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patri0t82
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8 years ago

Exporting as PDF Shrinks Random Page

Hi, in the August update, Print to PDF was made available.  My report pages are set up in Letter format, for printing the document. Unfortunately, when I export as PDF, at least one page is shrunk, ...
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patri0t82
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8 years ago

I've taken a picture comparing how it should export (left), and what it actually looks like (right). My apologies for the excessive blur.

 

 

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8 years ago

from my experience (not PowerBI related, but surprisingly consistent across different apps) the way export to pdf is working is often dependant on the settings of the default printer, as it tries to apply the technical margin of the printer. Have you tried changing that & see if print looks the same?

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    patri0t82
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    8 years ago

    I have wondered that myself, but where the problem is inconsistent, and changes depending on the page I'm currently viewing in Power BI, I just don't think it's the case in this instance.