[Looker Studio]How to download the report as PDF

November 19, 2023

[Looker Studio]How to download the report as PDF

The function to download reports as PDFs in Looker Studio (formerly Data Studio) is very useful for sharing reports internally and externally as reporting materials, or printing them on paper for use as presentation materials. This article provides an easy-to-understand explanation of how to use and what to expect from the PDF download function.

How to download the report as PDF

The actual procedure is explained using the GA4 Monthly Report Template[4007], a popular template that has been used by over 2,000 companies. If you would like to work on the same screen as the article, please be prepared to obtain the template immediately by paying with a credit card from the purchase page.

While Looker Studio is a great tool that is free and highly functional, it does require some time to become proficient, but with templates, you can create a high quality report in much less time than creating one from scratch yourself, since you only need to customize the necessary parts based on a pre-made template.

There are a variety of free and paid templates available on the web, but if you are looking for a high-quality template, please use the GA4 Looker Studio template that is used by over 2,000 companies. A wide variety of templates are available, and the number of sites covered is unlimited.
You can use GA4 Looker Studio templates with peace of mind, as we are always ready to respond to changes in the GA4 specifications.

Step1:Open a Looker Studio report

Open the report you wish to download as a PDF.

Step2:Download as a PDF

Click the "▼" next to "Share" in the upper right corner of the report screen.
Select "Download report" from the drop-down menu.

Step3:Download as a PDF

After selecting the target page, click "Download" to immediately start generating the PDF and complete the download in seconds or minutes.

Notes and FAQ

Requires permission to download PDFs

To download a PDF, you must have one of the following permissions

Editor" privileges on the report
Viewer" privileges for the report, and " Disable downloading, printing, and copying for viewers" must not be checked.

If you cannot download the PDF

When downloading a report with a large amount of data, the network may time out and an error may occur due to the processing time required. In this case, please try the following measures

Instead of downloading all pages at once, select pages and download them several times.
Shorten the time period to reduce the amount of data.

How to make it fit on the paper when printing

The canvas size setting allows you to adjust the width and height of the screen so that it fits nicely. 88studio's template is set to fit nicely on an A4 sheet of paper.

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