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Read access to content, spaces, users and groups, plus attachment read, attachment write and file write so the macro can list, download and upload PDF attachments. The scope list is deliberately matched to what the old Connect app already had so the upgrade needs no fresh admin consent.

#Where you do it

Task

Where

Approve the app's Confluence permissions

Confluence admin > Apps > Manage apps, at install or upgrade time

Insert the macro on a page

Confluence editor: type / and search "PDF embed (Capable)", or use the Capable macro browser under Media

Embed a PDF already attached to the page

Macro config > Types of file = Existing Page Attachment > Attached File

#Settings that affect this

Setting

Where

What it does

PDF Gallery (admin page, standalone app

Confluence admin > Apps > PDF Gallery

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#Worth knowing

  • Attachment access is enforced entirely by Confluence and cannot be checked in advance, so permission problems only surface as an error after the reader loads the page.

  • Exporting a Confluence page to PDF or Word does not render the embedded PDF.

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