The Easy Reader theme is one of the themes bundled with Confluence. This is a fixed-width variation of the default Confluence theme. Its larger fonts, smooth gradient background and comfortable line length make it ideal for displaying and reading longer documents.

Quick guide to applying the Easy Reader theme

  1. Choose Space Admin > Themes.
  2. Select Easy Reader Theme.
  3. Click Confirm.

The rest of this page gives more details of the above procedure.

On this page:

Screenshot: A wiki page using the Easy Reader theme

(info) You need space administrator permissions to apply a theme to a space.

Applying the Easy Reader Theme to your Space

Follow the steps below to apply the 'Easy Reader Theme' to your space. All pages in the space will start using the theme immediately.

To apply a theme to a space:
  1. Choose Browse > Space Admin.
    Note: 'Space Admin' is displayed only if you are a space administrator for that space, or you are a super user (a member of the confluence-administrators group).
  2. Click Themes in the left-hand panel under 'Look and Feel'.
  3. Select a theme option.
  4. Click Confirm.

    Screenshot: Applying a theme

Applying the theme to your entire Confluence site

If you have site administrator permissions, you can apply the theme at site level. It will then be the default theme for all spaces in the site. See the administrator's guide to applying a theme.

Customising the Look and Feel of the Easy Reader Theme

You can customise the space CSS style sheets to change the colours, background image and other styles in the theme. See the guide to using CSS to customise the Easy Reader theme.

Hints and Tips

If a page has content that is very wide, it will either:

  • cause a scroll bar to appear, or
  • break out, i.e. the content will extend over the right-hand border of the page.

Related Topics

Applying a Theme to a Space
Applying a Theme to a Site
Customising the Look and Feel of a Confluence Space

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