# Export rich text as pdf

**URL:** <https://community.appfarm.io/t/export-rich-text-as-pdf/168>\
**Category:** Ask the community\
**Tags:** pdf\
**Created:** [January 11, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/export-rich-text-as-pdf/168 "2023-01-11T13:04:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/export-rich-text-as-pdf/168/1 "2023-01-11T13:04:12Z")

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Hi:)

I have some rich text stored as a rich text data type in the database and I want to export this to a PDF where it’s still formatted nicely and I keep the same text element that is used in the rich text, but it’s disabled when I try to reference the rich text in the function for template string.

Is there another way of exporting rich text as a pdf in Appfarm, or a workaround for this issue?