Inserting PDF
Documents
Confluence
support the addition and intergration of PDF documents in your pages. To
include PDF documents in your page:
1.
Locate the page you would like to add a page to, Select Edit
2.
From the editing menu, Select insert files and images.
3.
A window will appear, select the "Attached to This
page" section and select the "Upload files" button.
4.
Navigate to and select the PDF you would like to upload and
click Choose.
5.
The PDF will now appear in the Insert files and image windows.
6.
Select the File and click insert.
7.
Once the PDF is inserted into your page, click on the image
icon.
8.
From the provided menu, Select the show as link button.
9.
Select the Edit button from the provided menu
10.
Rename the file name using the "Link Text" section.
11.
Use the Preview option to confirm the look of the inserted PDF.
12.
Select Publish when you are happy with the results.
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It is important to note, that inserting PDFs in the fashion
has had the best results as tested by the PTS IT Team.
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Optional
Confluence
includes a macro that will display your PDF content as a interactive slideshow.
This process also assume you have successfully inserted a PDF document into you
page. To utilize this macro:
1.
Select the page containing the PDF, select the Edit option
2.
From the editing menu, select the Insert more contact section,
and other Macros
3.
using the Search box on the upper right corner, enter PDF
4.
Select the Pdf Macro
5.
The Macro Selection box will ask which file to utilize, use the
drop down menu in File Name to select the appropriate PDF to be display and
select insert.
6.
The content in your PDF will now be displayed in a small window
on your page.
7.
Utilize Preview to so confirm the look and feel of the Macro
8.
Select Publish when you are satisfied with the changes.
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If a user prints this page, the PDF will not print out.
Instead, a place holder icon will print out. The Primary purpose of the macro
is to show the content on the page only.
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You can add PDFs
to your pages in Confluence a number of different ways. One, is to use the
'Insert More Content' button on the formatting toolbar.
The list of
options that this button presents is very long. However, it's the first
selection ('Files and Images') you'll probably get the most utility from.
When you choose
'Files and Images', you'll get the 'Insert Files and Images' wizard.
The wizard will
have snapshots of files you have worked with recently. You can choose one of
these simply by clicking on it and clicking the 'Insert' button in the lower
right corner of the wizard. Said file will appear on your page at the point
where you have your mouse cursor blinking (the 'insertion point').
There is also a
button, above the file images, that reads 'Upload Files' with an inspiring
little upward-pointing arrow. Clicking this opens a typical 'file browse'
dialog box where you can select any file from any location on your computer or,
from the network.
The 'Insert
Files and Images' wizard box also includes two additional options for adding
files to your content pages: you can click on a file and drag it onto the page
(more about this in a moment) and, simply typing an exclamation point. Clicking
on a file and dragging it onto your page....works...ish. The diligent
scientists working in the ITS Research Lair have examined this method and have
determined that your mileage may vary. Typing an exclamation point will provide
you with a short list of files to choose from along with two other options.
Choosing 'Open file library' from the list of options will open the 'Insert
Files and Images' wizard, again. Selecting 'Insert other media' from the list
will open the 'Select Macro' wizard.
It's worth
noting that there is a macro for PDFs. This, according to the brief
description, will insert a PDF into your page as an interactive presentation.
Choosing this macro will open a dialog box where you can browse for the file
and add it to your page.