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Anonymous
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6 years ago
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Legend Issue when exporting to PDF from Power BI Service

Hi All,

 

I am new to Power BI and just learning how to use the Power BI Service. I published a report successfully. But when my Manager is trying to export a PDF version of the report, the legend colors for a chart is automatically changing to some black/dark colors.

 

For example - In a stacked bar chart I have sales data for two regions, one with a Dark Blue color and another which is Grey color and the legend for these two regions is showing the correct color.

 

When exporting to PDF, the report looks fine. However, the legend in the stacked chart is showing up as same Black/Dark color for both these regions. 

 

Is there some setting I need to change before exporting to PDF or are certain colors not supported while exporting?

 

Please let me know if there is a solution for this.

 

Thanks in advance.

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  • v-lionel-msft's avatar
    v-lionel-msft
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    I did not reproduce your problem,
    Are you sure that no one else in the workspace edits and saves your report?
    Does the report in the workspace have this problem, or does the PDF file just have this problem?

     

    The screenshot is from the pdf file

     

    Best regards,
    Lionel Chen

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  • v-lionel-msft's avatar
    v-lionel-msft
    Community Support
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    This is very strange, can you provide screenshots in Desktop and screenshots in Service?
    In addition, what is the version of your Desktop?

     

    Best regards,
    Lionel Chen

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    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      6 years ago

      Hi v-lionel-msft ,

       

      Using Power BI Desktop Version: 2.83.5894.822 64-bit (July, 2020)

       

      After some more experimenting while exporting to PDF, I noticed that the legend issue is only for the bars in the 'Line and Column Chart'. But for other charts like 'Stacked Column Chart' or 'Pie Chart' it is not an issue.

       

      Here are some screen shots

       

      Original Line and Column Chart (In Power BI Desktop Legend looks fine)

       

      Original Combo Chart in Power BI Desktop

       

      Export PDF Line and Column Chart (Issue with Legend here for the bars)

       

       

      Export PDF Stacked Column Chart (No issue with Legend here)

       

      • v-lionel-msft's avatar
        v-lionel-msft
        Community Support
        6 years ago

        Hi Anonymous ,

         

        I did not reproduce your problem,
        Are you sure that no one else in the workspace edits and saves your report?
        Does the report in the workspace have this problem, or does the PDF file just have this problem?

         

        The screenshot is from the pdf file

         

        Best regards,
        Lionel Chen

        If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.