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Present your content with Presenter mode

Presenter mode is designed to showcase content on a page or blog post with reduced distractions. After selecting this mode, the content enters a full-screen view, stripping out all side panels, options menus, and in-line comments so the content looks clean and simple when presented.

Presenter mode is not available for content created on the legacy editor.

To enter Presenter mode:

You can enter Presenter mode by choosing Presenter mode in the More actions menu or using the r keyboard shortcut.

1. Select More actions (…)

2. Select Presenter mode

Navigate with selective focus

By using the arrows at the top right of your screen, you have the option to highlight sections of your content and direct your audience’s focus. You can also use the keys → ↓ , Return, or Space on your keyboard to move to the next content section, and ← or ↑ to move to the previous section.

Selective focus highlights sections based on headers, tables, and layouts. It also highlights text separated by dividers.

Jump to a section

You can also use the section dropdown on the top right to selectively highlight a specific section of the page. Select a heading, table, or layout to scroll directly there and highlight it for your audience.

Change the appearance

The presentation settings include options to change the appearance of the page.

Full-screen view: The current page fills the screen and your browser controls are hidden. Toggle it off to reveal them. This is turned on when you start Presenter mode.

Cursor spotlight: Your cursor becomes a large circle so it’s easier for the audience to see. This is turned on when you start Presenter mode.

Present in Dark theme: You can switch between Light and Dark themes. This presentation setting defaults to your Confluence setting for Themes , but if you change it here, it will not affect your Confluence theme selection when you leave Presenter mode.

Share the page or blog post with QR code

When in Presenter mode, the page will generate a QR code that allows you to share the page’s URL. If you choose to do so, the participants can use their mobile device to scan and open the page to follow along.

To show the QR code (Presenter):

Select More actions (…)

Select Presenter mode

Click Share via QR to open the QR code screen on the bottom right corner of your page

To scan the QR code (Participants):

Using your mobile device, use the camera or a QR code reader application to scan.

The device will show the URL to the Confluence page being presented.

Open the page and choose to star, comment, or just follow along with your presenter.

Use the Presenter mode template

When you create a new page, you have the option of pre-formatting your content with a page template. (Note that this feature isn’t currently available on Confluence mobile).

The Presenter mode template will guide you through creating a page that looks best when presented. You’ll find guidance as well as best practices for your presentation. Learn about creating a page from a template .

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• Published: Jun 11, 2021
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Designed for new users, this self-paced course is all about the basics. You’ll learn key concepts like spaces and pages. Then you'll learn how to create content and find the resources you need to do your job.

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While the name “Confluence” might sound like it’s straight out of a novel, this software is anything but a fantasy. It’s been key to the collaboration of software project teams all over the world, even though many think of it only as a knowledge base platform.

So let’s look into this platform and figure out how you can use it.

What is Confluence?

Confluence is billed by Atlassian as an all-in-one team workspace, meaning you can use it for project management, as a collaboration tool, as a knowledge base, and more. It’s an incredibly flexible tool, in the same camp as platforms like Notion .

Confluence’s basic functionality is the page, which is essentially a blank canvas you can use to build whatever your team needs — a bit like working in WordPress . You can use Confluence pages to write blog posts and knowledge base articles, create rudimentary project management pages, build reports, and a whole lot more, all by inserting a few blocks. These pages can be grouped in “spaces,” which can represent anything you want, like teams, specific projects, or even different parts of your product.

It’s a great platform for any team looking for a remote-friendly team workspace, a simple content management solution, or even just a way to write out and track project requirements as they work.

What’s the difference between Confluence and Jira?

Confluence and Jira are both created by Atlassian and catered to product managers and software development teams, which can lead to some confusion. Here’s the difference.

Jira is a dedicated product management platform with some flexibility, but not nearly as much as Confluence. Product managers can use Kanban boards , product roadmaps, and other Jira features to manage just about every aspect of a software development project.

Confluence doesn’t have the same focus, which means it might not serve as well for product management tasks. But its flexibility means it can do a lot more than Jira can, which is why many software development teams use both tools together.

How to use Confluence’s interface

Before you can start creating your first page, you’ll need to get the lay of the land. When you first sign up for Confluence, here’s what you’ll see.

Confluence will have automatically created two spaces, which you’ll see in the top right. One called My first space and another with whatever name you used when you signed up. But before diving into spaces, let’s cover some of the different sections of the overall interface, starting with the bar at the very top.

The top bar

This bar will stay most of the time you’ll spend in your Confluence workspace. Here’s what you’ll find in Confluence’s top bar.

• The app switcher: By clicking on these little squares, you can quickly switch from Confluence to other Atlassian apps, like Jira and Trello .
• Home: This will take you back to the screen you see above.
• Recent: Clicking this will show a dropdown that lists pages you’ve worked on, updates you made to them, starred pages, and more.
• Spaces: This dropdown will list all spaces in your Confluence workspace. You can also create a space from here.
• Teams: Whether you need to invite people to Confluence, review existing teams, or create a new one, you can do it here.
• Apps: Confluence’s apps let you connect other tools to your workspace, like Slack, draw.io, Google Drive, and more.
• Templates: Instead of creating pages from scratch, you can use Confluence’s built-in templates.
• Invite people: Add people to your Confluence workspace here.
• Create: Start a new page with a single click.
• The search bar: Whether you’re looking for a specific page or an important comment, you can find it through here.
• Notification bell: Whenever people interact with pages you’re keeping an eye on, you’ll get a notification in this feed.
• Help: Click here to open a panel with help articles, community answers, and more.
• The cog: Open the hood and tinker with your settings and preferences.
• Account management : Click on your profile picture to manage your account.

The left panel

This left-hand panel lets you control the feed that takes up the majority of the screen in Confluence’s home page. Here’s aquick description of what each option does.

• Overview: Dynamically generated by Confluence, your main feed will list some of the pages you were last working on and give you some updates from people throughout your workspace.
• Recent: Click this to have your feed include just the most recent updates, conveniently listed.
• Starred: Only pages and spaces you’ve starred will show up in this part of your feed.
• Drafts: Pick up on whatever you were last working on here.
• Tasks: Any action items assigned to you will show up here.

Cycling through these options is a great way to start the day. You can catch up on the most recent updates, make sure you know what’s going on with your most important projects, and see if anyone’s assigned you new work.

Creating your first Confluence page

Pages are at the core of everything going on in Confluence. With a bit of creativity — or the right template — you can turn a page into a project management platform, a collaboration tool, a dedicated space for meeting notes, and more. So how does it work?

You can create a page from anywhere, including the specific space where you want that page to end up. But the fastest way to create your first page is to hit the blue Create button at the top of the home screen.

Do that, and you’ll be taken right to a draft of your new page.

Okay, this may seem a bit overwhelming, so let’s break it down.

At the very top of your screen is a toolbar that’ll let you edit anything in your page. It’s very similar to what you’d find in a word processor, except you have a few more options — like adding action items and emojis.

To the right is a panel that’ll let you pick a template if you don’t want to start from scratch. You can use a custom template from your workspace with the Select a template from this space dropdown, or you can start with one of Confluence’s premade templates. Just hover over one of them to see a preview of what’s in it…

…and click on it to create it!

But what if none of these templates really cut it? Or you want something a lot simpler? How do face the blank page and make something new?

Let’s go back to that new page and build something for meeting notes.

Let’s start by giving this page a title.

Now it’s time to add some content. No matter what you want to add, just type a backslash (/) and then either write out the block you want or pick from the dropdown that appears.

Let’s say we want to add some introductory text for our page, but we want to put it in a colored panel to make it stand out. You can scroll until you find the Note panel option or simply type “/note” (removing the quotes) and hit enter.

Then you can type your text in that panel.

Now that you know how to add your first block, let’s see what this page can look like with a few more.

Just like that, you have a simple page for tracking the outcome of all your meetings. You can then duplicate this for any future meetings, too!

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Add the Office PowerPoint macro to a page to display the content of a PowerPoint presentation.

This is great for sharing presentations, training sessions, and other visual data. 

This macro displays your presentation in a viewer with next and back buttons, rather than showing a simple preview. People viewing the page don't need PowerPoint installed to be able to see the presentation. 

On this page:

Screenshot: Project page with an Office PowerPoint macro. 

There are multiple ways to show a file on a page. See Display Files and Images for more.

Add this macro to your page

To add the Office PowerPoint macro to a page:

• Upload a PowerPoint file to your page, then publish the page. See  Upload Files  to learn how to do this. 

• Choose  Office PowerPoint  from the  Confluence content  category.
• Select the attached PowerPoint file you want to display. 
• Choose  Insert . 

You can then publish your page to see the macro in action. 

Screenshot: Configuring the Office PowerPoint macro.

Edit the attached file

If you have PowerPoint installed, hit the Edit icon on the macro to edit the attached file, and automatically re-upload it back to Confluence. 

See  Edit Files  for more information on the ways to do this. 

Change the macro parameters

Macro parameters are used to change the behaviour of a macro.

To change the macro parameters:

• Update the parameters as required then choose  Insert .

Here's a list of the parameters available in this macro. 

Where the parameter name used in Confluence storage format or wikimarkup is different to the label used in the macro browser, it will be listed below in brackets ( example ).

Limitations

If your uploaded file does not appear in the File Name menu in the macro browser, you'll need to publish the page, and then hit  Edit  to return to the editor. 

Rendering very large or complex files can put a lot of load on Confluence. For this reason, in Confluence Data Center we'll prompt you to download the file if we can't display with a set time limit. This limit varies depending on system properties set by your administrator, but is generally about 30 seconds. You can continue to view other content on the page while we attempt to display the file contents. 

Other ways to add this macro

Add this macro as you type.

Add this macro using wiki markup

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

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As an intern or early career professional, chances are that you’ll be tasked with making or giving a presentation in the near future. Whether you’re pitching an idea, reporting market research, or sharing something else, a great presentation can give you a competitive advantage, and be a powerful tool when aiming to persuade, educate, or inspire others.

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Every captain needs a trusty right-hand man—or when it comes to the Masters, every golfer needs a trusty caddie.

When Scottie Scheffler was crowned the victor of the 88th Masters tournament at Augusta National on Sunday, he rightfully celebrated with his caddie of two years, Ted Scott. 

The 27-year-old Scheffler clinched this year’s Masters four strokes ahead of runner-up Ludvig Aberg and became the fourth-youngest golfer to win the Masters twice. Entering the final round in a three-horse race for the lead, Scheffler pulled away from the other contenders on the second nine to win his second green jacket in the past three years.

As Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, continues to forge an inimitable legacy on the greens, he can look forward to making more history with the veteran Scott by his side. After Sunday’s win, Scheffler made sure Scott wasn’t just next to him but ahead of him as the two made their way to Butler Cabin.

In an ultimate class act, Scheffler pushed Scott to the front during their victory walk and had him lead them through the crowds.

Scottie Scheffler and his caddie, Ted Scott, take their victory walk. pic.twitter.com/LccXO2HGXo — Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) April 14, 2024

Very cool moment after Scottie Scheffler's Masters win. Scheffler had his caddie, Ted Scott, lead the way to the scoring area. You can see him holding the yellow flag. It's Ted Scott's fourth Masters title as a caddie. pic.twitter.com/WsXJmKuUjg — Josh Berhow (@Josh_Berhow) April 14, 2024

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Your Confluence site is organized into spaces . Spaces are collections of related pages that you and other people in your team or organization work on together. Most organizations use a mix of team spaces , software project spaces , documentation spaces , and knowledge base spaces :

Use team spaces to encourage team members to work together toward large-scale goals and OKRs. For example, you might create a team space for your Marketing team to align on OKRs, stay up-to-date on brand guidelines and messaging pillars, and gain insight into your marketing organization’s high-level strategy.

Use software project spaces to keep track of individual initiatives and projects. For example, you might create a project space to serve as a single source of truth for everything related to a new feature your company is developing, from product requirements and feature specifications to meeting notes and retrospectives.

Use documentation spaces to create and organize technical documentation for your products and services, so it’s easy for anyone to use.

Use knowledge base spaces to store and surface answers to common questions, such as policy clarifications and IT solutions. If you have a subscription to Jira Service Management, you can integrate it with your Confluence site to share knowledge base articles with customers.

Use your personal space as a sandbox to organize your notes, keep track of personal OKRs and goals, and draft proposals for projects before they make it to the roadmap. Connect with your team by writing blog posts to introduce yourself or share what you’re working on.

Before you dive into creating a bunch of spaces, think about how your organization will use Confluence Cloud. Here are some common use cases:

Create a space

Once you know what kinds of spaces your organization will need, it’s time to create your first space.

• Go to your Confluence site.
• From the home screen, select Create Space .
• Select the type of space you’d like to create.
• Fill in the Space name , Space key , and other details.
• Set permissions for your space.
• Select Create .

Once you’re done, you’ll land in the space Overview . This is where you can let people in your organization know what your space is for and who uses it. In the next step, you’ll learn how to customize the overview for your new space.

Customize your space overview

Each space comes with an Overview that you can use to tell team members and other stakeholders all about the purpose of your space and what they will find in it. If you created your space from a space template, your overview will come with built-in features to help you make the most of your space. Even so, you may find adding your own touch lets you turn your overview into the perfect hub for everything your team needs.

Try these tricks to make your overview pop:

• Upload a banner or logo to help people identify your space at a glance
• Describe your team’s mission and goals and add links to key pages
• Add a table of contents, team calendar, or roadmap

For more information on how to craft a great overview page, check out the Confluence Cloud documentation or this blog post .

Need a quick win? Get started fast with the team homepage template from Hubspot.

Organize your content

Now that you’ve created your first space, it’s time to get organized. The goal is to make your space easy to navigate so team members and other stakeholders can find the content they’re looking for quickly.

To learn more about navigation, see Guide 4: Navigate Confluence .

Use parent pages to group similar content

In Confluence, you can nest pages underneath other pages, creating a hierarchy of content in each space. This hierarchy is reflected in the page tree, which appears in the space sidebar to the left of the active page.

To use the page tree to your advantage, create a page for each task or project your team is involved with and nest related child pages underneath it. For example, if your team conducts retrospectives every 2 weeks, you might have a top-level page called “Retrospectives” with a page for each retrospective you’ve conducted nested beneath it.

The example below shows how one Atlassian team utilizes this strategy to organize their space:

Create shortcuts for important pages

Confluence lets you create unique space shortcuts – links that are pinned to the space sidebar, above the page tree – for every space in your site. Use these to highlight important content so it’s easy to find.

To create your first space shortcut, navigate to your space and select + Add shortcut in the sidebar. For more information on space shortcuts, including how to edit or remove existing space shortcuts, see Customize your space .

Label pages and attachments

Labels make it a breeze to identify related pages and attachments, so team members and other stakeholders can find what they’re looking for.

• Open the page in Confluence.
• Select the label icon () in the bottom right.*
• Enter the name of the label you’d like to apply. If a label with that name already exists, it will appear in the autosuggest menu.
• Select Add to apply the label.
• Select Close to exit the dialog.

*If you’re editing the page instead of viewing it, select the more actions menu (•••) in the top right, then select Add labels .

Give labels transparent and meaningful names. For example, the label you use for meeting notes might be called meeting-notes or meetings . If you add that label to every page you use to capture meeting notes, then you can browse all your meeting notes – within a single space or across your entire Confluence site – just by selecting the label. You can also display all pages with the same label on a page or search content by label to find relevant pages and attachments more easily. For more information about labels, see Use labels to organize your content .

If you apply a label to a page template, that label will automatically be applied to any page you create with that template.

Keep content organized

Set aside time to review the content in your space, delete or archive obsolete content, and move pages around to maintain the structure you want. If you’re a site admin, set up rituals around maintaining your space with people on your team and encourage space admins to carve out time to review and update their spaces with the people who use them.

• Recruit champions to help you keep tabs on your spaces.
• Audit the content in the space and review analytics .
• Identify obsolete or out-of-date pages and create an action plan.
• Review and adjust your information architecture to meet current needs.

For more information, see this blog post .

Manage users and permissions

As a Confluence admin or site admin with a paid subscription to Confluence, you can manage users, groups, and permissions manually, or you can turn on public signup and let users create their own accounts. For information about permissions in the free plan, see our documentation .

Manage global permissions

To manage global permissions, you must have the Confluence administrator permission.

Global permissions  apply to your entire site and let you control:

• Who can create a space or personal space
• Who can access user profiles
• Whether unlicensed users can access your site
• Whether apps can access your site

Licensed users

To edit global permissions for licensed users:

• Click the gear icon in the top nav bar to go to your site’s settings.
• In the settings sidenav, go to  Global Permissions (under Security ).
• Make sure you’re in the User groups tab (or the Guest access tab, if you want to manage access for guests ), then click Edit .
• Check the box to grant permission, or uncheck the box to revoke it.
• Click Save when you’re done.

Changes to global permissions aren’t active until you click Save .

You can search and filter user groups while in edit mode.

Unlicensed users

There are two ways to manage users on Confluence who don’t have Confluence licenses:

Jira Service Management unlicensed access

• Under the tab JSM access , you can choose to allow licensed Jira Service Management (JSM) agents to view content on your Confluence site, even if the agents don’t have a Confluence license. Learn more

Anonymous access

• Under the Anonymous access tab, you can choose to allow space admins to make their spaces accessible by all unlicensed users (aka, “anonymous users” or “anyone on the internet”). Learn more

Manage space permissions

To edit space permissions, you must be a space administrator. If you are a Confluence administrator, you can recover space administrator permissions for any space on your site. For more information, see What are space permissions ?

Space permissions let you control:

• Who can see the content in a space
• Who can comment on that content
• Who can create, edit, or upload content

Confluence is open by default. That means that unless you make space permissions more restrictive, everyone with access to your Confluence site can access content in any given space. Space administrators can set permissions when they create a new space and adjust them later. Anyone who can edit a page can edit its restrictions.

To get to space permissions:

• Go to the space.
• Select  Space settings  in the Confluence sidebar.
• Select the  Permissions  tab in space settings.

*The Permissions tab will only appear if you're a space admin in that space.

You can manage space permissions for individuals or for entire groups. If your site is public, you can also grant anonymous access to an individual space. For more information, see  Set up public access .

To learn more about all you can do with space permissions, see  Assign space permissions .

How should I set up space permissions?

While some Confluence customers use the same permissions scheme for every space on their site, others set space permissions differently for spaces with different purposes or use cases.

Invite team members to your site

Once you’ve set up your site and configured overall permissions, it’s time to invite team members to start using Confluence Cloud (along with any other Atlassian products on your site).

• Select the settings wheel on the top right (next to your avatar).
• Select User management on the sidebar.
• Select Invite users from the top right.
• Enter the email address of each team member you’d like to invite. You can invite up to 10 email addresses at a time.
• Select a role for invited team members. This determines the level of access they have to your site as a whole.
• Select the products you’d like your team members to access.*
• Select the groups you’d like them to belong to.
• Personalize your invitation, then select Invite user .

*This only applies to team members with the Basic role.

As a site admin, you can update roles, access, and groups for users at any time. You can also remove a user by revoking site access, deactivating their account, or even deleting it (for example, when an employee leaves your company). For more information, see Invite and remove users .

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