Export writing and reuse a page structure
Choose a useful copy for the next reader: Markdown for text or a print view for a readable handout. Check the exported result before sharing it. Then explore the available ways to reuse a page’s structure and keep supporting files with the writing where those options are supported.
Focus mode → Copy Markdown / Print / PDF; Document tools → Files and export / Page details and actionsWhat you’ll learn
- Choose text export or a readable printout.
- Understand what an offline portable copy includes.
- Reuse built-in templates only where supported.
Captured in Boilerrum with an illustrative project. The app interface is shown in English.
In this guide
01
Take a text copy with Markdown
Open the document and choose Copy Markdown in the focus header, or Copy as Markdown on its canvas toolbar. Paste into a text editor and inspect headings, lists, code and tables. The table conversion uses the first row as Markdown labels. Review the result before sharing: a text conversion does not preserve every visual layout or package local attachment files.
02
Make a readable print or PDF copy
Choose Print / PDF in the focus header or Print or export PDF on the canvas toolbar. The application opens a print-ready view and uses your browser’s print workflow. Select the printer or a PDF destination offered by that browser. Inspect page breaks, table width and code wrapping in the preview, then check the saved output before sending it elsewhere.
03
Recognise the offline portable-copy route
The following portable-copy, template and attachment steps apply to an already configured offline workspace. In the current live workspace, use Copy Markdown or Print / PDF to take a copy. Under Files and export → Portable document copy, Export copy downloads the page, its details and attached file versions as JSON. Comments and page history remain with the original.
04
Verify an imported offline copy
In the offline workspace, use Import copy and select a Boilerrum export JSON file. Import creates a new page rather than replacing the open one. Compare its title, body and page details with the source, then open representative attachments. Existing page links still identify their referenced destinations, so inspect them before treating the imported page as a self-contained project archive.
05
Reuse a built-in structure where supported
In that offline workspace, open Page details and actions → New subpage and review Title and Template. Choose Blank page, Meeting notes, Product requirements, Decision record or Retrospective, then Create subpage. The template inserts editable headings and paragraphs. For the current live workspace, create a blank page through Documents and write the same section headings manually.
06
Keep local files and their versions understandable
For offline pages, Attach file accepts supported PDF, DOCX, text and image files up to 20 MB each. Select an attachment in Files and export to inspect File version, Download or Upload new version. PDF, image and text previews help verification; DOCX is downloaded for a word processor. Files are kept on this device, so download the needed version before moving the work elsewhere.
A verified copy in the format you need, with clear expectations about templates, local files and excluded history.