Formatting and editing a page
After creating a page, format it to give your work its due attention. In seconds, add delightful imagery or a navigational element or macro for your evolving needs.
With all teammates working on the same page, you’ll make better decisions faster. And you can always undo changes with a few easy clicks.
Edit mode, headline style & text formatting
There are endless ways to customize your Confluence page, and each one starts with our easy-to-use toolbar. And keyboard shortcuts (in parentheses below) save you valuable time when creating in Confluence.
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Edit (e) - Click the pencil icon or press the “e” key to enter “edit” mode.
In edit mode, the Confluence editor toolbar appears at the top of your page.
Learn the editor toolbar basics from left to right.
- Undo (command + Z) and redo (command + Y) are seen as arrow options on the left side.
- Headline and text style - Choose your text size, from normal (command + option + 0) to the largest option, heading 1 (command + option + 1).
- Text formatting - See options in the editor toolbar at the top to bold, italicize, or otherwise customize text using the three dots icon.
- Lists, alignment, and color - Make your page more scannable with lists and alignment, color-code certain sections, and indent or outdent.
- Action items ([ ])
- Add a link, image, or video.
- Mentions to tag users (@)
- Emojis (:)
- Tables (Shift + Option + T)
- Section layouts - Once inserted, more formatting options appear on the page beneath the columns (see 10a in image above.)
- Macros (/)
- Page width options - Default, medium, or full width
- Find and replace (control + F)
- Permissions
- Publish right away or Close without publishing
- More actions for editing and publishing
Having second thoughts? Discard changes by clicking “•••”, then “Revert to last published version.”
Publish & notify your way
To make your Confluence page easier to navigate and enjoy, make sure it’s scannable by inserting structural elements using macros.
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- Click the plus icon (+) from the editor toolbar OR press use the slash command (/) to open a dropdown of macros.
- Scroll down to read a summary of each element.
- When you click a selection, it’ll appear on the page. Configure it using the toolbar that appears.
- In the dropdown, click “View more” to browse more options by categories like Reporting, Navigation, and Development.
- Select an option, then click “Insert.”
Each option is designed to streamline asynchronous collaboration with easy page editing tools for any team.
/tableto add a table and the right layout to present data./statusto add a STATUS lozenge and customize the text and color.//to add dates, likeNov 11, 2024./jirato embed, view, and edit Jira issues, or even/jiraroadmapfor a full roadmap./panelfor options to add different kinds of panels, all customizable with different colors and emojis./tableofcontentsfor an auto-generated Table of Contents macro based on headings in your page (/h) for quick in-page jumping./expandto hide lengthy text blocks for a cleaner look./quotefor a piece of text or citation that stands out with different formatting and font color./decisionfor decision boxes that make decisions easy to track.
Type / while editing to quickly see all options to enhance your page and pick one.
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