# What Capable PDF Embed is

PDF Embed puts a PDF document straight onto a Confluence page so readers can page through it without downloading anything. It adds a single macro, "PDF embed (Capable)", which shows the document in a built-in viewer with zoom, page navigation and optional download, pop-out and fullscreen buttons. The PDF can come from a public web address, from a file already attached to the page, or from a file you upload to the page while configuring the macro. There is nothing to sign in to and no account to connect: attachments are read in the reader's own browser using their Confluence permissions, and public links are fetched through Capable's own URL proxy.

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## At a glance

![The PDF embed viewer toolbar on its own, with zoom out, zoom in, a back arrow, a page number box reading 1 of 1, a forward arrow, download and fullscreen buttons.](https://help.gocapable.com/images/98d20693-d9df-4d7b-9d44-624dea3c4ba4.webp)

Readers get zoom, page navigation, download and fullscreen without leaving the Confluence page.

| **Macros**  | PDF embed                                                   |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Sold as** | A standalone app, and a capability inside the Capable Suite |

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## A few things worth knowing

* "Types of render" (Default / Canvas) does nothing at all. It is stored and passed to the viewer but never used.
* All display options stay hidden until a PDF source has been set.
* Changing "Types of file" clears the configured source, and the display options disappear until a new one is chosen.

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## Related

[How it worksThe behaviour.](https://help.gocapable.com/pdf-embed/how-it-works.html)

[Capable for ConfluenceThe suite.](https://staging.dev.capable-sites.com/wiki/pages/1412890864)

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_The short version._