Default user interface options for PDF reports

By default, the Export to PDF option is available on the menu bar and the toolbar of PresentBlox, GridBlox, and ChartBlox components. When users select File > Export to PDF on the menu bar or click the Export to PDF button on the Blox toolbar, the default Create PDF Report dialog opens. Within this dialog, users can modify the following settings:

General setting	Options
Orientation	Landscape (default) or Portrait
Page size	Letter, Legal, A3, or A4. The default depends on the client locale (for example, Letter for US and A4 for French).
Theme	A selection list of themes available on the server, with a default value the same as the server’s default HTML theme, `coleman`.
Header text	Blank text entry field
Footer text	Blank text entry field

Grid setting	Options
Number of pages to fit all columns	Number of pages wide the grid should fit If the data columns are to be split into multiple pages, whether to repeat the row headers If the data columns are to be split into multiple pages, after which columns should there be a page break Based on the number of pages specified, columns after which there should be a page break are automatically suggested for the users on the Break After panel to evenly split the columns. Users can change the suggested columns by moving the columns between the Available Columns panel and the Break After panel.

Grid setting

Options

Number of pages to fit all columns

Number of pages wide the grid should fit
If the data columns are to be split into multiple pages, whether to repeat the row headers
If the data columns are to be split into multiple pages, after which columns should there be a page break

Based on the number of pages specified, columns after which there should be a page break are automatically suggested for the users on the Break After panel to evenly split the columns. Users can change the suggested columns by moving the columns between the Available Columns panel and the Break After panel.

Chart setting	Options
Chart size	Fit Page (default) or Customize. When set to Customize, users can specify the width and height of the chart in pixels.

You can customize this dialog or even choose to not have the dialog appear. For more information, seeCustom PDF report properties using <blox:pdfReport> tags and Customizing PDF Report Dialog options using the <blox:pdfDialogInput> tag.