• Texts

• Images

• Tables

• Columns

• Header / Footer

Initialize PDF document

Initialize your pdf document and set initial configurations

The first action you should use to start a document, it sets the initial configurations of your PDF Document:

1. Page size: sets the page size, according to the standard papers sizes accepted by PDF Make.

2. Page orientation: sets the page orientation, which can be horizontal (Landscape) or vertical (Portrait).

3. Set page custom margins: allows the use of custom document margins, if not checked, the margins used will be the ones that PDF Make uses by default

4. Margin left, top, right, and bottom: sets the value of the page margins in points (pt). If the option “Set page custom margins” is not checked, the values will be ignored.

Load font

Upload font files, if you want to use other fonts that are not available by default

1. Previous step result: Required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Font name: The font name, that you will use in other actions, please avoid using special characters!

3. Font files: Regular, Bold, Italics, and Bolditalics. You can upload the font files or just copy the files links

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We recommend the use of TrueType font file extension (.ttf)

Default fonts that you don’t need to upload:

Roboto, Times New Roman, Courier New, and Helvetica

The PDF Make uses Roboto by default

Not all fonts can be read. If you have a text in Arabic, Chinese, etc., please experiment with the top fonts for these languages and see which one suits you best. For ex: For example, for a PDF in Arabic, you can use Amiri.

Add text

Draw text into the PDF using some styles options

1. Previous step result: Required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Text: the text you want to draw into your document, you can use the Bubble Rich text editor for more styles options

3. Parse BBCode: set to “yes” if you want to interpreter the Bubble Rich Text Editor BBCode in the “Text” field, check out the BBCode Parser manual for more details

4. Style name: the style name defined into the “Define new style to PDF” action, must be exactly the same inputted there. If the option “Parse BBCode” is enabled the styles defined in BBCode will prevail

5. Page Break: choose if you want or not to add a new page, after or before the element

Add image

Draw images into the PDF document

1. Previous step result: Required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Image name: The name that will be used to reference the image, if you want to use it again

3. Has the image already been used?: Check if you have already used this image in a previous action in the same workflow. This way just enter the same name as before without having to upload the image again

4. Image: Upload the image or copy the image link. It is required if you have not used the image before, you also can use an external source to find a free image!

5. Width: set the image width

6. Height: set the image height

7. Image alignment: choose the image alignment (left, center, or right)

8. Use custom margins: check if you want to use extra margins in your image element

9. Margins left, top, right, and bottom: set the value of the margins in points (pt). If the option “Use custom margins” is unchecked, the values will be ignored

10. Page Break: choose if you want or not to add a new page, after or before the element

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If the height and width values are not set, the image will be kept at its original size.

If only the width value has been set, the height will be adjusted to maintain the original image scale.

If only the height is defined, the width will be kept the original of the image.

If the image size is larger than the size it can occupy, the image may be cut off or not appear (especially in columns or in the header/footer), so adjust its size until it appears correctly.

Add table

Draw tables from a list of things

1. Previous step result: Required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Body text style: the style name defined into the “Define new style to PDF” action, must be exactly the same inputted there. this style will be defined for the body of all columns

3. Table column width: choose if all table columns will fit the content or will occupy the available space

4. Create header row in this table?: Check if you want the first row of the table to be a header, if the table takes up more than one page the header will be repeated on all pages

5. Header text style: the style name defined into the “Define new style to PDF” action, must be exactly the same inputted there. this style will be defined for the header of all columns

6. Table layout: Choose the table design that you like best. They will be displayed below.

7. Use table custom margins: check if you want to use extra margins in your table element

8. Margins left, top, right, and bottom: set the value of the margins in points (pt). If the option “Use table custom margins” is unchecked, the values will be ignored

9. Page Break: choose if you want or not to add a new page, after or before the table element

10. Column’s header (1 to 20): the respective column header label, if you do not check the option “Create header row in this table?”, Its content will be ignored, on the other hand, if you leave this cell blank and check the option, the cell will be blank

11. Column’s body (1 to 20): a list of text that fills the table column, each text will be a table line

12. Use column (2 to 20): Check if you want to use the respective column, if not checked the column content will be ignored

Active header

Use to enable the header in your document

1. Previous step result: required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Show page number? (counter): check if you want to put the page number into the header

3. Start count on second page: check if you want that the counter starts on the second page. The counter will be hidden automatically on the first page, and the second page turns the number 1

4. Even and Odd pages counter alignment: choose where the counter will appear in the respective page number (left, center or right)

5. Hide page numbers (counter) on specific pages?: check if you want to hide the counter on one or more pages, but the count will not be changed

6. Hide counter on: the numbers of the pages you want to hide the counter, separated by a comma.

7. Text in Header: The "Text in Header" field allows customization of the text displayed at the top (header) of the page. This field is used to add relevant information or additional notes.

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Remember that if you have chosen to start counting on the second page, the number of pages will be counted from that. Please consider this when choosing the pages where the elements or the counter will not appear, because the first page will be number 0.

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Header space is limited, so if any elements don't appear then resize them to fit

Active footer

Make it possible to insert content into the document footer

1. Previous step result: required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Show page number? (counter): check if you want to put the page number into the footer

3. Start count on second page: check if you want that the counter starts on the second page. The counter will be hidden automatically on the first page, and the second page turns the number 1

4. Even and Odd pages counter alignment: choose where the counter will appear in the respective page number (left, center or right)

5. Hide page numbers (counter) on specific pages?: check if you want to hide the counter on one or more pages, but the count will not be changed

6. Hide counter on: the numbers of the pages you want to hide the counter, separated by a comma.

7. Text in footer: The "Text in Footer" field allows customization of the text displayed at the bottom (footer) of the page. This field is used to add relevant information or additional notes.

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Remember that if you have chosen to start counting on the second page, the number of pages will be counted from that. Please consider this when choosing the pages where the elements or the counter will not appear, because the first page will be number 0.

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Footer space is limited, so if any elements don't appear then resize them to fit

Conjure PDF

Use this action to generate the resulting PDF document, it will return the document on a base 64 string format as the content, and the file name with the PDF file extension (.pdf)

1. Previous step result: required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. File name: the PDF file name, it will be added into the document metadata as the title

3. Set data header: check if you want to add the data header into the base 64 string, we use the data header to open the document into a browser (the base 64 string will start with “data:application/pdf;base64, ...”)

Upload PDF

Use this action to upload the resulting PDF via a back-end workflow, but you need a API Workflow that receives a file type field. This action returns the uploaded file URL

1. Upload file URL: the URL of your API Workflow that uploads the file to the Bubble server (see next page for more details)

2. File input name: the input name that receive the file (file type) in you API Workflow

3. File name: the result of the action “Conjure PDF” File name

4. Content: the result of the action “Conjure PDF” Content

5. Authentication: if the upload API Workflow needs a authorization token (the API key or a token provided by a authentication API Workflow)

Start Multi-column

Use to create a multi-column structure in your document, you can add columns to it through the actions: add texts, images, and tables! Each element will be a new column, so if you want, for example, a text with two columns you need to use the action “Add text on PDF” twice

1. Previous step result: Required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Multi column name: The multi-column name, that you will use in other actions, please avoid using special characters!

3. Columns gap: the space between the columns in points (pt)

4. Page break: choose if you want or not to add a new page, after or before the multi column structure

5. Being repeated: set “yes” if the multi-column will be inserted into a repeating structure

6. Repeating structure name: the name of the repeating structure you want to place the multi-column into.

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If you want to place the multi-column into a repeating structure, the plugin will create a different multi-column for each structure inside the repeating structure, ideal for use with a list of things in actions like add text, and images, because each element in the list will be inserted into a different multi-column! To do that just combine the options to use multi-columns and repeating structures in these actions (add text, and add image)

End Multi-column

Use to end a multi-column structure in your document, and insert it into the document or into a repeating structure

1. Previous step result: required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Multi column name: the multi-column name defined into the “Start multi column on PDF” action, must be exactly the same inputted there.

3. Being repeated: set “yes” if the multi-column will be inserted into a repeating structure, must be the same choice that you set in the “Start multi column on PDF” action

4. Repeating structure name: the name of the repeating structure you want to place the multi-column into. Also must be the same choice that you set in the “Start multi column on PDF” action

End repeat structure

Insert the repeated structure into the document.

1. Previous step result: required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Name: The repeating structure name that you entered in the action “Start repeating structure on PDF”

Start repeated table

Start a repeated table structure in your document, ideal for some lists of data that have the same structure, for example, a list of couples: each couple has a list of the names, ages... of each person, so each couple will be a table, and the properties (name or age) will be the tables' columns.

1. Previous step result: required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Table name: The repeated table structure name, that you will use in other actions, please avoid use special characters!

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You need to start a repeated structure before initializing a repeated table

Start advanced table

Use to create an advanced table structure, it is similar to a regular table, but you can add as many columns as will fit in your document and style them individually

1. Previous step result: required to load the options from previous actions of this plugin in back-end workflows

2. Table name: the advanced table structure name, that you will use in other actions, please avoid using special characters!

1. Create a new App into your account and add the PDF Conjurer plugin

2. The server side actions only works into the Backend workflows, so just go to the Top Menu and open the

1. In the Backend workflows you can create a workflow like you want (if you have a paid plan), here we create a new API Workflow as example, so give it a name, and make the configurations that you need

2. Use the action Initialize PDF Document to set the initial

configurations of your PDF document

3. After the Initialize PDF Document action, insert the action that you want to add a content, you can use it in any order that you want

4. Remember to load the previous step result Configurations into the first field of each action

1. After the Initialize PDF Document (Not necessarily right after) action, insert the action that initialize the structure

2. The content must be between the start action and the end action of the corresponding structure, you can use these fields to specify where the content will be inserted, if none of these fields were used, the content will be inserted into the document

3. Remember to insert the end action, in order to insert the structure into the document, before the “Conjure PDF” action

4. Repeated tables must be inserted inside a repeating structure

5. You can also combine multi-columns with repeating structures, using both fields in the actions!

6. You can insert repeated tables into multi-colunms when this multi-column are into a repeating structure

1. Remember to use the activate header/footer on PDF action, you can use only one or both into your document:

2. The background doesn’t need to be activated

3. Insert content into these structures:
You can use the fields in an action to put the element into these structures

1. Use the action Conjure PDF

2. Set the last action into the first field

3. Set the PDF Document name

4. Choose if you want to insert the data header at the result base 64 string

• Returned from your API Workflow

• Saved into the database

• Uploaded it into the Bubble server through the action “Upload PDF” and an upload API Workflow (see next page)

1. Use the action Upload PDF in your workflow

2. Into field “Upload file URL” insert your Workflow API root URL plus “/your_upload_workflow_name”

3. Insert the key name that receive a file into your upload workflow into the field “File input name”

4. The “File name” field receives the “Conjure PDF” action File name result

5. The “Content” field receives the “Conjure PDF” action Content result

6. If you chose not that the workflow run without authentication, you need to insert the API token or a valid token provided by an authentication API Workflow into the “Authentication” field

• Simplified plugin by offloading complex features to the Pro version.

• Fixed problem in Add column into the advanced table with field Header style

• Improve parsing function

• Was fix problem with "style" in action "Add Column”

• The problem with parsing BBCode in the action to create text was fixed

• Fixed "Create table on " action margins for cells text, "Add table on PDF" action table headers and "Create text on" act

• BB code parsing in repeating structures bug fix

• BB code fixed for table headers

• Fixed cors and POST issues

• Fixed Conjure PDF action

• Added unicode symbols support

• Updated fields documentation in Image action

• Fixed BBCode processing

• Fixed problem with Cors policy

• minor update

• Acquired by Zeroqode

• Fix 3 to server side, test before deploying to live.

• Fix 2 to server side - TEST before deploying to live!

• Fix to server side TEST BEFORE DEPLOYING LIVE

• Fix 2| ⚠️ TEST BEFORE DEPLOYING ⚠️ TESTE ANTES DE LANÇAR

• Fix | ⚠️ TEST BEFORE DEPLOYING ⚠️ TESTE ANTES DE LANÇAR

• V4 + Telemetry ⚠️ TEST BEFORE DEPLOYING ⚠️

• Funding needed! https://ko-fi.com/viniciusbrito

• Added external PDF upload option.

• External Conjure added! Solution for timeouts.

• Fix to new table style.

• Hover to read. Potentially breaking: Normal table text style now applied differently. New text margin & table layout.

• New: BBcode table + custom fonts, multi column fixed width. Fix: line height.

• Description update

• Added text style to the footer counter.

• Added "Line height" value to the "Define new style" workflow actions.

• Description update again.

• Description update.

• Added info on the "Regexp@native code" error inside the "Parse BBCode" instruction.

• Added a lot to the descriptions of "Parse BBCode" and "insert text" actions to offer tips and details on their workings.

• Added "buy me a coffee" link in the description 😊☕

• Description update.

• Do you want to fund this plugin so it never stops working? Reach out to me, the author 😉

• Fixed typo on "right" image alignment value.

• Added debug option to the "Conjure" action to help diagnosing issues, especially intermittent ones.

• Private attach to thing on server side now enabled!

• Now advanced columns support empty lists. Will be blank column or header only column if no other column has any value.

• One more fix to "getParser is not defined" error.

• New: Page counter in footer now can display a divider, like 1/9 or 1 of 9 or anything else you specify, like 1 de 9.

• BBCode parser instability fix

• BBCode fix.

• Server side and bbcode fix. Plus, bbcode now accepted in tables! Just set the "Parse BBCode" field to "yes".

• Now pushed the right version containing the backend workflows. Reminder: instructions in the forum thread!

• Description update to reflect server side backend feature. Also, check forum thread for instruction manual!

• Major non-breaking upgrade: Server side actions! Now all actions have a backend workflow twin! BBCode parser fixed!

• Cosmetic adjustments.

• BBCode support for text element! Support almost all tags. Known exceptions are image, superscript and subscript.

• Slight description update.

• Folding back nested builtin loops, not up to standards, building examples with List Shifter loop, check example page!

• Stability improvement to table and advanced table elements. Now a single row will not split (break) between two pages.

• Nested loops now available! As always, make sure you check the example page on how to make it work 😊

• Custom fonts can now be loaded! Use as many fonts that you want! Unleash your creativity 😉

• Custom margins now work on the text element too inside the advanced table column. Keep the feedback coming! 😉

• New feature: Advanced table element now available! Advantages are one style per column, image in column and fixed width.

• Fixed a regression bug: Multicolumn had stopped working in normal conditions.

• New feature added: Built in loops! See doc page to know more. Now you can dynamically repeat a structure.

• Breaking change: No need to place image names anymore. Existing workflow actions must be updated to include the URL.

• Description change

• Now with the option to disable the download prompt when conjuring it, allowing you to only save to the database. Find that setting at the "Conjure!" final action.

• Ninja edit to previous update. Forgot to paste a few stuff here and there.

• Added a checkbox for you to push elements into the background! You can push as many as you want (tables, texts and images).

• Pushed small adjustment that cleanses illegal characters from the filename, such as dot and slashes. These rare cases were causing the files to look like they have no extension or other unwanted side effects.

• Pushed small adjustment.

• Now the PDF can optionally be saved to your app's database! Check forum thread for instructions. This is backward compatible (not a breaking change).

• Ninja bugfix to the previous release.

• Now you can make an empty column by not setting any data on it, just mark the checkbox to use it and leave it.

• Small adjustment.

• Removed "field position in thing", just use normal expression, like "list of customer's name". Made multi column name also dynamic.

• Image and style names, page and element margins now accept dynamic values. Use this to better control how your pdf will look and even pass some controls to your user, like bigger or smaller text size.

• Updating description, still is the first release!

• First release!