import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFPrintSetup;
import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet;
import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook;

public class PrintArea {
   public static void main(String[] args)throws Exception {
      XSSFWorkbook workbook = new XSSFWorkbook(); 
      XSSFSheet spreadsheet = workbook.createSheet("Print Area");

      //set print area with indexes
      workbook.setPrintArea(
         0, //sheet index
         0, //start column
         5, //end column
         0, //start row
         5 //end row
      );
      
      //set paper size
      spreadsheet.getPrintSetup().setPaperSize(XSSFPrintSetup.A4_PAPERSIZE);
      
      //set display grid lines or not
      spreadsheet.setDisplayGridlines(true);
      
      //set print grid lines or not
      spreadsheet.setPrintGridlines(true);
      
      FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(new File("printarea.xlsx"));
      workbook.write(out);
      out.close();
      System.out.println("printarea.xlsx written successfully"); 
   }
}

$javac PrintArea.java
$java PrintArea

printarea.xlsx written successfully