Making a (Hand)book with existing Pages in Confluence?
Asked by Jessica Lange:

Dear,I'm new to confluence and look for a specific function I know from other Wikis.I want to combine some (already existing) Pages together for a handbook but I don't know a 'Book' functionality in Confluence. Is there something like that in Confluence?\~Jessi


Answers:
author: Guilherme Nedel [Atlassian]
body: Hello Jessica, we do have our own docs exported in PDF [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/ALLDOC/Confluence+Documentation+Directory) under the item "Latest versions of downloadable documentation". You can accomplish similar results by going to Tools \> Export to PDF, full documentation about that can be found after this [link](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Exporting+Confluence+Pages+and+Spaces+to+PDF).

In addition to that, if you would like to change the styling, you can refer to [this thread](/questions/194595/templates-css-whatever-to-make-pdfs-like-atlassian-s).

Hope it helps!

comments: author: Jessica Lange
body: I don't think of a handbook as a printable PDF, but more a an online-document within the wiki.Abstractly you can say like putting an second structure to the Pages, apart from the normal hierarchy.


author: Jessica Lange
body: Indeed I think this Export-functionality is quite what I thought of. But is there also a possibility to export documents from different spaces together?


author: Guilherme Nedel [Atlassian]
body: Hi Jessica, you can export multiple pages from a given space, and so on for different spaces, as described below.

**To export a space or selected pages to PDF:**

1. Go to the space and choose **Space tools** \> **Content Tools** on the sidebar.
2. Choose **Export** .This option will only be visible if you have the 'Export Space' permission.
3. Select **PDF** then choose **Next**
4. Decide whether you need to customise the export:
   * Select **Normal Export** to produce a PDF file containing all the pages that you have permission to view.
   * Select **Custom Export** if you want to export a subset of pages.
5. Select the pages you want to export.
   * You have the option to **Select All** or **Deselect All** pages.
   * When you select a page, all its child pages will also be selected. Similarly, when you deselect a page all its child pages will also be deselected.
6. Choose **Export**.
7. When the export process has finished, download and save the PDF file as prompted.

If your space uses the Documentation theme:

1. Choose**Browse** \>**Space Operations**
2. Choose **PDF Export** from the left menu.
3. Follow the steps above to export the Space.

If you need further information, you can refer to [our documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Exporting+Confluence+Pages+and+Spaces+to+PDF#ExportingConfluencePagesandSpacestoPDF-Exportingmultiplepagesortheentirespace). Further to this, there are add ons such as [Scroll PDF Exporter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.k15t.scroll.scroll-pdf) that can perform [exports by label](http://www.k15t.com/display/PDF/Indexing+Terms+with+Labels).


author: Jessica Lange
body: Yeah I see, but it is only possible within one space?Is there a method to put Documents from different spaces together in one PDF?


author: Guilherme Nedel [Atlassian]
body: That is correct, I believe that if you use the [Scroll PDF Exporter](http://www.k15t.com/display/PDF/Indexing+Terms+with+Labels) add on you can agregate content using [content labels](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Working+with+Confluence+Labels).


author: boardtc
body: [Guilherme Nedel](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781570)'s comment **To export a space or selected pages to PDF** is the correct answer \& should be converted into an answer so it can be voted on


author: Sharon Tan
body: Surfacing this thorough, comprehensive reply from [@Guilherme Nedel](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781570) as a separate answer so we can highlight and bring it to the forefront for searchers ?

The only difference if you're using Confluence Cloud is that "Space tools" has been renamed to "Space Settings".

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You can export multiple pages from a given space, and so on for different spaces, as described below.

**To export a space or selected pages to PDF:**

1. Go to the Space and choose **Space tools** \> **Content Tools** on the sidebar. In Confluence Cloud, you'll see Space Settings instead of Space tools.
2. Choose **Export** .This option will only be visible if you have the 'Export Space' permission.
3. Select **PDF** then choose **Next**
4. Decide whether you need to customise the export:
   * Select **Normal Export** to produce a PDF file containing all the pages that you have permission to view.
   * Select **Custom Export** if you want to export a subset of pages.
5. Select the pages you want to export.
   * You have the option to **Select All** or **Deselect All** pages.
   * When you select a page, all its child pages will also be selected. Similarly, when you deselect a page all its child pages will also be deselected.
6. Choose **Export**.
7. When the export process has finished, download and save the PDF file as prompted.

If your space uses the Documentation theme:

1. Choose **Browse** \>**Space Operations**
2. Choose **PDF Export** from the left menu.
3. Follow the steps above to export the Space.

If you need further information, you can refer to [our documentation](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Exporting+Confluence+Pages+and+Spaces+to+PDF#ExportingConfluencePagesandSpacestoPDF-Exportingmultiplepagesortheentirespace). Further to this, there are add ons such as [Scroll PDF Exporter](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.k15t.scroll.scroll-pdf) that can perform [exports by label](http://www.k15t.com/display/PDF/Indexing+Terms+with+Labels).


author: BillA
body: Jessica, I don't fully understand what you're looking for. But if you're looking to combine some existing pages together into one page you could use the [include page macro](https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fconfluence.atlassian.com%2Fdisplay%2FDOC%2FInclude%2BPage%2BMacro&ei=e5__UdSVKOeXiAfZ6IHYBQ&usg=AFQjCNHo2UuVASxHp4uDZE91p7nL0UiSXQ&sig2=WbhELnXvqJC1YJJ5GX2aSw&bvm=bv.50165853,d.aGc "include page macro") or the [excerpt include macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Excerpt+Include+Macro "excerpt include macro") to embed the entire content of one page (or just an excerpt of that page) into another.


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