Inserting PDF Documents

Confluence support the addition and intergration of PDF documents in your pages. To include PDF documents in your page:

Locate the page you would like to add a page to, Select Edit
From the editing menu, Select insert files and images.
A window will appear, select the "Attached to This page" section and select the "Upload files" button.
Navigate to and select the PDF you would like to upload and click Choose.
The PDF will now appear in the Insert files and image windows.
Select the File and click insert.
Once the PDF is inserted into your page, click on the image icon.
From the provided menu, Select the show as link button.
Select the Edit button from the provided menu
Rename the file name using the "Link Text" section.
Use the Preview option to confirm the look of the inserted PDF.
Select Publish when you are happy with the results.

It is important to note, that inserting PDFs in the fashion has had the best results as tested by the PTS IT Team.

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:

Select the page containing the PDF, select the Edit option
From the editing menu, select the Insert more contact section, and other Macros
using the Search box on the upper right corner, enter PDF
Select the Pdf Macro
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.
The content in your PDF will now be displayed in a small window on your page.
Utilize Preview to so confirm the look and feel of the Macro
Select Publish when you are satisfied with the changes.

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.

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.