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Insert the IM presence macro

This macro was intentionally excluded from the new editor and will be deprecated from the legacy editor soon. Read the announcement for more information.

The IM Presence macro indicates graphically when a contact is signed into an Instant Messaging (IM) service. The IM Presence macro appears as a small icon on the page.

Use the IM Presence Macro

To add the IM Presence macro:

  1. When editing, select from the toolbar

  2. Find the macro by name and select it

  3. Configure it as needed

You can also type / on the page to bring up the same list you'd see by selecting from the toolbar. Continue typing the name of the macro to filter the list.

To edit the IM Presence macro:

  1. Select the macro placeholder.

  2. Select the Edit icon to open the configuration panel.

  3. Configure the parameters. Your changes are saved as you go.

  4. Resume editing the page, and the panel closes.

You can also select the centered , medium-width , and full-width icons to adjust the width of some macros. Select the trashcan iconto remove the macro.

Parameters

Parameters are options that you can set to control what and how content from the macro appears on the page. 

If the parameter name used in Confluence Cloud storage format or wikimarkup is different than the label used when inserting macros using the browser or the slash command, it will be listed below in brackets (example).

Parameter

Description

User ID/Screen Name

Identify the user by their ID, account name or screen name.

Service
(service

aim – AOL Instant Messenger

gtalk – Google Talk

icq – ICQ

jabber – Jabber

msn – MSN Instant Messenger

sametime – IBM Lotus Sametime

skype – Skype. Note: Skype requires 'Show my status on the web' to be checked under 'Privacy' preferences

skypeme – Skype

wildfire – Openfire Server

yahoo – Yahoo! Messenger

Show User ID
(showid

Shows or hides the User ID of the contact.

Wiki markup examples

Wiki markup is useful when you need to add a macro outside the editor, for example as custom content in the sidebar, header or footer of a space.

Macro name: im

Macro body: None.

1 2 3 4 {im:MySkypeName|service=skype|showid=false}

 

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