Save to pdf button with options

[silviana_amethyst]

I really need a way to programmatically make pdf’s from pages. I have had many requests from my users for a weekly pdf of the upcoming week. And, my CEO has requested a daily agenda. Having to push a button and select the options every time takes mental energy and perfect memory. Please, help me and my team! Let there be a button for making pdf’s!!!

[Lisa_Vandenberg]

We need this button as well – ability to have export button so users can easily export all rows in a table when in detail view.

[Pablo_DV]

Are you aware of @Eric_Koleda’s CloudConvert Pack?

ConvertPage() makes it possible to programatically create pdfs from Pages/Canvas fields. I have not managed to make the result very pretty, but it’s good enough for my use-case.

Here are some of the extra options for the ConvertPage() formula: Website to PDF and Screenshot API | CloudConvert

Hope this helps,

Pablo

[joost_mineur]

I created sort of a template doc showcasing the use of the CloudConvert pack. The latest additions to the pack (set page breaks and page styles) have made this pack much more useful.

You can now create pretty good looking pdf’s (or other formats) and save them directly to a column or to a download link.

My template is a work in progress, but it will get you started without having to reinvent the wheel.

Create PDF with a button

Hello fellow doc makers, Over the years it has been asked many times: a button function to create a PDF file. Coda has a native “print & pdf” function, but for occasional users it is hard to find and you have to define too many parameters, which might be be easy for regulars, but it’s not that easy for many of our users. I have used this native print function a zillion times, but, apart from setting the options over and over, the real pain has been designing your pages (and sub-pages) to get s…