I do not like the new UI. How can I keep having the classic UI
Asked by Tor Stefa Lura:

I really do not like the new UI. It is trying to imitate the other "modern" wiki solutions. The classic confluence UI was for me perfect. An wiki with a bit more features, lightweight with some extras. Not word / sharepoint.

The main problem for me with the new UI is this.

1. Horizontal screen space. - I want to be able to use all of my moitors screen space. Not have useless whitespace at the sides.
2. Super slow - The old UI was really quick to render on screen. New UI is superslow and it is annoying.
3. \[ shortcut for creating new pages directly from where you stand in the article does not longer work. Now you have to fiddle and faff about to make a new page.

But the main issue - I want to use _ALL_ of available screenspace in my article. We have _HUGE_ monitors. I want to use it!

So, we run self hosted. And I want to upgrade to the lastet proper confluence version, so I wonder at which version number did Atlassian change to the other UI. How long will confluence support the classic UI?

I really like confluence, the classic UI was really good! Some minor bugs. Fast to render, and fast to work in with the short-cuts.

But not with this new UI. Its a new product now. Its like sharepoint now. Slow and cramped.


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@Tor Stefa Lura](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114443) !

I saw that you mentioned the fact that "*So, we run self hosted*" but your major issues seem to be pointed at the Confluence Cloud platform, not the Self-hosted one.

For example, in Confluence Cloud we can now create content by pressing C in our keyboard if shortcuts are enabled.

Here is a screenshot of it:
> ![Screen Shot 2020-10-13 at 13.38.26.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/114094i74427CF02AC74D05/image-dimensions/438x279?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2020-10-13 at 13.38.26.png")

And here is our documentation on Shortcuts for the Confluence Cloud platform:
> * ++***[Confluence Cloud - Keyboard shortcuts](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/keyboard-shortcuts-markdown-and-autocomplete/)***++

As [@Manon Soubies-Camy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1215212) mentioned, we can set the Editor to use our whole screen if we desire. Here is how:
> ![Screen-Recording-2020-10-13-at-1.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/114095i28F5CDBD367A7058/image-dimensions/441x204?v=v2 "Screen-Recording-2020-10-13-at-1.gif")

I still have a question about "*How long will confluence support the classic UI?*" When you say classic UI, what exactly is meant by that?

Are you referencing this:
> ![02-Overview-2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/114096i1BCB94C56EB6CA42/image-dimensions/506x261?v=v2 "02-Overview-2.png")

This:
> ![Confluence6+.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/114097i38C5669BE93E89C5/image-dimensions/483x194?v=v2 "Confluence6+.png")

Or this:
> ![Confluence5.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/114098i28A15582A45EF5B4/image-dimensions/464x285?v=v2 "Confluence5.jpg")

Let us hear from you!


author: Manon Soubies-Camy
body: Hi [@Tor Stefa Lura](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114443) and welcome to Community!

Have you tried clicking on this button to make page full-width?

![Capture d??cran 2020-10-07 ? 17.43.47.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/113266i44C2B05B4A050B59/image-dimensions/723x131?v=v2 "Capture d??cran 2020-10-07 ? 17.43.47.png")

Hope this helps,

- Manon


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