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Adam Kruzel on 01 Apr 2016 19:39:15

This is an extension of https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/6806294-allow-proper-printing due to the fact that if an idea is marked completed, I haven't yet seen Microsoft checking to evaluate any feedback on that release. I went to use the print button and all the visualizations were messed up on the printouts and there's no way to get a print preview to see if visualizations,etc are situated as they need to be. If there is a way to do this, it's not obvious to the user.

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63d9d2a7 26fc-4b28-ab60-38fe2950439b on 06 Jul 2020 00:14:58

RE: Proper dashboard printing

Hi Microsoft - printing Dashboards in Power BI is a mess that needs addressing. Please give users the ability to set print parameters as with any other other office application. We do need to save static historic data for regulatory reasons, etc

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deeb25a3 20b2-425b-855f-71606fae01ba on 05 Jul 2020 23:55:07

RE: Proper dashboard printing

Hi, Please get this working. I have many clients who want to use Power Bi but will not take it if they cannot print their entire report.

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a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:22

RE: Proper dashboard printing

Still needed!

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ae43031e 7c7e-4ec6-96c3-132c653aef8a on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:13

RE: Proper dashboard printing

Following over three months dedicated development to get a report stack from SSRS and Excel into PowerBI with really positive user feedback, hugely disappointed to discover that we're back to the snipping tool and PowerPoint at a final publication layer.

Please investigate this.

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f1815669 30e8-4c7a-b760-d566f8865881 on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:35

RE: Proper dashboard printing

I send a weekly email to report users with the links to the dashboard and a PDF of the dashboard that day - it is in the smallest font believable and needs to be blown up to 800% to be readable. That seems really dumb. Can the printing be addressed, please?

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39e918ae 8459-4b1d-92cc-0dc09240f91f on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:21

RE: Proper dashboard printing

much needed

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f2b574f4 488f-4864-935b-f0cf8e3ca095 on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:39

RE: Proper dashboard printing

It´s nescessary to print the hole dashboard on more sites (maybe dashed lines
for the areas of the single pages are superimposed, to know how big my grafics
can be).
Or to have the option to export the grafics into Power-Point and than to print.

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a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:39

RE: Proper dashboard printing

Highly valuable feature!

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a822e0bf 92d3-4bba-a55c-23b8374f3772 on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:16

RE: Proper dashboard printing

"Printing a whole table or matrix is necessary."

This +10000

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1c406008 eff3-4423-91dc-aa1f7bdc90bb on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:03

RE: Proper dashboard printing

Printing a whole table or matrix is necessary.