Pages with page titles containing symbols fail to export to PDF
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Problem
When exporting a page to PDF, you receive a "Page not found", 403, 443, or 404 error page.
Cause
Using Symbols "%" or "?" or "+" in the title of a page are illegal characters when converted to PDF. This is a limitation of the PDF export engine.
Resolution
Do not use "%" or "?" or "+" in the title. See CONFSERVER-18704 - Cannot generate PDFs of pages with certain symbols in the title for more information.
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