Draft, publish, and update a page
Understand the lifecycle of published content and how to manage content versioning.
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Create and edit content
In Confluence, you create content in a space as pages, live docs, blog posts, whiteboards, databases, or Smart Links in the content tree.
Templates are pre-formatted and feature relevant macros and instructions to help you create retros, meeting minutes, how-to-articles, decisions, and more. You can edit any of these templates to suit your own needs, or you can create your own templates from scratch.
Just like other documents you've used, you can fill pages, live docs, and blog posts with text and tables, and format them to look pretty, funny, or professional. Confluence also lets you use macros and embed files so that you can have dynamic content in your documents, like videos, Jira issues, roadmaps, and automated reports.
The differences between pages and blogs include the following:
Published blogs are available in the Blog section of your space and are grouped chronologically. This means that they have a sense of timeliness and are more suited to announcements, news, and updates.
Published pages start as drafts and live in the content tree. They are highly versioned with a bifurcated view and edit mode, lending themselves well toward uses like documentation or policy creation. They can be nested and organized hierarchically, so you can have pages under pages (under pages). This lets you give your content structure and highlight relationships between pages, such as when you have a parent page about cats, and then child pages under that about different breeds of cats.
Live docs never have to be published and are best for fast, real-time, and collaborative work. They’re perfect for capturing meeting notes, group reviews, or idea sessions. They’re also organized in the content tree and can nest, like pages. Pages and live docs can be converted into each other as needed anytime.
Every Confluence space, including your personal space, allows you to create pages and live docs in it, and has its own blog in which you can create posts.
Create and collaborate in real time with live docs
Boost your productivity and collaboration with live docs.
Format a page, live doc, or blog post with a template
Use templates to create pages and live docs that come pre-populated with useful content.
Format your content
Use formatting to add emphasis to your content in Confluence.
Format text
Learn how to format text on a page or live doc with various styles, emphasis options, and alignment tools for clear and visually appealing content.
Create and manage layouts
Create and manage different column layouts to enhance readability and visual impact of your pages and live docs.
Use symbols, emojis, and special characters
Learn how to use symbols, emojis, and special characters in Confluence.
Keyboard shortcuts and autocomplete
Review Confluence keyboard shortcuts and learn about markdown and autocomplete.
Available markdown commands
See a list of markdown commands you can use to quickly format text in the editor.
Simplify data with tables
Create, edit, and manage tables for organized and easy-to-read data presentation.
Charts and connected data
Create and customize dynamic charts from table data on your page or live doc for enhanced data visualization and analysis.
Work with images, videos, and files
Manage file settings and collaborate on media to enhance visual presentation and team interaction.
Use Atlassian Intelligence to help write or edit content
Learn how to use Atlassian Intelligence to help write or edit your pages, live docs, comments, and blogs.
Bring all your work into Confluence
Learn how to bring work from other products into Confluence by using Smart Links in the content tree.
Insert links and anchors
Learn how to use Smart Links and insert anchors into a Confluence page or live doc.
Get started with Smart Links in the content tree
Learn how to bring work from other products into Confluence by using Smart Links in the content tree.
What data is sent and received when pasting a Smart Link?
Learn about the security and privacy implications of pasting a Smart Link in Atlassian Cloud products.
Insert and manage links on your pages and live docs
Easily insert and manage links on your pages and live docs in for better navigation and resource referencing.
Add elements to a page or live doc
Get familiar with the elements you can add to a page or live doc in Confluence to help you organize and present information your way.
Transfer ownership of your content item
Understand what it means to be a content item owner and how to transfer ownership to another person.
Add a status to your content
Learn about this space admin-managed feature and how you can use it to let others know the state of your content
Make your content and its title more memorable
Add emojis and images to make your pages, live docs, and blog posts stand out.
Import external documents
Learn how to import content into Confluence from external sources or from other Confluence sites.
Classify content
Help people recognize when they’re viewing or working on sensitive information.
How redaction works
Understand how redaction works and how sensitive data is deleted.
Learn about the Atlassian cloud editor
Explore the Atlassian cloud editor. Learn about real-time collaboration, rich formatting, and seamless integration for enhanced productivity.
Convert pages to the cloud editor
Learn how to convert a page from using the legacy editor to using the cloud editor.
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