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PDF export

Learn how to export a PDF copy of your content on GitBook.
The PDF export is a beta feature, available with a Pro or Enterprise plan. It allows:
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    Visitors to your published content to download the space as a PDF file.
  2. 2.
    You and other logged-in users to export a single page, a page with its subpages, or an entire space as a PDF file.
Permissions
Admins and creators can enable and disable PDF export for a space.

Allow readers to export a PDF version of your content

To enable or disable PDF export for your readers, head to the customization settings for a space or collection. On the configure tab, you can enable or disable the PDF export setting. This setting determines whether or not readers of your published content can download it in PDF format.
A screenshot showing space customization settings, with the PDF export setting highlighted.
Enable or disable PDF export for your published content

Export your own content as PDF

Regardless of the configured customization setting shown above, members of an organization (on the Pro or Enterprise plan) who are logged in to the app can export a page, or an entire space as a PDF file.

How to export an individual page

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    You can access the export menu through page actions which are displayed on the right-hand side of the editor. Alternatively, navigate to the share button in the top right-hand corner and click on 'Export as PDF' in the share modal.
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    Go to the page that you would like to export, and click export as PDF in page actions.
  3. 3.
    Select only this page.
  4. 4.
    Click the export button.
  5. 5.
    Wait for the PDF file to be created, then click the download button.
A screenshot showing the modal that becomes visible after clicking on "Export as PDF". The option to export "Only this page" is selected.
Export "Only this page" as a PDF

How to export an entire space

  1. 1.
    Make sure the space is in edit mode so that page actions are displayed on the right-hand side of the editor. Alternatively, navigate to the share button in the top right-hand corner and click on 'Export as PDF' in the share modal.
  2. 2.
    Go to any page within the space you'd like to export and click export as PDF in page actions.
  3. 3.
    Select the entire space.
  4. 4.
    Click the export button.
  5. 5.
    Wait for the PDF file to be created, then click the download button.
A screenshot showing the modal that becomes visible after clicking on "Export as PDF". The option to export "Entire Space" is selected.
Export "Entire Space" as a PDF