Adobe PDF for Confluence

Owned by Jonas Hallensleben
Last updated: Jul 07, 2021 by Remie Bolte
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Step-by-step installation guide

  1. Log into your Confluence instance as an admin.

  2. Click on settings at the top right of your screen.

  3. Click Find new apps from the left-hand side of the page.

  4. Find Adobe PDF for Confluence via search.
    The appropriate app version appears in the search results.

  5. Click Try free to begin a new trial for Adobe PDF for Confluence

  6. Click Start free trial, Confluence will now download and install our awesome app!

How to use Adobe PDF for Confluence

After installing the Adobe PDF for Confluence app, it will become available as three separate Confluence Macros. If you want to embed Adobe PDF files into a Confluence page, they need to be externally available as the macro only accepts public URL’s to PDF files. When embedding the PDF file, you can choose between the Adobe PDF Viewer, Adobe PDF Slideshow and Adobe PDF Inline embed macro.

Embed using the macro editor

  1. When editing a page, click on the plus button at the top right of your screen and click on Other macro’s or View more

  2. Search for Adobe PDF

  3. Based on your preference, select the Adobe PDF Viewer, Adobe PDF Slideshow or Adobe PDF Inline Embed macro

  4. The macro editor right side panel will open, which will allow you to enter the URL of your PDF file

  5. Depending on the chosen macro, you can enable/disable additional viewer options

  6. Select the desired dimensions & click insert
    Keep in mind that one of both dimensions (width & height) needs to be a css unit. Also note that height can only be an absolute unit (px, cm, etc) and not relative (%, em, etc)

  7. Publish your Confluence page & your Adobe PDF file will become visible!
    Keep in mind that scene’s are read-only