diff --git a/lib/squib/args/sheet.rb b/lib/squib/args/sheet.rb
index 254f02f..12af8e1 100644
--- a/lib/squib/args/sheet.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/args/sheet.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module Squib
           trim_radius: 38,
           trim: 0,
           width: 3300,
+          range: :all,
           rtl: false,
         }
       end
@@ -80,9 +81,14 @@ module Squib
 
       def validate_rows(arg)
         raise 'columns must be an integer' unless columns.respond_to? :to_i
-        return 1 if @deck_size < columns
+        count = if range == :all
+                  @deck_size
+                else
+                  count = range.to_a.length
+                end
+        return 1 if count <= columns
         return arg if arg.respond_to? :to_i
-        (@deck_size.to_i / columns.to_i).ceil
+        (count.to_f / columns.to_f).ceil
       end
 
       def full_filename
diff --git a/spec/data/samples/data/_excel.rb.txt b/spec/data/samples/data/_excel.rb.txt
index 3606f0f..30c33b2 100644
--- a/spec/data/samples/data/_excel.rb.txt
+++ b/spec/data/samples/data/_excel.rb.txt
@@ -692,10 +692,9 @@ cairo: set_source([MockDouble, 300, 0])
 cairo: paint([])
 cairo: set_source([MockDouble, 400, 0])
 cairo: paint([])
-surface: write_to_png(["_output/sample_excel_resources_00.png"])
-cairo: set_source([MockDouble, 0, 0])
+cairo: set_source([MockDouble, 0, 101])
 cairo: paint([])
-surface: write_to_png(["_output/sample_excel_resources_01.png"])
+surface: write_to_png(["_output/sample_excel_resources_00.png"])
 surface: finish([])
 surface: finish([])
 surface: finish([])