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Tumitran_1576
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9 years ago
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How to export Dashboard as PDF file?

Dear friends,

 

I am using Power BI desktop and have created a dashboard. I want to export it to PDF for better view and share.

In the Export menu, I only see export as Power BI template function.

I wonder if Power BI desktop can export to PDF (or Powerpoint).

 

Best,

Need Help

8 Replies

  • djnww's avatar
    djnww
    Icon for Impactful Individual rankImpactful Individual
    9 years ago

    Hi Tumitran_1576,

     

    You can only print once you publish it online.

    Unfortunately, Power BI does not have a native print to PDF function. It relies on your installing a separate 'Print to PDF' application.

     

    Before you go 'It's essential !'... I agree. Hopefully Microsoft will take note. When will they realise that print to PDF functionality is a mandatory requirement for Financial reporting in many government organisations.

     

    Cheers,

    D

  • v-qiuyu-msft's avatar
    v-qiuyu-msft
    Icon for Community Support rankCommunity Support
    9 years ago

    Hi Tumitran_1576,

     

    Currently, the desktop report can't be exported to PDF or PowerPoint file. You can vote on this idea: export to PowerPoint via the power BI desktop only.

     

    While export to PowerPoint feature is available in Power BI service. You can sign up a Power BI service account, then publish the desktop report to service, follow this article to export to PowerPoint: Export reports from Power BI to PowerPoint (Preview).

     

    Best Regards,
    Qiuyun Yu

  • IkeEllis's avatar
    IkeEllis
    Regular Visitor
    8 years ago

    As of the August 2018 release, you can now export to PDF from Power BI Desktop.  It's on the File menu.

    • trieudat191's avatar
      trieudat191
      Regular Visitor
      8 years ago

      Dear IkeEllis,

       

       I did manage to Export to pdf for the first page. However, could you please tell me how to export to pdf for the second page and others?

  • kamalmsharma's avatar
    kamalmsharma
    Icon for Helper II rankHelper II
    8 years ago

    Hi, though there is no functionality in PowerBI for this, there is a workaround to get pdf of the dashboard.

    Open the dashboard in PowerBI service and use Ctrl+P to print in pdf format. It works!

  • DustinDixon's avatar
    DustinDixon
    Frequent Visitor
    8 years ago

    Does anyone know if the export to pdf is coming to the service and not just power point?

  • gussiie's avatar
    gussiie
    Frequent Visitor
    7 years ago

    Does anyone know if we can set the visualization plane as portrait rather than landscape?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    7 years ago

    When I am exporting to PDF it exports some pages at 100% scale and others at smaller scales. All pages are set up with a 16:9 page size.They all look the same scale on my screen until I export them to PDF. Where can I go to make adjustments for the PDF export?