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Create and Manage Export Templates

Scroll Word Exporter provides multiple options for managing export templates either globally or on a space level in Confluence.

  • Global templates are available in all spaces in your Confluence system.
    To work with global templates, you need Confluence Administrator permissions. You can manage global templates via Confluence administration > Scroll Word Exporter > Templates

  • Space templates are only available in a specific space in your Confluence system.


    To work with space templates you need Confluence space permissions for the specific space. You manage a space's export templates via Space Settings > App links > Scroll Word Exporter


Template Actions

Create an Export Template

Once you've  prepared your Word template , you can upload it to Confluence and make an export template with it by clicking New.

Upload/Import an Export Template

To upload a .data export template, click Upload.

Edit an Export Template

Click Actions ••• > Edit

The template editor will open allowing changes to be made to the export template. You can change which Word template your export file uses (e.g. if you have developed a new Word template with updated and improved text styles). Just click the template name > Word File > Upload and then select the new Word template you wish to use. 

Copy an export template

Click Actions ••• > Copy

The template is copied and will appear in the template list.

Download an Export Template

Click Actions ••• > Download

The template is exported as a *.data file, and can be uploaded to another space, as a global template, or to another Confluence system.

Download the Word file

Click Actions ••• > Download Word file

The Word file associated with the export template will be downloaded. You can then make changes to the Word file if you have developed a new Word template with updated and improved text styles.  

Delete an export template

To delete a space template, you must log in with the relevant Admin permissions.

To delete the template, simply click Actions ••• > Delete.

View template information

Click Actions ••• > Template Information

You can view specific information associated with the template, such as Name, ID (necessary for configuring the  Scroll Export Button ) and the REST URL (which can be used to  automate exports using the REST API ).