Installation and Configuration

Step 1: Install the managed package using the installation URL for All Users.



Step 2: Ensure the license is active.

Step 3: Navigate to Setup > Custom Settings > PDF Elements > Manage > Default Organization Level Value and click New.

Step 4: Add the value "windowViewMode-normal" in the CL_normalViewElement field and "windowViewMode-maximized" in the CL_consoleViewElement field and "flexipage-component2" in the CL_flexipageComponentName field

• Step 5: Go to any object record page.
• Step 6: Find the Lightning PDF Generator component in the App Builder Sidebar under custom managed components.
• Step 7: Drag and drop the component to the desired location on the record page.
• Step 8: Apply configurations accordingly.
• Step 9: Save your changes.

Configuration

Adding the Component

• Navigate to the Lightning App Builder.
• Select the page where you want to add the Lightning PDF Generator.

• Drag and drop the Lightning PDF Generator component onto the page.
• Save and activate the page.

Design Attributes

The Lightning PDF Generator comes with several design attributes for customization:

• What you want to download?
  • Description: Select what you want to download as a PDF. Options include Window, Full Page, Component, and CSS Selector. This property is required.
  • Default Value: Window
• When 'Component' is selected, please provide display index
  • Description: Specify the display index of the component you want to download if 'Component' is selected.
  • Requirement: Required if 'Component' is selected in previous property.

• If 'CSS Selector' is selected, please provide CSS selector
  • Description: Provide the CSS selector of the content to download if 'CSS Selector' is selected in what you want to download.
  • Requirement: Required if 'CSS Selector' is selected.

• File Name
  • Description: Enter the name for the downloaded PDF file.
  • Requirement: This field is required.
  • Default Value: page.pdf
• Label Of Button
  • Description: Customize the label of the button that will trigger the PDF generation.
  • Default Value: Generate PDF



For Downloading Email Thread as PDF, follow the below configuration.

Object Manager > Email Message > Button, Links and Action > New Action

• Name the action as your needs.
• Select Lightning Component - CL_EmailMessageAsPDF
• Save

Add this button in the page layout, and that's it. You are now ready to use Download Email As PDF