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Title: Fit To Page In Excel Format
Post by: fry on 22 Mar 2014 01:17:37 PM
Hello

Wondering if anyone has any ideas on formatting a Re port Studio Excel output with many columns  to print to a single page width.

The only thing I can think of is exporting the excel file to an external directory outside Cognos and then formating the reports using a VB script.

Any ideas ???

Appreciated
Fry
Title: Re: Fit To Page In Excel Format
Post by: bdbits on 24 Mar 2014 09:28:38 AM
I think using Excel format for a precise layout is not a good idea. The level of control from Cognos is just not there. I try to design most reports to work equally well in all output formats but generally I only design specifically for Excel output if the user wants to do something with it after the report is generated.

In my opinion, if you are after a pixel-perfect layout for printing, you are probably best off using PDF.
Title: Re: Fit To Page In Excel Format
Post by: fry on 25 Mar 2014 10:32:02 AM
I agree, thanks