Report generation doesn't scale to fit

The layout option, "Scale front panel to fit" in "Easy Print VI Panel or Documentation.vi" (in the report generation pallette) doesn't do anything. In fact, if I dig into that vi, it goes through to "Report Gen VI or Documentation.vi", and I find that the layout option isn't wired to anything! Is this a known problem with that vi?
My application requires that I print the front panel as part of a user log, and I need to be able to scale to fit in order to squeeze it onto the page. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Charlie

Hi Charlie,
The layout option is not wired to anything in the Standard, HTML, Excel and Word Report, but it is used in the Quick Print default case. The Help document for this VI mentions that the layout option is ignored on Standard and HTML Reports but does not mention the Excel or Word Reports.
This was discovered a little while ago in this discussion forum. And a report has be filed to R&D by Ben.
Justin Parker
National Instruments
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