Initial Page is ignored, and there is no previous/next or page-number box

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What you are seeing

Initial Page is ignored, and there is no previous/next or page-number box.

#Why it happens

The macro is in Scroller layout, which always renders every page from the top and has no page navigation.

#What to do

Switch Viewer Options to Slider if you need to start on a specific page or offer page navigation.

#Settings involved

Setting

Where

What it does

PDF Gallery (admin page, standalone app

Confluence admin > Apps > PDF Gallery

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Space settings

n/a

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#Limits that apply here

Limit

Value

What happens

Attachment picker size

250 attachments

The Existing Page Attachment dropdown lists at most the first 250 attachments on the page. There is no search or paging, so a PDF beyond that cannot be picked.

#A few things that catch people out

  • Password-protected PDFs are not supported and there is no password prompt.

  • The standalone app has no Egress tab at all; linked PDFs there always go through the proxy.

  • The standalone app's PDF Gallery admin page contains only the Introduction panel. There are no PDF settings anywhere in the admin area.

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