Power BI Report Builder - exporting to PDF changes graphs to images

[Lmas]

Hi

Is there a way to export a report from the Power BI Report Builder without transforming graphs in images? The Power BI Desktop can do it, so I'm hoping there's a way to do it with the PBI Report Builder as well. 

Thanks,

Lmas

[tayloramy]

Hi @Lmas, 

Could you mark the post that identifies that this feature does not exist as the solution? That way people looking in the future can get a quick answer that this is not possible, and they won't need to spend a lot of time digging to figure that out.  

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[tayloramy]

Hi @Lmas, 

I wanted to check in and see if you needed more assistance here? 
If not, could you please mark a post as the solution so that other forum members are able to find it easily? 

And for anyone that was helpful, giving kudos to their posts helps shows your appreciation to their posts. 

If you found this helpful, consider giving some Kudos. If I answered your question or solved your problem, please mark this as the solution.

[Lmas]

Hi Tayloramy. I'm happy to do this, but in this case, there is no actual solution. What's the process in this situation?

[v-pgoloju]

Hi @Lmas,

Just following up to see if the Response provided by community members were helpful in addressing the issue.

If one of the responses helped resolve your query, please consider marking it as the Accepted Solution. Feel free to reach out if you need any further clarification or assistance.

Best regards,
Prasanna Kumar

[v-pgoloju]

Hi @Lmas,

Unfortunately, Report Builder doesn’t have a built-in option to “flatten” charts into raster images before PDF export.

Thanks & Regards,

Prasanna Kumar

[Lmas]

Thanks for the details breakdown, Jainesh. Do you know if there's a way to make it so that the image can't be grabbed in the PDF? Like in the below, it allows me to grab it and copy it. 

[Natalie_iTalent]

Hello @Lmas, the comment you were responding to has been removed.

Best,

Natalie H.

Community Manager 

[Shahid12523 · Accepted solution]

In Power BI Report Builder, charts always export as images in PDF — this is by design for paginated (print-ready) reports. Unlike Power BI Desktop, it does not support vector graphics export. No setting can change this.

[tayloramy]

Hi @Lmas, 
Can you give an example of what you're trying to do and what you're getting? Maybe some screenshots so we can see what's going on?

Is the problem that the images get rasterised in Report Builder? 
Have you tried exporting to an Accessible PDF instead of a regular PDF? This should try to perserve vector graphics. 

[Lmas]

Thanks, Tayloramy. I do mean they get rasterised instead of being exported as vector graphics. I've tried accessible PDF, but it still converts them. From other answers, I gather it's just inherent to the report builder, unfortunately.

[tayloramy]

Yeah, seems so. 

Report builder is intended to build reports designed for printing, so it makes sense that the rendering engine would be optimized for printing.