Creating a new page

Creating a page in Confluence is easy. You can create a page from anywhere within the site so long as you have permission to create pages in that space.

Permission to create pages is granted by a space administrator. See Space permissions for more information.

Pages in Confluence are written using a simple notation that allows for all the usual styles available in a standard html editor. And to help you along the way, the quick notation guide is conveniently placed beside the edit screen. Confluence also permits some complex styling and formatting. Click on the full notation guide in your help window to learn more about these. See Confluence Notation Overview.

There are two ways to add a new page:

1. Click on the 'Add Page' link located beside each space on the dashboard and at the top of every page.

This link is only displayed if you have permission to create pages for the space. If you do not see this link, you probably do not have permission to add pages. See Space permissions or contact your space administrator for more information.

Click on the 'Add Page' link. This will bring up a new screen.
Enter a 'Title' for your page.
Select the 'Space' where you want your page to be located from the drop down menu.
Specify a 'Parent Page' - If you clicked on 'Add page' from another page, Confluence will default the new page as a child of the first. To choose a different parent, click on the Choose a page icon. A pop up screen allows you select a parent page from one of tabs displayed or to locate pages anywhere within the site using the search facility.
If you want to move the page to the root directory of a space, leave this field blank.
Enter content for your page in the text box.
'Preview' if desired. Click 'Add'.

2. Follow an undefined link

In Confluence, you can create links to pages that do not as yet exist. This type of a link is an undefined link and is indicated with a plus sign to remind you that the page needs to be created. Clicking on the link brings up a screen that allows you to add content for the page.

Here is an example of an undefined link:

What you need to type	What you will get
<ac:structured-macro ac:name="unmigrated-wiki-markup" ac:schema-version="1" ac:macro-id="8d46efd3-e5d7-4264-bdc0-3b31cbf8a327"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[	[Link to new page]	[Link to new page]	]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro>

Warning

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

:, @, /, %, \, &, !, |, #, $, *, ;, ~, [, ], (, ), {, }, <, >, .

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