Creating a New Page

Creating a page in Confluence is easy. You can create a page from anywhere within the site by clicking the 'Add Page' link located at the top of every page and beside the space link on the dashboard.

To create a page, you require 'Create Pages' permission which is assigned by a space administrator from the Space Administration screens. See Space permissions or contact a space administrator 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. 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.

There are two ways to add a new page:

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.

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 the 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-entry box.
'Preview' if desired. Click 'Add'.

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. Clicking on the link brings up a screen that allows you to create the page.

Here is an example of an undefined link:

What you need to type	What you will get
[Link to new page]	Link to new page

Screenshot : Adding a page
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Handy Hint

In Confluence, the title of a page is used to create page links.

Note

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

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

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