# PDF in Layout prints in Windows blurred

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/pdf-in-layout-prints-in-windows-blurred/4179>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [July 11, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/pdf-in-layout-prints-in-windows-blurred/4179 "2024-07-11T12:42:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![LVZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@LVZ](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/LVZ)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/pdf-in-layout-prints-in-windows-blurred/4179/1 "2024-07-11T12:42:16Z")

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good morning, I have a PDF file as file in field in a Layout, printing well in MacOS, but in Windows it's just blurred.  
What to do?  
Thanks  
Louis

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**Author:** ![AndyHibbs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/andyhibbs/32/3089_2.png) [@AndyHibbs](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/AndyHibbs)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/pdf-in-layout-prints-in-windows-blurred/4179/2 "2024-07-11T18:59:38Z")

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I’d suggest reading this:

[https://community.claris.com/en/s/question/0D53w00005PLTCwCAP/pdf-thumbnail-in-preview-mode-on-windows](https://community.claris.com/en/s/question/0D53w00005PLTCwCAP/pdf-thumbnail-in-preview-mode-on-windows)

There are other posts about this in the community, such as:

[https://community.claris.com/en/s/question/0D53w000054HvduCAC/pdf-blurry-in-container-field-on-windows](https://community.claris.com/en/s/question/0D53w000054HvduCAC/pdf-blurry-in-container-field-on-windows)

The first post would indicate the version of Windows FileMaker is running on could be a factor. There are work arounds suggested on these posts, but we primarily use Windows servers and clients and haven’t seen these problems. It certainly used to be a known issue on older versions of FileMaker.

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**Author:** ![LVZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@LVZ](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/LVZ)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/pdf-in-layout-prints-in-windows-blurred/4179/3 "2024-07-11T19:14:52Z")

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thanks, will check and tell  
Louis