To create an account, go to the Register page and fill in you email and password.
We do not ask for a password confirmation but you can toggle password hiding by clicking on Show my password.
Once you’ve filled in your credentials, we will send you an activation email. Click the link in the email to activate your account. You will not be able to sign in until your account is confirmed.
Sign in
Once your account confirmed, fill in your credentials in the Sign in page to get access to your dashboard.
Create your first Template
To create a template, head to the Templates page and click on Create my first Template.
Give a name to your template, select the Code edition mode and select the Base Template named Blank.
It will open the Template Editor, where PDFMonkey’s magic happens.
A name is just a name
You can change the name of your Template as often as you want, it will have no impact on your client applications.
Writing your first Template
In the HTML tab, insert the following code:
HTML
<p class="greeting">Hello {{name}}!</p>
<p>Your favorite number is {{favoriteNumber}}.</p>
In the CSS tab, insert the following code:
.greeting{
color: #6D28D9;
font-size: 24px;
}
And finally in the Test data tab, insert this:
{
"name":"Peter Parker",
"favoriteNumber":8
}
You can now click on the Save button, and you should see the preview panel on the right update to reflect your changes.
Real PDF preview
The PDF preview you see is actually a 100% accurate version of what the final result will be as it is a real PDF, generated using the same process we use to generate your Documents.
The last step is to make your Template available for generation. To do so, click on the Publish button.
Always publish your template!
Forgetting to publish your template is a frequent mistake, especially when switching back and forth between Zapier and PDFMonkey. If the documents you generate don't match your template, always check you published it.