Re: [libreoffice-users] Export as PDF using Calc

On 11/14/2013 10:31 AM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-11-13 at 22:16 -0800, Sunil Agrawal wrote: 
> > Hi,
> > I am using Calc (actually soffice) in a headless manner (using
> > —headless). I am running it on a server that doesn’t have X server and
> > communicating with soffice using JOD converter.
> >
> > Generally it hasn’t been a problem, however when I export the
> > spreadsheet to PDF, wide spreadsheets get truncated and take multiple
> > pages, which is highly undesirable.
> >
> > However, when I run the same program on my local dev machine, which
> > has X server running, the output PDF gets auto scaled to a certain
> > extent.
> >
> > Can you please direct me how to get auto scaling on server that
> > doesn’t have X server running? When running in headless mode, what OS
> > setting are picked up by LibreOffice. What do I need to set them on my
> > server?
> >
> > I have spent couple of days trying out different options, e.g. using
> > Xvfb on my server with different screen sizes, but to no avail.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> > TIA,
> >
> > Sunil
> Sunil,
>
> When I have exported a document to a pdf file the conversion using the
> default page such as A4, US Letter, etc. to paginate the document. Also,
> normally the pagination uses the default orientation (portrait or
> landscape). 
>
> The issue is why are your using a pdf document and not using ods format
> or even another format for your documents. The pdf format is often used
> for file sharing when the recipient is expected to only view the results
> and not edit them.
>
> Also, which version of LO are you using and which OS are you using; it
> sounds like Linux?

For the original question - exporting it to PDF without truncating. . . .
I tend to export it to PDF but set my paper size to a larger size, like
8.5 by 14 or 11 by 17 inches, then print it out with the printer option
of shrinking the page to fit the paper size you need.  Since I use
CUPS-PDF for Linux and doPDF for Windows, I can export the document to
PDF of a larger size and then use the external PDF "printers" to shrink
the larger page size to a letter page size.

I have done this many times with a Writer document and a few time with a
Calc graphics printout.




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