The Column macro allows you to define a single column in a page.

Columns must be defined within a 'section' of a page. So, to display columns correctly in a page, the Column macro placeholders must be inserted within a Section macro placeholder.

Once you have defined the columns inside a Section macro, you can add content to each of the Column macro placeholders.

On this page:

The following screenshot shows two columns defined within a section of a page:

When you see the page in view mode, the above layout is displayed like this:

The content of column one is entered within the placeholder of the first Column macro placeholder here.

The content of column two is entered within the placeholder of the second Column macro placeholder here.

Using the Column Macro

To add the Column macro to a page:

  1. In the Confluence editor, choose Insert > Other Macros.
  2. Find and select the required macro.

Speeding up macro entry with autocomplete:

Type { and the beginning of the macro name, to see a list of suggested macros. Details are in Using Autocomplete.

To edit an existing macro: Click the macro placeholder and choose Edit. This will display the parameters of the macro in the Macro Browser.

Note: Column macros must be inserted within a Section macro for columns to be displayed correctly on a page.

Parameters

Parameters are options that you can set to control the content or format of the macro output.

Parameter

Default

Description

Column Width

100% of the page width, divided equally by the number of columns in the section.

The width of the column. Can be specified either in pixels (for example, 400px) or as a percentage of the available page width (for example, 50%).

Related Topics

Section Macro
Working with Macros
Working with Tables

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