Editing an Office Spreadsheet from Confluence

Prerequisites for Editing an Attached Office Spreadsheet

The Office Connector allows you to edit Office files embedded in a wiki page or from the page's attachments view.

To make use of these editing capabilities, you will need the setup described below.

Browsers

• If you are using Firefox, you will need to install a Firefox add-on. Firefox will prompt you to do this, the first time the add-on is required. You will find instructions in Installing the Firefox Add-On for the Office Connector.

Office File Editors

To edit Office files, you will need to have Microsoft Office or OpenOffice installed. (See the configuration matrix below.)

• If you are using Firefox, you can choose which of the above editors you want to use. The Firefox add-on allows you to configure this option for each file type. See Installing the Firefox Add-On for the Office Connector.
• If you are using Internet Explorer, you will need Microsoft Office. You cannot edit Office files in OpenOffice when using Internet Explorer.

Configuration Matrix

Chrome does not have  WEBDAV pluging/support so this feature will not work. Please refer to CONF-23322 for information on the progress of the issue.

You need one of the following software combinations to edit Office files from your wiki page:

Editing an Office Spreadsheet in your Office Application

To edit an Office spreadsheet in your Office application:

1. There are two ways to do this:
   
   
   • From an Office spreadsheet embedded on a page:
     1. Open a Confluence page with an Office document embedded on it.
     2. Move your mouse pointer to the top of the spreadsheet embedded in the Confluence page, until the hidden title bar appears.
        
        Screenshot: The title bar showing 'spreadsheet.xls' above an embedded Excel spreadsheet
        
        
     3. Click the title bar above the embedded spreadsheet.
   • From an Office spreadsheet in a list of attachments:
     • If an Office file is attached to a Confluence page, you can edit this file directly in your compatible Office application, in one of the following ways:
       • View the list of attachments for a specific Confluence page, then click Edit next to the Office file on the Attachments page. (See Viewing Attachment Details.)
       • View a list of attachments displayed on a page via the Attachments macro, then click Edit next to the Office file in the list of attachments. (See Displaying a List of Attachments in a Page.)
2. A window will pop up, asking you to confirm that you want to open this document.
   
   Screenshot: Confirmation window in Firefox
   
   
   
   Screenshot: Confirmation window in Internet Explorer
   
   
3. Click 'OK'. Now you may be asked to log in to your Confluence server.
   
   Screenshot: Logging in to Confluence
   
   
4. Enter your Confluence username and password, then click 'OK'.
5. The Office spreadsheet will open in your Office application.
6. Make the necessary changes, then save the spreadsheet. It will be saved back into Confluence.

Troubleshooting

Problems? Please refer to our guide to the Office Connector limitations and known issues.

Related Topics

Working with the Office Connector

• Office Connector Prerequisites
• Displaying Office Files in Confluence
• Importing an Office Document into Confluence
• Editing an Office Document from Confluence
• Editing an Office Spreadsheet from Confluence
• Editing an Office Presentation from Confluence
• Installing the Firefox Add-On for the Office Connector

Configuring the Office Connector in the Confluence Administration Guide

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