAll->set_sensitive( false );
@@ -923,7 +956,8 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(ImpPDFTabGeneralPage, ToggleAddStreamHdl, weld::Toggleable&, voi
     else
     {
         mxRbAll->set_sensitive(true);
-        mxRbRange->set_sensitive(true);
+        mxRbPageRange->set_sensitive(true);
+        mxRbSheetRange->set_sensitive(true);
         mxRbSelection->set_sensitive(true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.hxx b/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.hxx
index 8cbfc0af987f..95d25f99d705 100644
--- a/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.hxx
+++ b/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.hxx
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ class ImpPDFTabDialog final : public SfxTabDialogController
     bool                        mbCanExtractForAccessibility;
     css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XMaterialHolder > mxPreparedPasswords;
 
-    bool                        mbIsRangeChecked;
+    bool                        mbIsPageRangeChecked;
     OUString                    msPageRange;
+    bool                        mbIsSheetRangeChecked;
+    OUString                    msSheetRange;
     bool                        mbSelectionIsChecked;
 
     bool                        mbExportRelativeFsysLinks;
@@ -184,9 +186,11 @@ class ImpPDFTabGeneralPage : public SfxTabPage
     ImpPDFTabDialog*             mpParent;
 
     std::unique_ptr<weld::RadioButton> mxRbAll;
-    std::unique_ptr<weld::RadioButton> mxRbRange;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::RadioButton> mxRbPageRange;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::RadioButton> mxRbSheetRange;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::RadioButton> mxRbSelection;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Entry> mxEdPages;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::Entry> mxEdSheets;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::RadioButton> mxRbLosslessCompression;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::RadioButton> mxRbJPEGCompression;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Widget> mxQualityFrame;
@@ -217,10 +221,11 @@ class ImpPDFTabGeneralPage : public SfxTabPage
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Label> mxFtWatermark;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Entry> mxEdWatermark;
     std::unique_ptr<weld::Label> mxSlidesFt;
-    std::unique_ptr<weld::Label> mxSheetsFt;
+    std::unique_ptr<weld::Label> mxSheetsSelectionFt;
 
     DECL_LINK(ToggleAllHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
     DECL_LINK(TogglePagesHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
+    DECL_LINK(ToggleSheetsHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
     DECL_LINK(ToggleSelectionHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
     DECL_LINK(ToggleCompressionHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
     DECL_LINK(ToggleReduceImageResolutionHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@ class ImpPDFTabGeneralPage : public SfxTabPage
     DECL_LINK(ToggleExportNotesPagesHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void);
 
     void                        TogglePagesHdl();
+    void                        ToggleSheetsHdl();
     void                        EnableExportNotesPages();
 
     DECL_LINK(TogglePDFVersionOrUniversalAccessibilityHandle, weld::Toggleable&, void);
diff --git a/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx b/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx
index 7d07f8182bdc..1459590b2f23 100644
--- a/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/io/XOutputStream.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/drawing/XShapes.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetRange.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/security/XCertificate.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/beans/XMaterialHolder.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/xml/crypto/SEInitializer.hpp>
@@ -518,6 +519,14 @@ bool PDFExport::Export( const OUString& rFile, const Sequence< PropertyValue >&
             {
                 if ( rProp.Name == "PageRange" )
                     rProp.Value >>= aPageRange;
+                else if ( rProp.Name == "SheetRange" )
+                {
+                    Reference< frame::XController > xController( Reference< frame::XModel >( mxSrcDoc, UNO_QUERY_THROW )->getCurrentController() );
+                    Reference< sheet::XSheetRange > xView( xController, UNO_QUERY);
+                    OUString aSheetRange;
+                    rProp.Value >>= aSheetRange;
+                    aSelection = xView->getSelectionFromString(aSheetRange);
+                }
                 else if ( rProp.Name == "Selection" )
                     aSelection = rProp.Value;
                 else if ( rProp.Name == "UseLosslessCompression" )
diff --git a/filter/uiconfig/ui/pdfgeneralpage.ui b/filter/uiconfig/ui/pdfgeneralpage.ui
index 40c5fc4eb47d..f09113793d07 100644
--- a/filter/uiconfig/ui/pdfgeneralpage.ui
+++ b/filter/uiconfig/ui/pdfgeneralpage.ui
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
-                  <object class="GtkRadioButton" id="range">
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|range">_Pages:</property>
+                  <object class="GtkRadioButton" id="pagerange">
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|pagerange">_Pages:</property>
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can-focus">True</property>
                     <property name="receives-default">False</property>
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
                       <relation type="label-for" target="pages"/>
                     </accessibility>
                     <child internal-child="accessible">
-                      <object class="AtkObject" id="range-atkobject">
-                        <property name="AtkObject::accessible-description" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|extended_tip|range">Exports the pages you type in the box.</property>
+                      <object class="AtkObject" id="pagerange-atkobject">
+                        <property name="AtkObject::accessible-description" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|extended_tip|pagerange">Exports the pages you type in the box.</property>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                   </object>
@@ -84,6 +84,31 @@
                     <property name="top-attach">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkRadioButton" id="sheetrange">
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|sheetrange">_Sheets:</property>
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can-focus">True</property>
+                    <property name="receives-default">False</property>
+                    <property name="halign">start</property>
+                    <property name="valign">center</property>
+                    <property name="use-underline">True</property>
+                    <property name="draw-indicator">True</property>
+                    <property name="group">all</property>
+                    <accessibility>
+                      <relation type="label-for" target="sheets"/>
+                    </accessibility>
+                    <child internal-child="accessible">
+                      <object class="AtkObject" id="sheetrange-atkobject">
+                        <property name="AtkObject::accessible-description" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|extended_tip|sheetrange">Exports the sheets you type in the box.</property>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="left-attach">0</property>
+                    <property name="top-attach">2</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkRadioButton" id="selection">
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|selection">_Selection</property>
@@ -114,7 +139,7 @@
                     <property name="width-chars">5</property>
                     <property name="truncate-multiline">True</property>
                     <accessibility>
-                      <relation type="labelled-by" target="range"/>
+                      <relation type="labelled-by" target="pagerange"/>
                     </accessibility>
                     <child internal-child="accessible">
                       <object class="AtkObject" id="pages-atkobject">
@@ -127,12 +152,33 @@
                     <property name="top-attach">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkEntry" id="sheets">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can-focus">True</property>
+                    <property name="activates-default">True</property>
+                    <property name="width-chars">5</property>
+                    <property name="truncate-multiline">True</property>
+                    <accessibility>
+                      <relation type="labelled-by" target="sheetrange"/>
+                    </accessibility>
+                    <child internal-child="accessible">
+                      <object class="AtkObject" id="sheets-atkobject">
+                        <property name="AtkObject::accessible-description" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|extended_tip|sheets">Exports the sheets you type in the box.</property>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                  </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="left-attach">1</property>
+                    <property name="top-attach">2</property>
+                  </packing>
+                </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkLabel" id="slides">
                     <property name="can-focus">False</property>
                     <property name="no-show-all">True</property>
                     <property name="halign">start</property>
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|slides">Slides:</property>
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes" context="pdfgeneralpage|slides">_Slides:</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left-attach">0</property>
@@ -1040,7 +1086,8 @@
   <object class="GtkSizeGroup" id="sizegroupLabel">
     <widgets>
       <widget name="all"/>
-      <widget name="range"/>
+      <widget name="pagerange"/>
+      <widget name="sheetrange"/>
       <widget name="selection"/>
       <widget name="losslesscompress"/>
       <widget name="box3"/>
@@ -1051,6 +1098,7 @@
   <object class="GtkSizeGroup" id="sizegroupWidget">
     <widgets>
       <widget name="pages"/>
+      <widget name="sheets"/>
       <widget name="qualityframe"/>
       <widget name="resolution"/>
       <widget name="watermarkentry"/>
diff --git a/offapi/UnoApi_offapi.mk b/offapi/UnoApi_offapi.mk
index 186c68d500fb..5399c70482e9 100644
--- a/offapi/UnoApi_offapi.mk
+++ b/offapi/UnoApi_offapi.mk
@@ -3555,6 +3555,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_UnoApi_add_idlfiles,offapi,com/sun/star/sheet,\
 	XScenarios \
 	XScenariosSupplier \
 	XSelectedSheetsSupplier \
+	XSheetRange \
 	XSheetAnnotation \
 	XSheetAnnotationAnchor \
 	XSheetAnnotationShapeSupplier \
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetRange.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetRange.idl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a8070ae1e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetRange.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sheet {
+
+
+/**
+    @since LibreOffice 24.2
+ */
+interface XSheetRange: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
+{
+    /** @returns
+                selection from given string range
+
+        <p> Example: '2-5,7' returns selection of pages/sheets/slides 2,3,4,5,7
+
+    */
+    any getSelectionFromString( [in] string aStrRange );
+
+};
+
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/sc/inc/viewuno.hxx b/sc/inc/viewuno.hxx
index 027b4753a944..483f9631551f 100644
--- a/sc/inc/viewuno.hxx
+++ b/sc/inc/viewuno.hxx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/sheet/XActivationBroadcaster.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/sheet/XViewPane.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/sheet/XRangeSelection.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetRange.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumerationAccess.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class ScTabViewObj final : public ScViewPaneBase,
                      public css::sheet::XViewSplitable,
                      public css::sheet::XViewFreezable,
                      public css::sheet::XRangeSelection,
+                     public css::sheet::XSheetRange,
                      public css::datatransfer::XTransferableSupplier,
                      public css::sheet::XSelectedSheetsSupplier
 {
@@ -196,6 +198,9 @@ public:
     virtual void SAL_CALL   addSelectionChangeListener( const css::uno::Reference< css::view::XSelectionChangeListener >& xListener ) override;
     virtual void SAL_CALL   removeSelectionChangeListener( const css::uno::Reference< css::view::XSelectionChangeListener >& xListener ) override;
 
+                            // XSheetRange
+    virtual css::uno::Any SAL_CALL getSelectionFromString( const OUString& aStrRange ) override;
+
     //! XPrintable?
 
                             // XPropertySet
diff --git a/sc/qa/uitest/calc_tests4/exportToPDF.py b/sc/qa/uitest/calc_tests4/exportToPDF.py
index a635ee60a5d0..777d9899e421 100644
--- a/sc/qa/uitest/calc_tests4/exportToPDF.py
+++ b/sc/qa/uitest/calc_tests4/exportToPDF.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class exportToPDF(UITestCase):
                         self.assertEqual("true", get_state_as_dict(xDialog.getChild(child))['Checked'])
 
                     nonCheckedChildren = ['all', 'changecomment', 'changeform', 'changeinsdel', 'changenone', 'contfacinglayout', 'contlayout', 'fitvis', 'fitwidth',
-                            'fitwin', 'fitzoom', 'losslesscompress', 'openinternet', 'openpdf', 'pageonly', 'printlow', 'printnone', 'range',
+                            'fitwin', 'fitzoom', 'losslesscompress', 'openinternet', 'openpdf', 'pageonly', 'printlow', 'printnone', 'pagerange', 'sheetrange',
                             'singlelayout', 'thumbs', 'visiblebookmark']
 
                     for child in nonCheckedChildren:
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/unoobj/docuno.cxx b/sc/source/ui/unoobj/docuno.cxx
index c906f39336f5..257002fb704b 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/unoobj/docuno.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/unoobj/docuno.cxx
@@ -2141,7 +2141,18 @@ void SAL_CALL ScModelObj::render( sal_Int32 nSelRenderer, const uno::Any& aSelec
     if (bSinglePageSheets)
         nTotalPages = pDocShell->GetDocument().GetTableCount();
 
-    sal_Int32 nRenderer = lcl_GetRendererNum( nSelRenderer, aPagesStr, nTotalPages );
+    // if no pages counted then user must be trying to print sheet/selection without any content (i.e empty)
+    if (nTotalPages == 0)
+    {
+        ScPrintOptions aNewOptions = aStatus.GetOptions();
+        aNewOptions.SetSkipEmpty(false);
+        aStatus.SetOptions(aNewOptions);
+
+        pPrintFuncCache.reset(new ScPrintFuncCache( pDocShell, aMark, aStatus ));
+        nTotalPages = pPrintFuncCache->GetPageCount();
+    }
+
+    sal_Int32 nRenderer = lcl_GetRendererNum( nSelRenderer, aPagesStr, nTotalPages ); // 0, "", 0
     if ( nRenderer < 0 )
         throw lang::IllegalArgumentException();
 
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/unoobj/viewuno.cxx b/sc/source/ui/unoobj/viewuno.cxx
index 2d066bcfc26b..51a931650686 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/unoobj/viewuno.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/unoobj/viewuno.cxx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <cppuhelper/queryinterface.hxx>
 #include <toolkit/helper/convert.hxx>
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#include <tools/multisel.hxx>
 
 #include <drawsh.hxx>
 #include <drtxtob.hxx>
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ uno::Any SAL_CALL ScTabViewObj::queryInterface( const uno::Type& rType )
                     static_cast<sheet::XViewSplitable*>(this),
                     static_cast<sheet::XViewFreezable*>(this),
                     static_cast<sheet::XRangeSelection*>(this),
+                    static_cast<sheet::XSheetRange*>(this),
                     static_cast<sheet::XSelectedSheetsSupplier*>(this),
                     static_cast<datatransfer::XTransferableSupplier*>(this));
     if ( aReturn.hasValue() )
@@ -594,6 +596,7 @@ uno::Sequence<uno::Type> SAL_CALL ScTabViewObj::getTypes()
             cppu::UnoType<sheet::XViewSplitable>::get(),
             cppu::UnoType<sheet::XViewFreezable>::get(),
             cppu::UnoType<sheet::XRangeSelection>::get(),
+            cppu::UnoType<sheet::XSheetRange>::get(),
             cppu::UnoType<lang::XUnoTunnel>::get(),
             cppu::UnoType<sheet::XEnhancedMouseClickBroadcaster>::get(),
             cppu::UnoType<sheet::XActivationBroadcaster>::get(),
@@ -950,6 +953,35 @@ uno::Any SAL_CALL ScTabViewObj::getSelection()
     return uno::Any(uno::Reference(cppu::getXWeak(pObj.get())));
 }
 
+uno::Any SAL_CALL ScTabViewObj::getSelectionFromString( const OUString& aStrRange )
+{
+    ScDocShell* pDocSh = GetViewShell()->GetViewData().GetDocShell();
+    const sal_Int16 nTabCount = pDocSh->GetDocument().GetTableCount();
+
+    StringRangeEnumerator aRangeEnum(aStrRange , 0, nTabCount-1);
+
+    // iterate through sheet range
+
+    StringRangeEnumerator::Iterator aIter = aRangeEnum.begin();
+    StringRangeEnumerator::Iterator aEnd  = aRangeEnum.end();
+
+    ScRangeListRef aRangeList = new ScRangeList;
+
+    while ( aIter != aEnd )
+    {
+        ScRange currentTab(SCCOL(0), SCROW(0), SCTAB(*aIter));
+        aRangeList->push_back(currentTab);
+        ++aIter;
+    }
+
+    rtl::Reference<ScCellRangesBase> pObj = new ScCellRangesObj(pDocSh, *aRangeList);
+
+    // SetCursorOnly tells the range the specific cells selected are irelevant - maybe could rename?
+    pObj->SetCursorOnly(true);
+
+    return uno::Any(uno::Reference<uno::XInterface>(static_cast<cppu::OWeakObject*>(pObj.get())));
+}
+
 // XEnumerationAccess
 
 uno::Reference<container::XEnumeration> SAL_CALL ScTabViewObj::createEnumeration()
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/printfun.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/printfun.cxx
index a61520875238..697a03f8a315 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/printfun.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/printfun.cxx
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ bool ScPrintFunc::AdjustPrintArea( bool bNew )
     {
         nStartCol = 0;
         nStartRow = 0;
-        if (!rDoc.GetPrintArea( nPrintTab, nEndCol, nEndRow, bNotes ))
+        if (!rDoc.GetPrintArea( nPrintTab, nEndCol, nEndRow, bNotes ) && aTableParam.bSkipEmpty)
             return false;   // nothing
         bPrintAreaValid = true;
     }
diff --git a/sd/qa/uitest/impress_tests/exportToPDF.py b/sd/qa/uitest/impress_tests/exportToPDF.py
index 429e28df4f0d..e654f608947b 100644
--- a/sd/qa/uitest/impress_tests/exportToPDF.py
+++ b/sd/qa/uitest/impress_tests/exportToPDF.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class exportToPDF(UITestCase):
                         self.assertEqual("true", get_state_as_dict(xDialog.getChild(child))['Checked'])
 
                     nonCheckedChildren = ['changecomment', 'changeform', 'changeinsdel', 'changenone', 'contfacinglayout', 'contlayout', 'fitvis',
-                            'fitwidth', 'fitwin', 'fitzoom', 'losslesscompress', 'openinternet', 'openpdf', 'pageonly', 'printlow', 'printnone', 'range',
+                            'fitwidth', 'fitwin', 'fitzoom', 'losslesscompress', 'openinternet', 'openpdf', 'pageonly', 'printlow', 'printnone', 'pagerange',
                             'selection', 'singlelayout', 'thumbs', 'visiblebookmark']
 
                     for child in nonCheckedChildren:
diff --git a/sw/qa/uitest/writer_tests4/exportToPDF.py b/sw/qa/uitest/writer_tests4/exportToPDF.py
index ef628d4eea68..a075e6a4c773 100644
--- a/sw/qa/uitest/writer_tests4/exportToPDF.py
+++ b/sw/qa/uitest/writer_tests4/exportToPDF.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class exportToPDF(UITestCase):
                         self.assertEqual("true", get_state_as_dict(xDialog.getChild(child))['Checked'])
 
                     nonCheckedChildren = ['changecomment', 'changeform', 'changeinsdel', 'changenone', 'contfacinglayout', 'contlayout', 'fitvis',
-                            'fitwidth', 'fitwin', 'fitzoom', 'losslesscompress', 'openinternet', 'openpdf', 'pageonly', 'printlow', 'printnone', 'range',
+                            'fitwidth', 'fitwin', 'fitzoom', 'losslesscompress', 'openinternet', 'openpdf', 'pageonly', 'printlow', 'printnone', 'pagerange',
                             'selection', 'singlelayout', 'thumbs', 'visiblebookmark']
 
                     for child in nonCheckedChildren: