Downloading a sheet
In Qlik Sense you can download an entire sheet as a PDF file.
Sheets downloaded as a PDF will never exceed the selected paper size and orientation. If a sheet cannot fit into a PDF page, it is resized. Extended sheets and custom-sized sheets may have a lower quality PDF output if the sheet is too large to clearly display on a single PDF page.
The download process will look different if you are using a touch screen device. See: Long-touch menu on touch devices
About aspect ratio
There are two aspect ratio options:
Keep current size
- The whole sheet is scaled to fit the chosen PDF page format and orientation.
- Chart proportions stay the same as seen in the browser window. This means visualizations may be cropped.
- Sheet will be right-aligned on the page.
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Resolution is affected by browser window size. A PDF printed from a browser window larger than the chosen page format may appear grainy, because the number of printed pixels is less than the original.
Fit to page
- The whole sheet is scaled to fit the chosen PDF page format and orientation.
- Chart proportions are changed to fill the page. Aspect ratio will change accordingly. There may be more space around charts in order to make the page appear full.
- Sheet will be right-aligned on the page.
Downloading sheets
Do the following:
- Open the sheet you want to download.
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Click the navigation button in the toolbar () and select Download sheet as PDF.
The PDF settings dialog appears.
- Use the Paper size drop down menu to select page dimensions.
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Under Resolution (dots per inch) use + or - to increase or decrease the resolution accordingly.
You can also type an exact value. The minimum value is 72 DPI, the maximum is 300 DPI.
- Choose the Orientation by selecting Portrait or Landscape.
- Under Aspect ratio options you can select:
- Keep current size
- Fit to page
- Click Export to start image creation.
Limitations
- Pivot tables are downloaded as non-expanded. Partial expansions or full view are not kept.
- Third-party extensions, filter panes, and action buttons are downloaded as blank images.
- Visualization extensions (custom objects) cannot be downloaded as PDFs. They can be downloaded as images.
- Dynamic view objects are not supported
- There is no preview in the Download dialog if the browser does not have a PDF viewer plugin installed.
- When you download a sheet from an app with a custom theme applied, the theme is only applied to the visualizations. Styling for the sheet, such as background color, will not be applied in the downloaded PDF.
- Extended sheets and custom-sized sheets may have a lower quality PDF output if the sheet is too large to clearly display on a single PDF page.