Printing and Exporting

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Printing and Exporting

This document explains how to print or export a dashboard and its items using the Dashboard Designer functionality.

Printing Dashboards

Printing Dashboard Items

Printing and Exporting Dashboards

To print or export the entire dashboard, click the img23209 button in the dashboard title area and choose the required action.

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If you select the Print Preview... menu item, the Preview window will be invoked. Here, you can change the orientation and size of the printed page, specify the margins, scale the document, etc.

If you select the Export to PDF or Export to Image menu item, the Export To... dialog will be invoked.

Export to PDF

Export to Image

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The following options are available.

Page Layout - Specifies the page orientation used to export a dashboard.

Size - Specifies the standard paper size.

Show Title - Specifies whether or not to apply the dashboard title to the exported document title.

Title - Specifies the title of the exported document.

Filter State - Specifies the filter state's location in the exported document.

Scale Mode - Specifies the mode for scaling when exporting a dashboard.

Scale Factor - Specifies the scale factor (in fractions of 1) by which a dashboard is scaled.

Auto Fit Page Count - Specifies the number of horizontal/vertical pages spanning the total width/height of a dashboard.

Specify the required options in this dialog and click the Export button to export the dashboard.

To reset changes to the default values, click the Reset button.

The following options are available.

Show Title - Specifies whether or not to apply the dashboard title to the exported document title.

Title - Specifies the title of the exported document.

Filter State - Specifies the filter state's location in the exported document.

Image Format - Specifies the image format in which the dashboard is exported.

Resolution (dpi) - Specifies the resolution (in dpi) used to export a dashboard.

Specify the required options in this dialog and click the Export button to export the dashboard.

To reset the changes to the default values, click the Reset button.

Note

The current state of the dashboard is maintained when it is printed (e.g., the dashboard layout, the scroll position of individual dashboard items and selections within master filter items).

Printing and Exporting Dashboard Items

To print or export a dashboard item, click the img19552 button in the dashboard item caption area and choose the required action. Alternatively, you can use the dashboard item's context menu.

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If you select the Print Preview... menu item, the Preview window will be invoked.

If you select the Export to… item, an Export To... dialog specific to the exported dashboard item will be invoked. To learn more, see the Printing and Exporting section for the required dashboard item.

Note

When an individual dashboard item is printed, the entire item's content is reflected in the printed document regardless of the item's current scroll position.