Inline style overrides and inline style commands might display extra spaces or compressed spacing in the ODS PDF destination. The problem is most likely to occur when you use a sans-serif font.

To circumvent the problem, add the DPI=600 option to the existing ODS PDF statement in the code. Here is an example:

Another way to circumvent the problem is to use a serif font such as Times New Roman. When you use a serif font, it is imperative that you include a space after the inline style specification.

The sample code on the Full Code tab illustrates the problem and the circumvention using a serif font. Click the Output tab to see the results.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	z/OS	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		z/OS 64-bit	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.3 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Windows Vista	9.3 TS1M0
		Windows Vista for x64	9.3 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		HP-UX IPF	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Linux	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Linux for x64	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7
		Solaris for x64	9.3 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M7

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

The test code below creates four titles in the PDF file, FILE.PDF. The first two titles contain extra space because a sans-serif font is being used. The circumvention is to use a serif font, such as Times. When you use a serif font, it is imperative that you include a space after the inline style specification.

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ods _all_ close;
ods pdf file="file.pdf" notoc;
ods escapechar="^";

/* Albany AMT is in effect by default in SAS 9.4 via the Pearl style */
title "Testing^{style [fontstyle=italic] text}and more text";
title2 "Testing^{super 2}";

/* Circumvention */
title3 "^{style [font_face=times]Testing ^{style [fontstyle=italic] text} and more text}";
title4 f=times "Testing^{super 2}";

proc print data=sashelp.cars(obs=1) noobs;
run;

ods pdf close;

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M6 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D9T.html#56784

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Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2023-01-12 12:37:36
Date Created:	2015-10-13 16:21:12