Page Titles

• Confluence does not accept the following characters in the title of a page:

  : @ / \ | ^ # $ ; ~ [ ] { } < >

• Page titles must be unique within a space.

Spell Checking

Confluence does not have a built-in spell checker, but you can use a browser-based spell checker.

• Firefox has a built-in spell checker

• Internet Explorer requires a spell checker add-on: http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/Time_Savers/ieSpell/

Create a page

Using Add Page Function

1. At the top of the page, hover over

   Open

   

   then click on 'Page'. The new page will open for editing.

2. Name your page (see 'Page Titles', above)

3. Add content using either the Rich Text or Wiki Markup Editors (see 'Edit a page', below, for more information).

4. When you are through, remember to save your page by clicking on 'Save'.

Using Undefined Link

• in Wiki Markup editor:

  1. Add a link to the page you wish the new link to be a child of by typing the name you wish the new page to have inside square brackets (i.e. [Page Name]).

  2. Save the current page. The new link will appear in red.

• Clicking on the link will bring you to the editor for the new page.

From a Microsoft Word Document

1. At the top of the page, hover over

   Open

   

   - scroll down the list of options and select 'Import Word Document'

2. Browse your computer to find the Word document

3. Click 'Next'

4. You can import the document as a new page (recommended), or replace the current page

5. Click 'Import'

• NOTE: Some formatting (especially indented text) may not display properly, so you may have to edit the page to fix various formatting issues.

Insert an image

• Click on the Insert Image Icon

  Open

  

  to insert an image.

  1. Browse for an image on your computer, or select an image that has already been attached to the page (see Attachments for more details).

  2. Use 'From the Web' link to insert an image from a website.

  3. Use Wiki Markup to insert images attached to other pages (see examples)

Edit a page

1. From the page you wish to edit, click on

   Open

   

2. In the editor, use the links above the editing pane to switch between 'Rich Text' editing and 'Wiki Markup'.
   NOTE: Switching between 'Rich Text' and 'Wiki Markup' editing may cause problems with page formatting. If you regularly use macros or extensive formatting, you may want to set your default editor to 'Wiki Markup'.

3. To see what your page looks like before saving it, use the 'Preview' link.

4. Once you are finished editing the page, click either of the 'Save' buttons.

Change the parent page

1. Make sure you are in edit mode for the page you wish to move.

2. Below the editing pane there is line of text that shows the current location of the page:

   Open

   

3. To change the parent page, click 'Edit'

4. Type in the title of the page you wish to use as the new parent. As you type you will be presented with a list of options. Select the page you wish to use.

   • You can also select the new parent page by using the links at the left side to Search the wiki, view a list of Recently Viewed pages, or Browse the wiki.

5. Click 'OK'.

Adding View & Edit Restrictions

You can set restrictions if you only want certain people to be able to view or edit a page.
NOTE: You must be logged in and have editing permission for a page in order to add restrictions.

1. Navigate to the page you wish to restrict

2. Hover over

   Open

   

   - scroll down the list of options and select 'Restrictions'

   • NOTE: If you are editing a page, you can restrict the page by scrolling to the bottom of the page to where it says Restrictions and clicking 'Edit'

3. Here you can decide who you want to be able to view your page

4. Select either 'Restrict viewing of this page' or 'Restrict editing of this page'

   • To restrict viewing or editing to an individual user, enter their username (UMBC e-mail prefix) and click 'Restrict'

     • You can also use the 'Person' button to search for individual users

     • Repeat above step to add more users to the list

   • To restrict viewing or editing to a group, use the 'Group' Button to search for the group

     • Enter library* to view a list of all current groups

       • If you can't find the group you want, please contact the Web Services Librarian (currently Janet Hack, jhack@umbc.edu) to create a new group

     • Select the desired group

5. Click 'Save' to save your restrictions

   • NOTE: If you are in edit mode remember to save the page