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whatlje1
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7 years ago

Export to PDF not Exprting to correct Size

Hello,       When I am Exporting to PDF via the Desktop, I have selected the Letter page size, the PDD shows it is as an 8 1/2 X 11. But when it populates, there are about 1 in Gaps at the Top, Rig...
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v-juanli-msft
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7 years ago

Hi whatlje1 

I can reproduce your problem.

Based on my understanding, the Gaps are the default gaps in a pdf file, like when we open a word file, there are already gaps.

Anyhow, i will check with Product team whether this is a bug or not.

 

Best Regards
Maggie

 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    7 years ago

    Hello whatlje1 

     

    Make sure you have the filter pane collapsed when you export the PDF, I had to do that in order to get rid of awful, large white spaces in the top, right, and bottom areas of my PDF exports.

     

    Another thing that may help somewhat is to completely disable the "updated filter pane" - File -> Options and Settings -> Options -> Current File \ Report settings

     

     

     

    I found this to be a requirement in order to avoid larger white space on the right side of my exported PDF files than on the left side--this seems to be an issue that was created in the May 2019 release (v. 2.69.5467.1751) because reverting back to the April 2019 release did not produce this issue.

     

    Ultimately, I don't know how to approach the basic question you have asked because I have been unable to export a normal 8.5" x 11" PDF in Power BI Desktop, they always come out sized 9.5" x 12". I have been able to achieve an 8.5" x 11" PDF by taking the export and then printing to PDF, but that creates its own set of issues and, in my opinion, should never be necessary since the standard "Letter" size should be the actual size of a piece of paper.

     

    v-juanli-msft  No matter how you look at it, *something* is wrong here. I just want to be able to export a PDF in the normal size, this shouldn't be so hard.

    • whatlje1's avatar
      whatlje1
      Regular Visitor
      7 years ago

      I was able to Colapse the Filter Pane and export it with less margins on the sides. For now, That is a good work around.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    3 years ago

    Hello any news on this issue?

    I haven't had to update my reports until recently, and now it just so happens that all of them are unreadable because of scaling issues.

    I've tried all of the solutions/workarounds i could find online (including the ones in this thread) but none have worked for me so far.

     

    Would really appreciate any feedback on this issue.

     

    Regards

    HJ

  • whatlje1's avatar
    whatlje1
    Regular Visitor
    7 years ago

    Great! Thank you for looking into it. It just looks a bit decieving when you see it in Power BI vs what actually shows in PDF format.