1603082 - Cross-tab background colors not retained when exporting a report to PDF format

• Cross-tab color incorrect
• Report exported to PDF format generates the incorrect cross-tab color
• In Crystal Reports, when exporting a report to PDF format, the cross-tab background color is incorrect
• When exporting to PDF format a report that contains a cross-tab with background colors, only the main background color of the cross-tab appear in the PDF document, all other cross-tab background color for rows and columns are ignored.

• Crystal Reports 2008
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010

1. In Crystal Reports, create a report off any data source
2. Create a cross-tab, and add database fields for the rows, the columns and summaries
3. Format the background columns for the cross-tab totals
   • In the "Cross-tab Expert", under the tab "Customize Style",  select "Grand Total" under "Columns"
   • Under the "Group Options", select a color for the "Background Colors" option. ( Example: Blue )
   • Click "OK" to accept the change.
4. Format the whole cross-tab background color
   • Right click on the cross-tab, and select: "Format Cross-Tab..."
   • In the "Format Editor" window, under the tab "Border", set a color for the background option. ( For example, set the color to: Yellow )
   • 3 Click "OK" to accept the change.
5. Preview the report. Notice the cross-tab colors ( Yellow and blue if you followed the example )
6. Export the report to PDF format
7. Open the report in Adobe Reader, and notice the cross-tab is all yellow, the blue for the totals is missing.

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