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How DocExport works

DocExport turns the data on your monday.com board into finished documents — PDF or Word. Whatever you build, it always follows the same simple flow. Once that clicks, everything else in this help center falls into place.

The whole app comes down to three beats: Template → Generate → Download or (optional) Distribute.

The core flow

  1. a) Build a template – a Microsoft Word (.docx) file where you mark, where your data should appear by using placeholders. b) Use a predefined template such as the Board or Item Print - DocExport provides several ready made templates that will give you your first result within seconds.

  2. Generate – DocExport fills the template with real data from your board or item and shows a live preview.

  3. Download – save the result as a PDF (or Word file).

  4. Distribute & automate (optional) – send it by email, save it to a file column or have it generated automatically on a trigger (e.g. button click or status column change).

That flow is identical for every document, only the details inside each step change depending on the type you choose.

The one choice that shapes everything: Item or Board

Before you build a template, decide what your document is about:

  • One item (one client, one order, one task) → Item Level, using {{Item.ColumnTitle}} placeholders.

  • Many items as a table (a report, a list) → Board Level, using Word merge tables.

This single choice determines which placeholders you use and how you generate. Walk through it here: Item Level vs. Board Level.

Placeholders: the glue

Placeholders are how your document knows which data to pull in. They sit in your Word file inside double curly braces and get replaced with real values when you generate:

{{Item.Status}} · {{Due Date}} · {{User.name}} · {{Board.name}}

Browse them all in the Placeholder Directory.

First time? When you open the DocExport view on a board, you'll be asked to authorize the app so it can read your board data. See Authorize App.

Where to start

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