Designing reports using BIRT Studio : Editing and formatting report content : Changing the page layout to fit data : Changing the layout type, page size, and orientation
 
Changing the layout type, page size, and orientation
As described previously, a table’s width expands to display all the columns of data. This feature is typical for viewing a report online. If, however, you want to design a report that shows the same output, whether it is viewed online or in a page‑based format such as PDF, you can change the report’s layout type from Auto Expand Width to Fixed Width. If you select Fixed Width, you can specify a page width, and this value is reflected in the web report, as well as in PDF and printed reports. If you use the default Auto Expand Width setting, the page size values can differ for the web report, and the PDF or printed reports. Additionally, you can modify column width if you use Fixed Width layout type, but this option is not available if you use Auto Expand Width layout type.