To edit an existing page, you require 'Edit Pages' permission which is assigned by a space administrator from the Space Administration screen. See Space permissions or contact a space administrator for more information.
To edit an existing page,
Go to the 'Edit Page' option. To do this:
- Go to a page in the space, and select the 'Edit' button. The page will open for editing.
This is only displayed if you have permission to edit the page. This will bring up the edit screen in either the Wiki Markup or the Rich Text mode, whichever is your current default.
- Make changes to the content or add new content as you would when you create a new page. Click the tabs to switch between 'Rich Text' and 'Wiki Markup' edit modes. You can also use a combination of the two editors. Confluence retains changes made in one mode when you switch to the other.
- Click 'Preview' to view your changes. Click 'Save'.
 | Pages with large amounts of text content One user reported having problems saving a page that contained approximately 700 kilobytes (700,000 characters) or more of text content. Refer to CONF-16467 for more information. Some browsers appear to be more susceptible to this issue than others. While it is highly unlikely that your page content will ever reach this size, if you work with large pages, structuring your content into separate pages will help to avoid this issue. |
Screenshots: Editing Modes in Confluence
| Click thumbnail to see a Confluence page in Wiki Markup mode | Click thumbnail to see a Confluence page in Rich Text mode |
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Comments (4)
Dec 17, 2008
Anonymous says:
Hi, we r using confluence 2.8.2. previously it was showing 'help tips' s...Hi,
we r using confluence 2.8.2. previously it was showing 'help tips' sidebar at the time of creating or editing a page. Now it is not appearing. i tried so much to get back that. but i failed. Where i have to check to get back this?i checked the link http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-5477 for the solution.but i can't. i need ur support to get that once again.
Thanking u,
Regards
Guru.
Dec 17, 2008
Azwandi Mohd Aris [Atlassian] says:
Hi Guru, CONF-5477 is an old bug, fixed in Confluence 2.2. Are you using a cust...Hi Guru,
CONF-5477 is an old bug, fixed in Confluence 2.2. Are you using a custom theme in Confluence? If that is the case, you may want to temporarily revert to the Confluence Default Theme and see if the problem still persists. Also, try on different browsers.
If that does not help, please raise a support request at http://support.atlassian.com and attach some screenshots.
Cheers,
Azwandi
Feb 18, 2009
Anonymous says:
Hi, Is it possible to add a template while editing a page (ie. already created ...Hi,
Is it possible to add a template while editing a page (ie. already created in the past) ?
Thanks,
Fanny
Feb 19, 2009
Komathi Krishnan [Atlassian] says:
Hi Fanny, As far as I am concerned, the Scaffolding Plugin might be helpful for...Hi Fanny,
As far as I am concerned, the Scaffolding Plugin might be helpful for you to achieve this. Refer here on how to Install and Configure Plugins. The attached link will give you more information about this plugin:
There is a public library available to try the templates people have used before. Browse here for the samples.
Hope that helps.
Cheers
Komathi
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