Microsoft KB Archive/923910

= A Visio 2007 drawing is truncated when you publish it as a PDF file =

Article ID: 923910

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007

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SYMPTOMS
You publish a Microsoft Office Visio 2007 drawing that is wider than 200 inches as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. When you view the published file, the drawing is truncated.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because of a limitation in the PDF file specifications that Visio 2007 uses. Visio 2007 saves a drawing as a PDF version 1.5 file.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
 * Publish the drawing as an XML Paper Specification (XPS) document.

To do this, follow these steps:
 * On the File menu, click Publish as PDF or XPS.
 * In the Save as type list, click XPS Document (*.xps), and then click Publish.
 * Publish the drawing by using a third-party PDF program that is not limited to the PDF version 1.5 file specifications.



MORE INFORMATION
To publish a Visio 2007 drawing as a PDF file or as an XPS document, you must install the &quot;Publish as PDF or XPS&quot; add-in. To obtain the &quot;Publish as PDF or XPS&quot; add-in, visit the following Microsoft Web site and search for the download:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx

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