How to Add a Google Doc to a Confluence page using the HTML include macro
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Summary
To add a Google Doc to a Confluence page using the HTML Include Macro perform the following:
In Google Drive/ Google Doc
Navigate to Google Drive
Edit the Doc
Under File choose: Publish to the web
Publish the document by clicking the Start Publishing under the Published content & settings section.
Ensure that the Automatically republish when changes are made is enabled so that the document republishes every-time there is any change in the document.
Click the Link tab and copy the URL.
In Confluence
Ensure that the https://docs.google.com/ is in the Allowlist. This will allow Confluence to accept content from that domain.
Once done, head over to a Confluence page and click Edit
Add a HTML Include Macro
In the macro's setting paste the Google Doc URL from step #6 above
The document will be displayed in Confluence. Updates to the document will also be displayed.
Solution
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