How do I generate a PDF output report when the layout template is an Excel file in BI publisher 11.1.1.7

This is what I did ..
1. Create new report
2. Create a report using an existing Data Model (browsed and picked a data model)
3. How do you want to create your report? (clicked on Used Report Editor)
4. Clicked Finished (then saved the report)
5. Then it asked me to create layout (I chose Upload or Generate Layout and then browsed for an uploaded  my excel template with XDO_* column mappings to the data model)
     Template File = Excel Template, Locale = English (US)
5.  Clicked on Upload
6.  Then clicked on View Report on the top right, which opened up my report file name "my_report_layoutname.xls"  with sheet 1 (xdo mapped all fine) and a xdo_metadata sheet.
I just wanted step 6 to be a pdf report of sheet 1.    How do I do that ?  Can't find the place where I can specify that.
M. Jamal

Thanks Daniel for pointing that out.  Though you answer is helpful but I am not sure if that is what I would want to do.
The link you provide for csv says "For each report there's an _report.xdo file that contains the XML structure of the report... "   It suggests I modify the .xdo file for each report.  I currently have 16 reports.
Does it mean I modify the .xdo file for all 16  and what happens if someone creates a 17th report ?
Also, what if I run the same report using different input parameters will that change the xml structure for the report  and therefore will need me to modify the .xdo again ? (I think it should not change the xml structure so the answer should be "NO" to that, unless I change the structure of the report).
Finally, the link you provide says after doing what it suggest  "Now log back into BI publisher and select the report. You should now be able to see that CSV is now an option."
CSV should be an option where ? on what screen/page ?  Maybe PDF is already an option for me that I cant see because I do not know where that option is.
I was hoping there would be something I could do on the xdo_metadata sheet (in the data constraints section or elsewhere) OR in BI Publisher itself as some property of the report.
I will try out what you suggest any ways.
M. Jamal

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