# Exporting Confluence pages To start export click on the Export link in the byline (cloud only)

Quick export is available from the byline with the latest settings (or the default settings if the logged-in user has never started an export before).

Alternatively (and in the Data Center version), click the three dots in the top right corner of a page for the following new menu item to show up in the action section: * Export with Content Exporter (Apps/Export with Content Exporter in Confluence Cloud)

Export with Content Exporter on Data Center

2\. By clicking the Export menu, the Content Exporter's export dialog opens, which shows a preview of the page and offers several formatting options. The output format of the document can be chosen in the export dialog.

3\. Select **What to export.** * Current page only * Current page with all child pages * Selected pages {% hint style="info" %} The Current page only option shows a preview of the exported page, however using Macros might differ in the preview than in the exported file. {% endhint %} 4\. Select an **Export profile** from the previously created global and space-level profiles: {% hint style="info" %} **Note**: For more information on creating and configuring export profiles, see [Export Profiles](https://docs.meta-inf.hu/content-exporter-confluence/user-guides/before-exporting/export-profiles). {% endhint %}

## Exporting multiple pages 1\. Export multiple pages starting from the current page by selecting **Selected pages** in the **What to export** section. If you choose this option, all pages will be listed and preselected. 2\. Include and exclude pages by checking or unchecking the checkbox next to the pages.

{% hint style="info" %} **Note**: Checking a page will check all child pages as well. {% endhint %} ### **Selecting pages by label filtering** 1\. To export pages in the tree that has a certain label select **Selected pages** in the **What to export** section and enter your labels in **Filter by labels**. 2\. Hit Enter or click **Apply** to execute the filter and **Clear** to remove the current filter.

### Exporting the current page with its child pages 1\. Export the whole page tree starting from the current page by selecting **Current page with children** in the **What to export** section. {% hint style="info" %} **Note**: All pages will be listed and preselected. You cannot change the selection. {% endhint %}

## Executing the export 1\. Click **Export** for the export process to start in the background. {% hint style="info" %} **Note**: You'll see a progress message. The document downloads automatically once it is complete. {% endhint %}

Example for an exported document in PDF: ![Example pdf](https://1860999847-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzRdmWgyGMtYCkkt1hFgr%2Fuploads%2FsRIpLFCaj9pZeiChapKX%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=ef78be34-c1e9-40e1-94c1-2abdbe6945e9) {% hint style="warning" %} **Important:** Your export settings are stored and reloaded automatically. The export settings are associated with the page you start the export from. For other pages you may have completely different settings. Export settings are specific to the user, your settings are not reloaded for other users.
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