https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/printer-test-page-looks-fine-but-exported-pdf-from/m-p/1714892#M23891 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>I'm experiencing an unusual printing issue with ArcGIS Pro and was wondering if anyone else has run into something similar.</P><P>When I export a map layout to PDF, everything looks correct on screen. However, after printing the PDF, the colors appear slightly faded, some line weights seem lighter than expected, and certain labels don't look as sharp as they do in the PDF preview.</P><P>The strange part is that my printer doesn't seem to have any hardware problems. I've already printed several diagnostic printer test pages, and the color blocks, grayscale gradients, and text all print perfectly.</P><P>So far I've tried:</P><UL><LI>Exporting the PDF at different resolutions (300 DPI and 600 DPI)</LI><LI>Printing from both Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Edge</LI><LI>Updating the printer driver</LI><LI>Trying both PCL and PostScript drivers</LI><LI>Printing on another <A href="https://printtestly.com/" target="_self">printer with similar results</A></LI></UL><P>Because the printer test pages look normal, I'm starting to think the issue may be related to PDF rendering, color management, or the export settings in ArcGIS Pro rather than the printer itself.</P><P>Has anyone experienced something similar?</P><P>If so, were you able to solve it by changing the PDF export options, color profile, printer driver, or another setting?</P><P>I'd appreciate any suggestions or best practices.</P><P>Thanks!</P> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:16:21 GMT Mitchell_Giorza 2026-07-16T18:16:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/printer-test-page-looks-fine-but-exported-pdf-from/m-p/1714892#M23891 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>I'm experiencing an unusual printing issue with ArcGIS Pro and was wondering if anyone else has run into something similar.</P><P>When I export a map layout to PDF, everything looks correct on screen. However, after printing the PDF, the colors appear slightly faded, some line weights seem lighter than expected, and certain labels don't look as sharp as they do in the PDF preview.</P><P>The strange part is that my printer doesn't seem to have any hardware problems. I've already printed several diagnostic printer test pages, and the color blocks, grayscale gradients, and text all print perfectly.</P><P>So far I've tried:</P><UL><LI>Exporting the PDF at different resolutions (300 DPI and 600 DPI)</LI><LI>Printing from both Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Edge</LI><LI>Updating the printer driver</LI><LI>Trying both PCL and PostScript drivers</LI><LI>Printing on another <A href="https://printtestly.com/" target="_self">printer with similar results</A></LI></UL><P>Because the printer test pages look normal, I'm starting to think the issue may be related to PDF rendering, color management, or the export settings in ArcGIS Pro rather than the printer itself.</P><P>Has anyone experienced something similar?</P><P>If so, were you able to solve it by changing the PDF export options, color profile, printer driver, or another setting?</P><P>I'd appreciate any suggestions or best practices.</P><P>Thanks!</P> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:16:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/printer-test-page-looks-fine-but-exported-pdf-from/m-p/1714892#M23891 Mitchell_Giorza 2026-07-16T18:16:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/printer-test-page-looks-fine-but-exported-pdf-from/m-p/1714896#M23893 <P>No guarantee this'll help, but try reading through the help pages on <A href="https://doc.esri.com/en/arcgis-pro/latest/help/projects/use-color-management.html" target="_self">color management</A>, the PDF might have color info that doesn't play nice with printers.</P> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/printer-test-page-looks-fine-but-exported-pdf-from/m-p/1714896#M23893 DavidSolari 2026-07-16T18:30:03Z