diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
index 4a588a2..4d2678a 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
@@ -509,11 +509,33 @@ class PHPExcel_Cell
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Make string row, column or cell coordinate absolute
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$pCoordinateString		e.g. 'A' or '1' or 'A1'
+	 * @return	string	Absolute coordinate		e.g. '$A' or '$1' or '$A$1'
+	 * @throws	Exception
+	 */
+	public static function absoluteReference($pCoordinateString = 'A1')
+	{
+		if (strpos($pCoordinateString,':') === false && strpos($pCoordinateString,',') === false) {
+			// Create absolute coordinate
+			if (ctype_digit($pCoordinateString)) {
+				return '$'.$pCoordinateString;
+			} elseif (ctype_alpha($pCoordinateString)) {
+				return '$'.strtoupper($pCoordinateString);
+			}
+			return self::absoluteCoordinate($pCoordinateString);
+		} else {
+			throw new Exception("Coordinate string should not be a cell range.");
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Make string coordinate absolute
 	 *
-	 * @param	string	$pCoordinateString
-	 * @return	string	Absolute coordinate
+	 * @param	string	$pCoordinateString		e.g. 'A1'
+	 * @return	string	Absolute coordinate		e.g. '$A$1'
 	 * @throws	Exception
 	 */
 	public static function absoluteCoordinate($pCoordinateString = 'A1')
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Workbook.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Workbook.php
index d1c125f..8341458 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Workbook.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Writer/Excel2007/Workbook.php
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ class PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Workbook extends PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007_Write
 
 			$chunks = array();
 			foreach ($printArea as $printAreaRect) {
-				$printAreaRect[0] = PHPExcel_Cell::absoluteCoordinate($printAreaRect[0]);
-				$printAreaRect[1] = PHPExcel_Cell::absoluteCoordinate($printAreaRect[1]);
+				$printAreaRect[0] = PHPExcel_Cell::absoluteReference($printAreaRect[0]);
+				$printAreaRect[1] = PHPExcel_Cell::absoluteReference($printAreaRect[1]);
 				$chunks[] = '\'' . str_replace("'", "''", $pSheet->getTitle()) . '\'!' . implode(':', $printAreaRect);
 			}
 
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 7153808..db70fcd 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Fixed in SVN:
 - Bugfix:	(MBaker) Fix Excel5 Writer so that it only writes column dimensions for columns that are actually used rather than the full range (A to IV)
 - Bugfix:	(MBaker) The freezePaneByColumnAndRow() method row argument should default to 1 rather than 0.
 						Default row argument for all __ByColumnAndRow() methods should be 1
+- Bugfix:	(MBaker) Work item 15121 - Column reference rather than cell reference in Print Area definition
+						Fix Excel2007 Writer to handle print areas that are defined as row or column ranges rather than just as cell ranges
 - General:  (MBaker) Improved performance (speed), for building the Shared Strings table in the Excel2007 Writer.
 - General:  (MBaker) Enhanced SheetViews element structures in the Excel2007 Writer for frozen panes.