From 738004800dc75151cc76e5056c896271e83d6c86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ehren Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:08:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update pdf.md to include documentation for the PQO non-embedded font issue Update pdf.md to include documentation for the PQO non-embedded font issue --- powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md b/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md index ee0a4e527..c77ea1479 100644 --- a/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md +++ b/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md @@ -84,3 +84,7 @@ In cases where multi-line rows aren't properly identified, you might be able to ### Power BI dataflows in a Premium capacity When working with the PDF connector on dataflows in a Premium capacity, the PDF connector doesn't properly make the connection. To enable the PDF connector to work on dataflows in a Premium capacity, configure that dataflow to use a gateway, and confirm the connection to that dataflow goes through the gateway. + +### Differences in PDF data on desktop versus Power Query Online + +Certain PDF files may be processed differently on desktop (Excel or Power BI Desktop) versus in Power Query Online. For example, the layout of the tables returned by Power Query Online may be different, or page tables may be unexpectedly empty. This can happen when a PDF file uses non-embedded fonts that are assumed to be installed in the host environment, since most fonts aren't available in Windows Server Core (which is what runs Power Query Online's M evaluations). To work around this issue, configure your queries to refresh using a gateway that runs on a version of Windows that has the necessary fonts installed. From 7f555020cfe877ae954e05fbcd4b714a58ddb876 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Doug Klopfenstein Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:52:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Edited for Microsoft style --- powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md b/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md index c77ea1479..1f305da81 100644 --- a/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md +++ b/powerquery-docs/connectors/pdf.md @@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ When working with the PDF connector on dataflows in a Premium capacity, the PDF ### Differences in PDF data on desktop versus Power Query Online -Certain PDF files may be processed differently on desktop (Excel or Power BI Desktop) versus in Power Query Online. For example, the layout of the tables returned by Power Query Online may be different, or page tables may be unexpectedly empty. This can happen when a PDF file uses non-embedded fonts that are assumed to be installed in the host environment, since most fonts aren't available in Windows Server Core (which is what runs Power Query Online's M evaluations). To work around this issue, configure your queries to refresh using a gateway that runs on a version of Windows that has the necessary fonts installed. +Certain PDF files might be processed differently on desktop (Excel or Power BI Desktop) versus in Power Query Online. For example, the layout of the tables returned by Power Query Online might be different, or page tables might be unexpectedly empty. This can happen when a PDF file uses non-embedded fonts that are assumed to be installed in the host environment, since most fonts aren't available in Windows Server Core (which is what runs Power Query Online's M evaluations). To work around this issue, configure your queries to refresh using a gateway that runs on a version of Windows that has the necessary fonts installed.