To reproduce: please refer to the attached sample project and gif file Workaround: GridViewSpreadExport spreadExporter = new GridViewSpreadExport(this.radGridView1); spreadExporter.ExportFormat = SpreadExportFormat.Pdf; spreadExporter.ExportVisualSettings = true; SpreadExportRenderer exportRenderer = new SpreadExportRenderer(); spreadExporter.RunExport(exportFile, exportRenderer); Process.Start(exportFile);