# General settings

1\. To access General configuration, click the ![](https://1860999847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzRdmWgyGMtYCkkt1hFgr%2Fuploads%2F6XgZQ0Y9WR4Xojj5dy8j%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c3a492a1-b560-4db1-91ce-6de41b772e7c) icon, and choose **General configuration**.

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**Important**: You need to be logged in as an **administrator**.
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![Opening configuration for Content Exporter](https://1860999847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzRdmWgyGMtYCkkt1hFgr%2Fuploads%2FVtejdgbHJCRICwLQ9OuH%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=dd995e4e-280a-42a4-ae4d-dee36f42ff42)

2\. Once in the **General Configuration** menu, open **Content Exporter ->** **General settings**.

<figure><img src="https://1860999847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzRdmWgyGMtYCkkt1hFgr%2Fuploads%2FR1usEEg2ICnUULRegsGv%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=20fa3a2d-fd64-4744-a3d9-114ffc4690db" alt=""><figcaption><p>General settings for Content Exporter</p></figcaption></figure>

**General settings** can have the following configuration:

| Setting               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Default                |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Output format - None  | If none of the options are checked, the **Export with Content Exporter** option is not present in the Tools menu.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                      |
| Output format - PDF   | If checked, the **PDF** option is available on the Export dialog - File format dropdown list.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | checked                |
| Output format - Word  | If checked, the **DOC** option is available on the Export dialog - File format dropdown list.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | checked                |
| Output format - HTML  | If checked, the **HTML** option is available on the Export dialog - File format dropdown list.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | checked                |
| Export permission     | <p>It defines what kind of export permission is active in Content Exporter:</p><ul><li><strong>None</strong> - If the user has view permission, he/she can export the page.</li><li><strong>Use confluence permissions</strong> - Only those users can export who has export permission on the exportable space. The Content exporter checks that the correct permissions are present.<br></li></ul> | None                   |
| Export page selection | <p>When using the 'Selected pages' option on the Export Dialog, this option will determine which pages will be selected by default. This option is overriden by the selected pages of the user's latest export.</p><ul><li><strong>All pages are selected</strong> - Every page will be selected.</li><li><strong>No page is selected</strong> - No page will be selected.</li></ul>                 | All pages are selected |

### Setting up export permissions in Confluence <a href="#configuration-setupexportpermissioninconfluence" id="configuration-setupexportpermissioninconfluence"></a>

If you select the **Use confluence permissions** under permission management, the system checks if the user has export permission in the current space or not.

You can use the standard settings to enable export for a user or a group. For more information, see the Confluence documentation:

* [Adding a global export permission to a group](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/assign-space-permissions-139460.html)
* [Adding a space export permission to a user](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/assign-space-permissions-139460.html)
* [Adding a space export permission to a group](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/assign-space-permissions-139460.html)