Exporting charts

Download charts and dashboards as PDF or PowerPoint, and render server-side PNG images for embedding — all generated on the server with no client dependencies.

Flax renders charts in the browser, but exports are generated server-side so you get faithful, on-theme files with nothing extra to install. A bundled headless Chromium loads a shell-less print view of your chart or dashboard, authenticated as you, and captures it.

#Download as PDF or PowerPoint

From a chart or dashboard you can download a PDF or PPTX file. The export matches your organization's chart theme. For dashboards you choose a layout:

Layout Result
Tiles One chart per slide or page.
Full The whole board rendered as a single image.

Exports are audited and streamed as a file download. Because each export spins up a browser render, it can take a few seconds.

#PNG images for embedding

The same server-side renderer produces PNG images, which are used to embed a chart or dashboard as a static image where a live iframe is blocked (for example some SharePoint or email contexts). A signed URL renders the image on demand. See Embed as PNG for how to set this up, and Embedding overview for the interactive iframe alternative.

#Recurring delivery

To send a dashboard or chart to people on a schedule rather than exporting by hand, use a scheduled delivery, which delivers the resource on a recurring cadence to email, Slack, or a webhook.

Note

Server-side export requires the deployment's headless-browser runtime. On a self-hosted install your administrator configures the browser path and internal base URL; managed Flax has this set up for you.