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This quick-reference guide is for people who regularly used the wiki markup editor in earlier versions of Confluence. It shows you how to use the new editor to do the things you have always done. And more.

The editor offers a number of options in the toolbar. But did you know...?

  • You can use autocomplete and autoformatting shortcuts instead of the toolbar.
  • The trigger characters for autocomplete and autoformatting are derived from wiki markup.
  • You can add macros, links and images by typing the entire wiki markup element. As soon as you close the macro, link, or image, Confluence will convert it to rich text format and add it to the page.

Hints to get you started quickly

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Typing wiki markup:
Typed text and wiki markup into the Wiki Markup Editor pane.

Start typing wiki markup – try it and see what happens!

Pasting wiki markup:
Pasted wiki markup into the Wiki Markup Editor pane.

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Adding macros

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Adding a macro to your page:
Typed curly brackets, the macro name and parameters. Example:

{blog-posts}
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Formatting text

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Bold text:
Typed an asterisk '*', your text, then another asterisk in wiki markup. Example:

*Surf's Up*
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Heading levels:
Typed the heading level in wiki markup. Example:

h2. Midnight at the Lost and Found
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Underlining, italics, superscript, subscript:
Typed the wiki markup characters before and after your text.

Type the wiki markup just as you did before. Autoformatting will convert it as you type.

Left, centre and right alignment:
Not available in previous versions of Confluence.

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Indentation:
Not available in previous versions of Confluence.

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Line break:
Started a new line with no empty line.

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Quotation:
Typed the {quote} macro in wiki markup. Example:

{quote}Life is a lemon.{quote}

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Or type bq. in the editor

Colour:
Typed the {color} macro in wiki markup. Example:

{color:green}Bat out of Hell.{color}
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Adding symbols and emoticons

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Smiley:
Typed a colon and a round bracket. Example:

:)
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Tick or check mark:
Typed a forward slash in round brackets. Example:

(/)
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Linking text

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Linking to a Confluence page:
Typed the text and pasted the page name inside square brackets. Example:

[Modern Girl|Modern Girl song lyrics]
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Linking text to a web page:
Typed the text and pasted the link inside square brackets. Example:

[Modern Girl|http://www.example.com/song]
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Linking to a page that does not yet exist:
Typed the name of the non-existent page inside square brackets. Example:

[Future of the Modern Girl]
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Linking to an attachment:
Typed '^' and the attachment name inside square brackets. Examples:

[^attachment name]
[Page Name#^attachment name]
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Linking to an anchor within a page:
Typed the page name with the anchor name appended. Example:

{anchor:index}
[Page Two#index]

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Adding bullets:
Typed an asterisk '*' in wiki markup. Example:

My list:
* Bad Attitude
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Adding numbered items:
Typed a hash '#' in wiki markup. Example:

My list:
# A Time for Heroes
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Adding line breaks in a numbered/bulleted list:
Started a new line. Typed a double slash for an empty line. Example:

//

Press Shift + Enter.

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Adding a table:
Typed pipe characters '|' in wiki markup. Example:

||  || Title || Owned ||
| 1  | 	45 seconds of ecstasy | Y |
| 2  | 	Amnesty Is Granted |   |
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Editing a table:
Edited the text and shuffled the pipe characters around.

Learn the keyboard shortcuts for table editing. Click the help icon on the editor toolbar to see a list of shortcut keys.

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Embedding a video, movie or audio file into a page:
Used the wiki markup image format. Example:

!HotPatootie.mov!

Use the Multimedia macro.

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