Using one of the default templates included with the app, or if you have created your own custom template, you can export your Confluence content to PDF.

Export to PDF

Depending on whether you use a default template or a custom template, you can use the selected template to export your Confluence content. Simply open the page you want to export, then click Page Tools (•••) > Export to PDF. Make sure to select the option with the PDF icon, otherwise you'll be using Confluence's inbuilt PDF Exporter.


This opens the export dialog, where you can choose which template you want to use. After selecting your desired template, you can click Show Details to display several customization options:


TabNameDescription
LabelsInclude/excludeInclude/exclude child pages with particular page labels
LabelsIndex termsCheck to use page labels as index terms
ContentEnable numbered headingsCheck to number your headings
Content

Keep multi-column page layouts

Uses the Confluence page layout in the export
ContentEnable links to external websitesIf checked, web links in the PDF will be clickable
ContentEnable links to ConfluenceIf checked, links to your Confluence site will be clickable
ContentRepeat table header if table breaks to a new pageIf checked, table headers will be repeated if the table breaks onto a new page
ContentInsert a page break after every Confluence pageIf checked, a page break will be inserted after every Confluence page in the PDF export
ContentAttachmentsIf the option Embed referenced attachments is selected, the generated PDF export will contain the attachments included on the exported pages
MacrosShow 'Table Of Content' macro outputDisplays TOC content in exports
MacrosShow 'Children' macro outputDisplays children macro content in exports
MacrosConvert image gallery tables to listsImages in gallery macros are displayed in a list rather than a grid
CaptionsFigure captions

If an image is assigned a caption using the Scroll Title macro, you can select whether to display that caption before or after the image

CaptionsTable captionsIf a table is assigned a caption using the Scroll Title macro, you can select whether to display that caption before or after the table
File OptionsOptimize links for printing

Adds a footer section displaying the full URLs of all links on the page. Further customisation options remain available for link suffixes, see Define template settings for additional information.

File OptionsMake document PDF/A-3 compliantEnabling this setting, creates a PDF/A (ISO-standardized) version of the PDF upon export. This file type is intended for archiving purposes and long-term preservation of electronic documents.
File OptionsImage compression

Define whether images are compressed in the export. Reducing the image quality (e.g. Low quality), increases the compression for exported images and will reduce the size of the exported file. As a result, images may appear distorted.

PDF Metadata

Title/Author/Subject/KeywordsAdds metadata to the exported PDF
BookmarksPDF Bookmarks

After choosing a specific heading level, PDF bookmarks will be created for the selected and all previous heading levels

BookmarksExpanded levels

Choose how many bookmark heading levels are displayed in the export. Bookmarks will be expanded up until the selected heading level

BookmarksBookmarks PanelSelecting this option will automatically display the bookmark panel when the export is opened

After you have selected the customization options you want, click Export.

Hide elements of the export dialogue

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If you want to hide certain elements of the export dialogue from users, you can do so by injecting custom CSS into the export dialog iframe. Copy the following code:

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<script>

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CODE

And add the code to Confluence's custom HTML at General configuration > Custom HTML > in the 'At end of the BODY' text box. By default, the code will hide the three-color k15t symbol in the bottom-left of the menu, but you can hide other elements by changing content in the <style> tags on the following line:

addTag('<style> .k15t{display: none !important;} </style>');

For example, if you wanted to hide the 'Macros' tab, you could insert the following code between the <style> tabs: a[href*="tab-macros"]{display: none !important;}

You can also hide specific elements in there, for example:

  • adding addTag('<style>#pdf-export-dialog #tab-content .field-group:last-child{ display: none; }</style>') would hide the last element on the dialog
  • adding addTag('<style>#pdf-export-dialog #tab-content .field-group:nth-child(1) { display: none; }</style>') would hide the first element on the dialog (nth-child(1).
  • adding addTag('<style>#pdf-export-dialog .aui-tabs.horizontal-tabs, #pdf-export-dialog .aui-dialog2-content .aui-button {display: none !important;}</style>') would hide all tabs and the Show/Hide Details link