Problems exporting attribute tables to PDF

Description

The attribute table changes and becomes unreadable after exporting the Layout view to PDF.

Cause

This is a known limit for ArcGIS 8.1.2 and below. This issue has been resolved in ArcGIS 8.2.

Solution or Workaround

1. Right-click on the layer and click Open Attribute Table.
2. Click Options and click Export. Under Output Table, verify the path to the DBF file and click OK.
3. In Layout view, click the Insert menu and click Object. Click Create New and click Microsoft Excel worksheet as the Object Type. This will open a blank Microsoft Excel worksheet.
4. In Microsoft Excel, click the File menu and click Open. For Files of type click All Files. Browse to and open the DBF file. This will open a second worksheet. Copy and paste the relevant information from the DBF file to the first worksheet and close Microsoft Excel.
5. The Microsoft Excel table should now be in Layout view, and the layout is ready for export to PDF.