youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
PDF export - stop content overflow
Asked by Daniel Sadjadian:

Hi,

How can I get the PDF export feature in Confluence to not overflow content onto the next page?

I basically want to stop this from happening:

kgkjhg3j4kjnh2134l5jh13245vjl1h3v46.png

You notice how the bottom of that diagram gets cropped or cut of onto the next page of the PDF export? How can I stop this?  
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[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/PDF-export-stop-content-overflow/qaq-p/376897?attachment-id=7315){#link_11888408c0d6f1_0}  
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Answers:
author: Steffen Heller
body: @Daniel Sadjadian

I had the same problem and could solve it somehow but I can't remember what I did.

Obviously, it is about avoiding page breaks in images so it should be something like this:

```
img {page-break-before: avoid;page-break-after: avoid;}
```

But I am not sure.

Edit:

Perhaps you also try "page-break-inside" or check if the image is inside a table or div and then add that after "img".  

comments: author: Daniel Sadjadian
body: I wish I could accept this. I just tried it and it does not work.


author: Daniel Sadjadian
body: @Steffen Heller Do you by any chance know how to fix this issue?


Tags: diagram

export

pdf-export
Confluence add inline comment and not notify watchers
Asked by Jan Vervecken:

Is it possible to add an inline comment and not notify watchers?

While reviewing a page multiple inline comments can be added, but sending an email to watchers for every comment might not be desirable.

Does it make sense to expect an checkbox "Notify watchers", similar to what is available when editing a Confluence page?

edit May 19, 2015 :

Related, but today I could not find an answer to my question in the aricle "*Confluence 101: discuss work with your team* " by @James Austin  
at <https://www.atlassian.com/collaboration/confluence-discuss-work-with-your-team>  

Although it mentions (for pages):
> "*Pro tip*   
> *Uncheck the "notify watchers" box at the bottom of the screen before clicking "save" for minor changes that don't warrant your teammates' immediate attention. They'll appreciate your thoughtfulness.* "  


Answers:
author: Vera Henrichs
body: ?nd how about this feature? <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-40582> Please vote!

comments: author: Jan Vervecken
body: Thank you for your feedback @Vera Henrichs .

But my question is about inline comments, as such it does not seem related to the feature you refer to : <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-40582>


Tags: comment

email

notification
Custom subject headings in email notifications
Asked by Darren Hardwell:

Hi,

Is it possible to change the subject headings in email notifications sent out by confluence?

We're using the Cloud version.

We're had a few users complain that it looks a bit "spammy" in it's current format.

e.g.. "\[Confluence\] Confluence changes in the last 24 hours".

Ideally we'd like to replace the word "confluence" with something more bespoke.

If there is a way to also change the content in the body of the email as well even better!

Many Thanks,

Darren


Answers:
author: Elisa [Atlassian]
body: Hi Darren,

Unfortunately it's not possible as per our [Restricted Functions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/Cloud/Restricted+Functions+in+Cloud+Applications) (Configuring File system messages). Sorry about that. :/

Cheers!

comments: author: Darren Hardwell
body: Ah ok. Fair enough. Thanks for taking the time to respond Elisa.Kind Regards,Darren


author: Patrick_Vanhoof
body: Is it possible on the server version? I'd like to change the email subject too.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Confluence restore found exception.How to settle the problem?
Asked by Willam Won:

image2015-5-6 11:51:0.png  
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Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: The zip file you are trying to restore from is either too large, or it's damaged. Could you try unzipping it in an archiving application (e.g. unzip on a unix box) and check it is not damaged?

Also, could you read the Confluence log to see if there are any other errors around the unzip?


Tags: confluence-administration
Can external dbs be used with evaluation licences?
Asked by Gregor Morris:

I'm currently using evaluation versions of JIRA Agile (6.4.2) and Confluence (5.7.3), and have been trying to migrate my very small initial dataset to a MySQL database (5.6.24). I have followed all the instructions on the site to the letter regarding xml backups, database installation, re-installation and setup.

The JIRA migration appears to have worked, but the Confluence migration comes a grinding halt at the re-import stage. The back up zip file is only 325KB, but after 40 minutes I pulled the plug on the import that had made 0% progress and was still initialising.

Is this an issue with an evaluation licence?

Thanks

Greg


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: There's no difference between a full licence and an evaluation on the functional side. All that happens is the system has massively reduced functionality when the licence expires

Whatever has gone wrong, it would be the same in a licenced system. I think you'll need to read your log file to find out what is happening.


author: Gregor Morris
body: Thanks for the replies, @Nic Brough \[Adaptavist\] and @Renato Rudnicki. I didn't really think that the licence was the issue and I'm still not sure. I tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling Confluence with the same result, and tried to install and just use the internal db, but then the confluence service wouldn't start.

In an act of frustration I completely uninstalled and removed databases and directories for both JIRA and confluence. Then went through all the steps again, this time, installing confluence first. The difference this time was that i copied the export zip to the "restore" directory and ran the browser connection from a different machine. How these would make a difference I don't know but the import went smoothly.

I also ran the initial JIRA connection from the separate machine and that import was fine aswell.

Again, thanks for the initial guidance

Greg

comments: author: Harry Chan
body: Well at least it all worked out! Perhaps it's a permission issue or similar on that machine?


author: rrudnicki
body: Hi Gregor,

This doesn't looks like a license issue, but more related to database.

Could you verify if MySQL is properly setup? Please have a look into this link:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Database+Setup+For+MySQL>

In case you still face issues, could you share your logs with us?

Regards,

Renato Rudnicki


Tags: confluence-administration
Fixed table of content
Asked by William Yeack:

I want to make a column on the right contain a Panel that in turn contains a Table of Contents macro.

I have all this setup - but I would like to make it so that this Table of Contents is "fixed" to the right side of the screen so that it is visible to help navigate around the page as you scroll up and down.

<br />

What is the best way to go about this?


Answers:
author: Michael Yang - Shinetech Software
body: Try this [Free Macro for fixed table of contents](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/1221271)


author: Steffen Heller
body: Hi [William Yeack](https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/users?username=william%20yeack),

I don't know what the "best" way is, but I would experiment with combinations of a {div} macro and some CSS.

1. Create a {div} macro on your wiki page
2. Put the {toc} macro inside the {div} macro
3. Attach some combination of the following CSS to the {div} macro

```
position: fixed/relative/absolute;top: {some_number} px;right: {some_number} px;
```

For step 3 you can either use inline styles or a CSS class.

1. Open the {div} macro's menu
2. Enter the CSS as inline style at "Style" -or-
3. Enter a class name at "Class" and then use this class name to define your CSS in a {CSS} macro


author: Bob Swift (personal)
body: Consider using the [documentation theme](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Configuring+the+Documentation+Theme).


Tags: confluence-administration

table-of-contents
Can I share a post in confluence with a group or with the whole team?
Asked by Arsolutions:

Or I have to name each person?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: **Shares** work with Users, Groups, or Email address (could use email lists here too).

image2015-5-5 15:54:36.png

**Mentions** only let you mention one person.  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Can-I-share-a-post-in-confluence-with-a-group-or-with-the-whole/qaq-p/227543?attachment-id=9950){#link_11888480094625}  
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comments: author: Arsolutions
body: Thanks! Can I do it from the chrome extension "share on confluence"?


author: Chander Inguva
body: As said by Steven, when you try to share the page using @ you can only use one user at a time.


author: Arsolutions
body: Thanks! Can I do it from the chrome extension "share on confluence"?


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
I need to either combine two tables into one OR have row-by-row permissioning based on department code in a column.
Asked by Raymond Wu:

Newbee question - we use Confluence to display department glossaries and I need to either:

1) merge the (currently two) department's glossary (similar layout) into one OR

2) have row-by-row permissioning based on a new column with department code and appropriate access/security groups after manually merging them?

I even ried doing it in Excel first and rendering it using office macro but of course lose the ability to use anchors.

Any help/guidance appreciated.


Answers:
author: Natalie Paramonova [Stiltsoft]
body: Hi Raymond,

The [Page Properties](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Page+Properties+Macro) and [Page Properties Report](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Page+Properties+Report+Macro)macros work great if your properties consist of just one row.

If you need to pull multiple tables with multiple rows (both manually created or generated with the help of the macros outputting tables), you can use the combination of the [Table Excerpt Include](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=17301667#HowtouseTableExcerptandTableExcerptIncludemacros-UsingtheTableExcerptIncludeMacro) and [Table Transformer](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/How+to+use+Table+Transformer+macro?src=contextnavpagetreemode) macros. [Table Excerpt Include](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=17301667#HowtouseTableExcerptandTableExcerptIncludemacros-UsingtheTableExcerptIncludeMacro) provides an ability to pull any tables from child pages, from specific pages, from pages by labels and more. [Table Transformer](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TableFilter/How+to+use+Table+Transformer+macro?src=contextnavpagetreemode) merges all the tables in one.


author: Steven F Behnke
body: Can you leverage the [Page Properties](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Page+Properties+Macro) and [Page Properties Report](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Page+Properties+Report+Macro)macros? This is a great way to control access since you can pull from page trees (with edit/view restrictions) or from different spaces although (with their independent permission schemes.)

I do not use tables if I can use page properties. I'd rather deal with pages than deal with sections of a table.

If this doesn't work, could show us an example of what the structure looks like? I can't visualize it off of your description.

comments: author: Raymond Wu
body: Hmm - thought I responded but I guess not - the requirements was changed right after posting my question and the want is for a table with row level security tied into a new column containing the group name/entry owner..
How to convert pasted content into an unordered list
Asked by PaulE:

I have some content that looks like this:

$ cat -vet text.txt  
One$  
Two$  
Three$

($ means CR as opposed to \^M$ which means LF CR)

When I paste:

One  
Two  
Three

into the Confluence GUI editor, select the text and click the "Unordered List" button I get this:

* One

* Two

* Three

What is this feature called?

How do I turn it off?

I don't enjoy doing manual ASCII art-style editing to make it look like:

* One
* Two
* Three

If this is not a feautre, but an unintended behavior, can you please fix it?

In the meantime what do I have to do get format pasted content into a pretty unordered list quickly and easily?

-Paul


Answers:
author: PaulE
body: So here's my work around...

Create the document in MS Word and import into Confluence.

Word of course is a much more feature rich "editor".

I can paste a simple, plain text list, select it and format it as an unordered list without it messing up like Confluence's editor does. Then just save the docx and import. The imported version in Confluence looks exactly like the Word doc.

My conclusion is that Confluence's editor is broken. If you disagree with this statement, reproduce the behavior I've outlined in this thread and write a strong justification as to why adding two CRs in between unordered list items is a feature desired by your customers. Failing that, please correct the behavior to produce pretty output after formatting.

Thanks,

Paul


author: PaulE
body: So I did an experiment...

I pasted the following into the page editor:

\<ul\>  
\<li\>Coffee\</li\>  
\<li\>Tea\</li\>  
\<li\>Milk\</li\>  
\</ul\>

Then saved the page and viewed the source...

The rendered view and source view are identical. In other words, the HTML is not being rendered.

It's almost like Confluence isn't aware of HTML and is just operating in "WordPad" mode--for lack of a better term.


author: PaulE
body: We're using Confluence v5.6.1. How do I view the "Storage Format"?

This page says to click on "..."

(<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence+Storage+Format>)

I see no such thing. In v5.6.1, how do I determine the "Storage Format"?

Under the "Tools" menu there are various items, none called seem to contain the "Storage Format". I do notice that when I choose "View Source" that the source looks nearly identical to the page itself when rendered. So if the "Source" is text and not HTML, this may be part of the problem.


author: Steven F Behnke
body: Since you never called out specifically, you are referring to the additional line breaks that seem to be in your list, when you press the unordered list?Could you post the Storage Format of that page so we can see what is happening?
Can I pull the title of a parent page into a child page title?
Asked by Tom Riley:

I would like to know if it is possible to pull a parent page title into a child page or multiple child page titles.

For example, our quality assurance pages contain the campaign name (highlighted in red below) followed by the stage of quality assurance.

image2015-5-5 16:23:45.png

I want to be able to insert some sort of variable that includes the parent title in the child page title, so in the child page title you would have something like this:

{parentTitle} - Campaign Details Page

Is this possible?

Thanks

Tom  
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Answers:
author: Stacia Parfionov
body: Hi Tom,

Have you considered the Create Page plugin from Adaptavist? It's free and allows you to specify that the parent page title be pre-pended to a new page.

<http://www.adaptavist.com/w/products-plugins/free/create-page/>

<http://www.adaptavist.com/doco/display/CPP/Create+Page+Documentation>

Just a thought. :smile:


author: Nelson Carranza
body: Hi,

You can use the add-page-form macro from Linking Plugin. It is a free plugin.

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/net.customware.confluence.plugin.linking>

```
&lt;ac:structured-macro ac:name="add-page-form"&gt;          &lt;ac:parameter ac:name="linkText"&gt;create&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;          &lt;ac:parameter ac:name="prefix"&gt;%content:title%&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;          &lt;ac:parameter ac:name="type"&gt;page&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;        &lt;/ac:structured-macro&gt;
```

Regards

Nelson

comments: author: Casey Maynard
body: My apologies for re-opening an old Thread. But is there an update option on how to pull my parent title to use as part of my child title? These options are difficult to follow on how to update my current child/page hierarchy


Tags: confluence-administration

questions-for-confluence
Confluence @mentions email not formatted correctly
Asked by Lurae Criswell:

Confluence mentions were not sending out emails, so I disabled and re-enabled the Confluence Mentions Plugin. Now the email works but the email formatting is messed up.

**From:** Confluence Recommendations   
**Sent:** Tuesday, May 05, 2015 10:57 AM  
**To:** Person's name (removed)  
**Subject:** \[Confluence\] mention.mail.subject.page.word

Lurae Criswell mention.mail.templates.mentioned.you.page.word

Then the body of the email with missing images for View Page, Add Comment, Like

Thank you!


Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: Have you considered restarting the application? I haven't seen that issue before but off the top of my head I think it looks like the `.vm` templates are missing, implying they haven't been reloaded after you reenabled the mentions system add-on.


author: Lurae Criswell
body: That worked, thank you!

comments: author: rohit jadhav
body: Hey @Lurae Criswell, I was following this doc <https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf58/configuring-workbox-notifications-771892764.html>

and it does not mention anything about the 'Confluence Mentions ' plugin. I have issue which I have posted here <https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/35781493>

Do you think we need to add that plugin to get emails?.
Assign an user group to another group ?
Asked by S?bastien Duriatti:

Hello,

I wonder if it's possible to assign an user group at another group ?

For example, associate groupe A and B to create groupe C

Thank you

PS : I am a space admin, not confluence admin.


Answers:
author: Mallmann
body: Hello S?bastien,

In this case you'd be looking for a feature called *Nested Groups* which is available for LDAP. See this: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Managing+Nested+Groups>

I've raised a improvement request for this, though: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-37451>

I hope it helps

Eduardo


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: No, a group is a collection of users. You can't nest groups.

However, if you are using LDAP for an external user directory, you can do it in there. (Although the groups still look like sets of users in Confluence)


author: S?bastien Duriatti
body: Hi all,

Thanks for your quick answers

Thank you Eduardo for request, i look it carefully

Regards

S?bastien


Tags: assign

confluence-administration

user

user-group
E-Mail notification when certain data in a table changes
Asked by Elliott Lock:

Hi,

I have a page with a table, two of the columns in this table are "Owner" and "Status". What I'd like to know is can I setup a process where if the "Status" of a row changes to specific data, lets say "fixed". Can an e-mail be sent to the "Owner" of that row (item) notifying them?

Many Thanks,

Elliott


Answers:
author: Monika Turska [Adaptavist]
body: Hi Elliott,

Do you refer to [Community Forums add-on](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.adaptavist.confluence.forums)? If that's the case, try to use it with [Enterprise Notifications add-on](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.adaptavist.confluence.enterpriseNotifications) which will provide additional notification settings.

[Get in touch with Adaptavist Product Team](http://www.adaptavist.com/w/about/contact-us/) in case of further questions or check our [add-ons documentation for sample use cases](http://www.adaptavist.com/doco/display/CON/Adaptavist+Plugins). Hope that helps!

Thanks,

Monika


Tags: addon-com.adaptavist.confluence.forums
Retrospective Blueprint labels
Asked by Rosalind:

Hi there,

I have added a new label to the Retrospective Blueprint. The Create Template button (on the parent page) is pulling in the Retrospective Blueprint, but it uses the wrong label for each new page. It won't use the label as per the edited Retrospective template.

Hope you can help, Regards, Rosalind

V 5.7.3 Confluence


Answers:
author: Rosalind
body: Workaround: I ended up creating my own Retrospective template. In that way I can add labels and use them in different Page Properties Reports for parent pages. Regards,


author: Rosalind
body: Interesting ... I'm using Confluence 5.7.3 and the label option does not show initially, but after I have edited the Retrospective Blueprint, it will display with Edited/Reset to Default - and if I re-select Edit and scroll to the bottom left, the label option appears for editing. So maybe this is a new feature that is not working as it should? (Have not done this with other blueprints.) We have 100's retrospectives, so I want to create new pages using a specific label for 2015. At the moment we have a workaround, where we create the new retrospective meeting page and manually add the label for 2015. With the page properties report, it means that I'm seeing key details for retrospectives created in 2015. (I have created other parent pages for 2014, and 2013). Regards,


author: Steven F Behnke
body: Okay good, no baby-steps then.I am actually a little confused here: I thought you could add labels to these templates but I just edited the templates on Confluence 5.4.4, 5.6.3, and 5.7.1 and none of them have labels for me to edit.


author: Rosalind
body: Thanks for your reply. I know that the Create Template macro is pulling in the edited Retrospective Blueprint for that space because it creates a page with my changes (two extra rows). But the new page is not using the new label that displays on the edited Retrospective Blueprint (bottom left). The space was created a couple of years ago prior to Confluence 5, so have had to access the space template via Browse\\Space Admin instead of Content Tools. (I'm very clear that I am not working with the global blueprint- no changes to that - still in its original form.) Regards, Rosalind


author: Steven F Behnke
body: This shouldn't be a problem... Can you ensure you are editing the Space Template instead of the Global template, or vice-versa? Depending on your context you might be editing the "wrong" template.
Is there a way to keep parent pages expanded, exposing all child pages
Asked by MEDITECH ADMIN TEAM:

In Confluence, is it possible to keep a parent page expanded, exposing all child pages, leave the session and when reopened, the parent page is still expanded?


Answers:
author: Steven F Behnke
body: Hi @MEDITECH ADMIN TEAM, can you expand on how/where you're looking for this functionality?

The Page Tree macro can have a "depth" set so it always has *n* depth of children exposed.


Tags: confluence-administration