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Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

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Jean Lieverman on 15 Aug 2018 23:19:18

The new feature Export to PDF appears to be just a screen capture of each report - whatever is currently being shown on the screen is what is captured in the pdf. When a report has a Table or Matrix visualization on it with rows that scroll beyond what is shown, these are not captured in the pdf. Need to have all the data show up in the pdf.

Administrator on 03 Aug 2021 20:12:18

Paginated Reports support multi-page exports, to learn more: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/consumer/end-user-paginated-report

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Christian on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:51

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

This has caused an incredible amount of confusion for our newer users of PBI... the lack of a real export option for tables at the top of the screen makes for massive amounts of confusion.

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Lynsey Carr on 06 Jul 2020 00:03:57

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

Table and Matrix visuals often scroll. The ability to export to Excel is not enough as functionality such as conditional formatting doesn't pull through. Also Matrix visuals look quite different than the output in Excel.

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Trevor Campbell on 06 Jul 2020 00:03:57

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

The lack of a real export to PDF of Matrix or Table visuals is a major shortcoming that is holding up our introduction of this technology for our clients.

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Moose M. on 06 Jul 2020 00:01:46

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

When can we expect this? It is a major short coming of Power BI.
Please set some expectations with us.

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naresh on 06 Jul 2020 00:01:26

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

This is a limitation with current option export to PDF, where user is complaining that they are not able to view the data when exported to PDF

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Anders Nordstrand on 06 Jul 2020 00:00:20

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

This is what we need to go Power BI all the way and skip Reporting service!

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:00:11

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

this feature is very much needed, its the basic functionality to export to pdf.

MicroSoft i knw you can do it

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:00:11

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

Much Needed!!!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:57

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

I agree with this request - it would be extremely useful to have this to avoid exporting to csv and then trying to save that excel workbook as a PDF. Having the clean formatting of a PBI table in its entirety as a PDF would bring a ton of value

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:04

RE: Export to PDF needs to include all rows in a Table or Matrix visualization

I agree, Export to PDF seems just to be a screenshot so it is of very limited value. All data must be accessible.