Hi Michelle,
It is an oldl thread, and maybe you already found a solution. But to help others too I add my solution.
The trouble is that PDF scales your report in some way.
I solved it by adding a Text item with a fixed width of 1400px and a height of 1 px. Experiment a little bit with the width that you require.
There is no text in the Text Item, but Cognos takes it into account.
I use this solution in many reports. Since then I didn't have a problem.
Gr. Robert
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Robert Lamping
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