Getting Started

This guide walks you through your first export with XPress.

Prerequisites

• XPress is installed on your site.
• You have at least one space with pages to export.

1. Open XPress in a space

Open any Confluence space. In the left-hand sidebar, click XPress.

The XPress page loads with two tabs at the top:

• Space Content - pick the pages you want to export.
• Exports - history of your previous exports in this space.

You start on Space Content.

2. Pick what to export

The main area shows the space’s page tree.

• Click a checkbox to include a single page.
• Click “Include All” next to a parent page to include all of its children (and their children).
• Select-all bar at the top of the tree picks everything in the space.
• Selected pages appear as removable tags below the tree - click the × on a tag to drop it from the selection.

Use the small ↗ open icon next to any tree node to jump to that page in Confluence in a new tab.

3. Tune the layout (optional)

If the Settings sidebar isn’t open, click the Settings icon at the top of the page to toggle it. The sidebar has:

• Paper Size - A4, Letter, Legal, A3
• Orientation - Portrait or Landscape
• Header Text - free-text appears at the top of every PDF page
• Footer Text - free-text appears at the bottom of every PDF page
• Page Numbers - toggle on, then pick position (Bottom Left / Center / Right)
• Margins - Top / Right / Bottom / Left in millimetres, each individually adjustable

Defaults work fine for most exports - you don’t need to touch any of this for a first try.

Session-only settings

Settings reset to defaults the next time you open XPress. They’re not saved per-space yet.

4. Export to PDF

With one or more pages selected, click the Export to PDF button at the bottom of the page tree.

XPress queues the export and shows a progress bar. Small exports (a few pages) take seconds; large bulk exports (dozens or hundreds of pages with images) take longer - progress updates in real time.

When the export completes, you’ll see:

• A Download button - click to download the PDF.
• A New Export button - clears the result and returns you to the page selection view.

5. Find an older export

Click the Exports tab. You’ll see the last 20 exports for this space, with:

• Date - when the export was created
• Created By - who ran it
• Pages - how many pages went into the PDF
• Status - Success / Failed / In Progress
• Download - for successful exports, a link to re-download the PDF

What to do next

• See how bulk export handles whole spaces - Bulk Export.
• Configure headers and page numbers for branded documents - Headers & Footers.
• Set non-standard paper size and margins - Page Layout.

Stuck? See Troubleshooting & FAQ or email support@bytera.tech.