Databases Reference
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You can't embed multimedia files from remote servers, but Confluence allows this
with the widget connector, which is available as a macro.
Office files and PDF
Confluence can display Office files that are attached to a page. This is useful for users
who don't have Office suite installed on their desktop or don't want to download
the complete file.
Supported Office files:
• Office Word (
.doc
,
.docx
)
• Office Excel (
.xls
,
.xlsx
)
• Office PowerPoint (
.ppt
,
.pptx
)
• PDF
To display an Office file in Confluence, perform the following steps:
1.
Open a page in Edit mode and place your cursor at the location where you
want to add the macro.
2.
Choose
Insert
|
Other Macros
, and search for the macro. There is one for
each Office file—these being the Office Word macro, Office Excel macro,
Office Powerpoint macro, and the PDF macro.
3.
Fill in the macro parameters (described in the following table)
4.
Click on
Insert
.
Macro
Parameter
Default
Description
All
Page name
Current page
The Confluence page containing
the attached file. If not specified,
the current page is assumed.
File name
None
The name of the attached file to
be displayed.
