Exporting to PDF
You can export what is visualized in an analysis to PDF documents using the Export to PDF dialog.
The dialog is accessed by clicking the
Menu button
to the right on the toolbar and selecting
Export > To PDF. In the dialog, you select what you want to export, and a preview of the PDF output is provided.
An example of the Export to PDF dialog is shown above. Beneath What to Export (a), you can select to export the entire analysis (All pages), or only parts of it. In many cases, a direct click on Export results in a PDF output that serves your needs. However, you can modify the appearance of the output using various settings.
Firstly, modifications that are specific to your export selection can be made. See What to export.
Secondly, general settings, which alter the look and feel, are available in the lower-left part of the dialog:
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You can decide What to include in the export such as page titles, page numbers, date, and annotations (b).
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You can define the Paper size and page Orientation (c), and customize the Proportions of the content on a page (d). The As it is on your screen option keeps the proportions used in the analysis. It is, however, possible to change the Aspect ratio, that is, the relations between width and height of the content of the pages using the Custom option. If you want to quickly adapt the proportions so the entire PDF page is utilized, the Fit to PDF page option is available.
When you specify other proportions than are used in the analysis itself, it is possible to adjust also the size of the texts on the page. This can be useful, for example, when the preview shows that some visualization text is truncated. If you decrease the text size, the text can be made fully visible.
The preview (f) represents the final PDF pages, and it updates dynamically to reflect the current settings. Above the preview, the number of PDF pages that are created in the export is displayed (g), and you can use the scroll bar to navigate among them. Buttons for zooming in and out in the preview are available (h). For example, by zooming out, you get an overview of more pages in the export.
Earlier export version
An earlier version of the Export to PDF feature coexists with the Export to PDF described above. You use the older version when you want the export to be repeated over filters or bookmarks. You access it by clicking the
Menu button
on the toolbar, and selecting
Export > To PDF (compatibility version).