# Preserve existing layout in PDF

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 4, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974 "2020-05-04T13:04:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![HerveSavard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c57346/32.png) [@HerveSavard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/HerveSavard)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974/1 "2020-05-04T13:04:24Z")

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Hi,

Somebody know how activate the open **Preserve existing layout in PDF**?

We use version V7.6 of Kibana.

Many thanks

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974/2 "2020-05-04T14:15:13Z")

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By default that is the setting when doing a report. The only toggle you have when you generate a report is to optimize it for printing, where it puts each viz on a page.

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**Author:** ![HerveSavard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c57346/32.png) [@HerveSavard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/HerveSavard)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974/3 "2020-05-05T05:18:07Z")

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Hello Marius,

Many thanks for you answer.

Is it possible the same screen of the Dashborad in PDF format?

When i generate the PDF each Visualize is on 1 page.  
Is it because it's to big? or ???

I have only Metric + Graph and Markdown on the same line

but 30 rows.

When i try to generate my Dashborad my report end in error:  
( Max attempts reached (3) )

Many thanks in advance

Herve

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974/4 "2020-06-02T05:18:14Z")

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