Getting started with Confluence whiteboards
Get started with creating and using whiteboards in Confluence Cloud.
Fresh terminology for automation rules and components
An automation ‘rule’ is now a ‘flow', and a ‘component’ is now a 'step’. You may notice some inconsistencies in the documentation while we make this change. Read more about the updates in Automation
Create and edit whiteboards
Whiteboards aren’t available in Atlassian Government environments.
Whiteboards enable teams to turn ideas into action, faster than ever before. Weaving together best-in-breed tools, whiteboards help bring everyone across the organization to openly collaborate, build, and innovate on tomorrow's problems - today.
Use whiteboards for any number of collaborative activities, such as:
brainstorming ideas
running retrospectives
planning out and breaking down work for your team
prioritizing what’s coming next
creating diagrams and flowcharts
Take advantage of whiteboard's deep integrations with products like Jira when you’re next thinking of running a session in whiteboards. With one click, you’ll be able to:
turn sticky notes into Jira issues
visualize and create relationships between Jira issues
Turn a text prompt into new whiteboard content using Create with Rovo or Smart Create for whiteboards.
Create a new whiteboard
Create whiteboards in Confluence Cloud.
Navigation tools in whiteboards
Move and change what you're focusing on navigation tools on your whiteboard
Organize and explore ideas with sticky notes
Learn about adding, editing, and turning sticky notes into Jira issues.
Use shapes to visualize ideas
Add, edit, and use shapes to create diagrams and flows on your whiteboard.
Add and edit text on whiteboards
Learn about adding and editing text on your whiteboard.
Smart create is your AI-powered teammate for whiteboards
Use smart create to explore ideas, expand on existing whiteboard content, and create diagrams from any of your Atlassian content.
Build flows and diagrams with lines
Use lines to create paths between sticky notes, text objects, or shapes.
Inserting links to your whiteboard
Learn how to add, edit, and insert links and Smart Links to your whiteboard.
Use sections to organize your work
Learn to add and use sections to create structure in your whiteboard.
Add and edit images on whiteboards
Learn about adding and editing images and GIFs to your whiteboard.
Add the feels with stamps and stickers
Learn the value of using stamps and stickers when workshopping with your whiteboard.
Use a template to get started fast
Use templates to give you a head start when collaborating.
Keep on track with the timer
Use a timer to keep your team on track.
Hide collaborator cursors
Enhance your focus on whiteboards by learning how to hide collaborator cursors with a simple toggle.
Integrate whiteboards into your Atlassian workflow
Embed your whiteboard in other apps, move ideas to Jira, and create or import Jira work items.
Link Jira work items from your whiteboard
Learn about creating and editing Jira issue links from your whiteboard.
Take bulk Jira actions with smart sections
Learn to set up smart sections to perform bulk Jira actions on your whiteboard.
Set your whiteboard preferences
Customize your whiteboard experience by setting preferences for navigation and background options.
Import to whiteboards from Miro, Mural, and Figjam
Learn how to import boards created in external tools.
Export or import your whiteboard
Export your whiteboard as an image or PDF for seamless sharing and archiving.
Collaboration limits on whiteboards
Explore collaborative creativity with our whiteboard feature—up to 60 collaborators and 5000 elements for a shared experience.
What Confluence whiteboards don't support
Learn more about the Confluence features that whiteboards are yet to support.
Impact of whiteboards on third-party apps
Learn how third-party apps are affected by Confluence whiteboards.
How whiteboards work under different Confluence plans
See a description of whiteboards in each Confluence plan.
Browser support and settings for whiteboards
Learn about browser support and settings for whiteboards in Confluence
Rovo in Confluence whiteboards
Learn how to use Rovo in Confluence whiteboards.
Draw freeform lines with pen
All about drawing with the pen tool while using whiteboards.
Private mode in whiteboards
Learn how to use private mode in Confluence whiteboards.
Voting in whiteboards
Learn how to start and end a voting session, vote, and view results in your whiteboard.
Whiteboard version history
View and restore older versions of a whiteboard.
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