youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
Why does merging of cells in a table not work on all cells?
Asked by Giovanni:

I want to merge some cells in a table, so I select several cells and click on merge cells. For example I select 3 cells in the first column, and it works properly. Then I select the next 3 cells, and nothing happens after "pushing the button". The 3 cells before I can unmerge and merge several times, but the next 3 do not work. This happens several times within the table, and I didn't figure out yet, what is the cause to make it work or not. Please help me soon, because a customer is waiting for a finalized documentation in his Confluence-Wiki.

My customer uses a self-managed Confluence Version 7.3.1.

Thanks in advance for your professional support and hints.


Answers:
author: Daniel Ebers
body: Hi Giovanni,

welcome to the Community!

I came across the same effect when editing a quite large table. What helped in some cases was to click into a cell and extend marked cell area with keyboard by holding "Ctrl" + "Shift" pressed.

By no means I was able to get to the bottom of the case. I don't think the keyboard-based approach makes much difference. It might rather be a coincidence.

Cheers,  
Daniel

comments: author: Giovanni
body: Yes I agree, in the end my work-around was to copy/paste working cells or add new cells, till it worked to connect them. I also think that it's maybe a bug. Thank you for your reply!

Cheers

Giovanni


author: Paul
body: Why is this the accepted answer? Why is this answer accepted at all and the topic marked as solved? There is no solution in it as stated by the author himself.


author: Florian Hofmann
body: Workaround which works for me: Use another browser (In my case Safari works instead of Firefox)


Tags: cloud

merge

table
Show Jira Team Member in Confluence Page
Asked by Olive Sun:

As there's functionality to add multiple people into a Jira team. I would like to know if it's possible to display the team member on the confluence page via the team's name?


Answers:
author: Hazwan Ariffin
body: Unfortunately, that's not possible yet. Also, I can't find any addon that could help with that also there seems to be no suggestion/feature request in <https://jira.atlasian.com> with regard to it. I'd suggest you raise a feature request in <https://jira.atlassian.com> so Atlassian Dev team can have a look at it and make sure to vote for it!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Can't find an Add-On
Asked by Tim Rattle:

I can find the **Scroll Viewport for Confluence** add-on in the market place, however, from my native Confluence it shows show up in a search at all. Why would this be?


Answers:
author: Andreas Purde
body: Dear Tim,

this might happen if you are using a Confluence version which is incompatible with the app. Most likely: you use a Confluence version which is very new and the app provider did not yet update the app.

Kind regards

Andreas

comments: author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Note that "version" in the answer also covers the type of service. From memory, Scroll Viewport is only available for Server and Data Centre, so if you're on Cloud, you won't be offered it by the plugin management functions.


Tags: cloud
how to see the remaining storage of my confluence?
Asked by veronica yang:

I'm aware that personal account only have 2GB storage capacity, so I'm wondering ++**how or where can I see the remaining storage of my personal confluence?**++This concerns if I need to get a standard account.

**p.s.** huge fan of confluence. I worked at three companies that used confluence wiki so I was pretty familiar with it. And since I left I kept searching for similar product, but none of them is like confluence, until I know confluence allows free personal account, really appreciated.


Answers:
author: Ollie Guan
body: Hello [@veronica yang](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3880711) ,

Welcome to the community!

You must be a site admin to track storage.

Go to your site's Administration at admin.atlassian.com:

* If you're an admin for one site, you'll land on the Users page of your site.
* If you're an admin for multiple sites or an organization admin, click a site's name and URL to open the Administration for that site.

Choose Storage in the left panel. For each product, you'll see the amount of storage used and the amount remaining (if it's not unlimited).

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/atlassian-cloud-storage-policy-873871366.html?_ga=2.237740736.1923291243.1587344838-1478559027.1570682324>

![TIM??20200423105841.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/91765iC73E4A8C4557E7C4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "TIM??20200423105841.png")


Tags: cloud
Template "No results found" modification
Asked by Stan:

Greetings,

I'd like to modify "No results found" template from search input. Is that possible?

Thanks


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads
body: Hey Stan,

First some disclaimers - modifying files in your Confluence install can break your instance, cause weird display problems, and make your users unhappy. Definitely don't modify files in production; always use a test system to check changes, take backups, and be prepared for things to break. Modifying any files on the filesystem will entail modifying the files *again* after upgrade if you want to keep your customizations.

In Confluence 7.2 (this is probably the case in other versions that use the sidebar as well), the search results are managed through a javascript file at **\<confluence-install\>/confluence/includes/js/search-results-grid-min.js** (and you can see its non-minified version in the same folder at search-results-grid.js, although the non-minified version isn't served out). Making changes to this file will require restarting Confluence (to flush its internal cache) and hard-refreshing your browser (to clear your browser cache). In general, I would not recommend going this route as it's very likely you're going to break Confluence.

Instead, I'd recommend taking a peek at some previous answers to this question: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Customize-search-result-page/qaq-p/1012463> - for example using an app to modify the page templates is going to yield much safer results.

Cheers,  
Daniel


Tags: confluence-server

server
can someone tell me how to create a page tree with links to some other pages in confluence?
Asked by vam_k:

I can create PAGE TREE with links of pages that are created by me. But I want to create links to other confluence pages under the PAGE TREE. I am not able to this. I am the admin and i have all permissions. Can someone help?


Answers:
author: priya jassal
body: Hi I am looking to do the same thing in confluence, just wondering If you figured out how to do that?

Thanks


author: Andreas Purde
body: Dear Vam,

the page tree macro should do this. Others however will only see pages for which they have the permission.

kind regards

andreas

comments: author: vam_k
body: 1. Thanks for your reply Andreas. Sorry, I am not very clear on my post.. I am referring to the PAGE TREE in the side bar. How do i create links under PAGE TREE to other confluence pages from side bar? I am new to confluence. If you have steps with screen shots, it will be very helpful for me.


author: Andreas Purde
body: You can't to that from the sidebar directly. However when you hit the create button the new page will be created under the current page =\> navigate to the desired parent page and create your new page from there.


author: K Langford
body: If you have pages that you have created in that space but they are NOT showing up automatically in page tree, it is possible these pages have become orphaned. Go in to Space -\> Content Tools. There you will see Reorder Pages (for changing look and feel of the tree), you'll also see Orphaned Pages. This may be where your missing pages are resting at the moment.


Tags: atl-gruland
Get Back to Old Confluence Editor For Templates
Asked by Pete Dunham:

I am missing the old editor for Confluence for creating templates. In particular, missing the ability to "create and issue" from instructional text. I believe this feature was instructional text to macro. Also the template macro isn't using the spaceKey variable like the old editor.

Anyone know of any tricks to create a template (for a Confluence page) where the template and the new page are both with the old editor?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there, [@Pete Dunham](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1254435) ! I have dealt with a pretty similar request recently. You can check it here:
> * ++***[\[Atlassian Community\] New templates don't display template editor menu](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/New-templates-don-t-display-template-editor-menu/qaq-p/1350570)***++

I hope this thread helps you out!


Tags: cloud
Confluence Cloud Site Backup/Export - what is the file format?
Asked by Patty Feehan:

When you create a site backup and download the backup file what is the format of that backup file? Is the backup compiled or will we see individual files for each Page and Attachment. If an attachment was a PDF or Word document is that what is exported? Will we see individual XML files for each Page?

The following link is in reference to my question:<https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/create-a-site-backup-724765526.html>


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Patty,

Welcome to Atlassian Community. It's nice to meet you!

To summarize, the site backup file that the Backup Manager creates for you contains information on your pages, users and groups, and attachments, if you so choose. This is delivered in the form of a .zip file, and contains various XML files that Confluence can read in order to restore a site's content.

When you unzip the file, it will contain the following:

![CleanShot 2020-05-06 at 17.48.36.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/93710i3FB17FFA1D911057/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "CleanShot 2020-05-06 at 17.48.36.png")

In the attachments/ folder, you will find a directory structure similar to Confluence's own internal structure. Each folder will have a separate numeric ID that matches the numeric page ID assigned to a page in Confluence. Within those directories, you will find your Confluence page attachments.

The page content isn't as easily accessible. The overall .zip file is meant to be re-imported into another Confluence site in order to restore your content. For that reason, the data contained within is written in XML, which Confluence is able to read and interpret. Therefore, this information isn't human-readable. The purpose of the site backup is not to be able to access your content offline.

If you want to be able to view your Confluence pages offline, I recommend trying some of the solutions from the page: [Confluence: Can I work with Confluence content in offline mode?](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confeval/confluence-evaluator-resources/confluence-can-i-work-with-confluence-content-in-offline-mode)

Is there a particular use you had in mind for your site backup? If you could perhaps tell me what you're trying to do, I might have a solution for you.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Shannon

comments: author: Patty Feehan
body: We are planning to move our hosted Confluence site to a Confluence cloud server. I am trying to make sure that our documentation we will be storing on the cloud server can be easily retrieved if we decide to move to a different format in the future. Just making sure we have total control over the information and assets we will be storing in Confluence. Thanks for your help.


author: Shannon S
body: Hello Patty,

Thank you for elaborating on that!

If you use the Confluence site backup, you need to be able to restore it to a compatible version of Confluence in order to read the data. Therefore, I would definitely recommend using one of the offline mode options.

Take care, and have a pleasant rest of your week.

Shannon


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
How do I 'remove' Confluence? Cloud
Asked by David_Jahnke:

I am evaluating and want to run Jira only without Confluence. Should I cancel and start over or can I somehow completely remove the Confluence tools from what I already have. I really want to keep my company URL so nervous to just cancel and start over. I have no data to loose so happy to do that if I can start a new account and use that same name again.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Under site management, you can cancel your subscription(s)

comments: author: David_Jahnke
body: Thanks! That did it.


Tags: cloud
What is the best way to move information from our site wikipedia into our Confluence spaces?
Asked by Tammy Stoudenmire:

I am trying to move pages/information from our site wikipedia into our Confluence spaces. Is that possible, if so, what is the best practice for accomplishing this task?


Answers:
author: Fadoua
body: [@Tammy Stoudenmire](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3880013)

There used to be a plugin to handle this type of request, however not sure what happened it is no longer available.

Please click [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/import-content-into-confluence-191141.html) to read more about some options Atlassian is suggesting

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Best,

Fadoua

comments: author: Tammy Stoudenmire
body: Thank you, I will check it out.
Why aren't my .gif's animated anymore?
Asked by jnealy:

When I first started using Confluence in July of last year, if I used a .gif in my blog, they would play in the editor, in the published version, and even in the email inbox for watchers.

A few months ago, the .gif's stopped playing in the editor and the inbox, but they still played in the published version, so I didn't worry too much.

Today, though, I noticed that the blog I sent yesterday isn't playing the .gif even in the published version.

Because of the nature of my work, I clear cache/cookies weekly, and I quit all programs and restart my computer daily. If you have any other advice for troubleshooting my device, I'm all ears!

I am using a VPN to connect to my company's network since we're all working remotely these days, though the issue seems to be consistent across my team.

Any insight is most welcome! We mainly use .gif's for fun, so it's not a crucial issue for us, but I wanted to raise the flag since it has progressed, and in case this was a wider-spread behavior affecting other customers.

I know it's not necessarily a bug, so if you have any troubleshooting steps I can take to rule out my device/network/browser, let me know! Thank you!!


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@jnealy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3516835) !

Gifs can be quite funny. I remember back in the day when we could find this baby everywhere we go:

![DancingBaby.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/92125i3C77265C1D4DC6E3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "DancingBaby.gif")

I tried to replicate the behavior you described. In the end, I was unable to. It worked across all my browsers and in both "normal" pages and blog posts.

Here is what I see:

**Normal Page:**
> **![Screen-Recording-2020-04-24-at-1.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/92126i4EC8C3CD4ED47490/image-dimensions/502x292?v=v2 "Screen-Recording-2020-04-24-at-1.gif")**

**Blog Post:**
> **![Screen-Recording-2020-04-24-at-1(1).gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/92128iE22838A19A3826CA/image-dimensions/479x279?v=v2 "Screen-Recording-2020-04-24-at-1(1).gif")**

I think we could start by checking if the behavior is present in another browser and also if other users can see the gifs moving.

Let us hear from you!

comments: author: jnealy
body: Hey, [@Diego](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1188952) !

Thanks for taking the time to answer!

That is great info! I'm sure it must be something on our end, then. I'll touch base with my team to troubleshoot further.

Thanks again!

Jordan


author: Diego
body: Thanks for getting back, [@jnealy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3516835) ! Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.


author: Juan Balbuena
body: do you like babsketball


author: Nasir Kassa
body: yes


Tags: blog

cloud

image
Confluence
Asked by Keith Green:

Has anyone else had any issues creating and then trying to "Preview", or for that matter load, your newly created FORM. For some reason, our existing Forms in Confluence will not load right now, and the circle that represents the Form is loading... just keeps spinning round and round. My Forms table does load, although it takes maybe 30 seconds or so.

Did Atlassian / Confluence do any updating lately that might effect the Forms loading and/or creations? any thoughts or ideas would be much appreciated!

KEG


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads
body: Hey Keith!

I can see that you're inquiring about the [Forms for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/261/forms-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=support) app. I've added a tag on the question so that hopefully someone from Adaptavist (maker of the app) will be more likely to see the question.

If some time goes by and you haven't gotten an answer here on Community, you could also [try opening a support case directly with Adaptavist](https://productsupport.adaptavist.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/8). I'm not particularly familiar with this app, but given the way you describe the issue I'd be inclined to think the preview not loading might have to do with the app more than Confluence.

Cheers,  
Daniel


Tags: addon-com.adaptavist.confluence.formmailng

cloud

confluence-cloud
Is there a mechanism to generate a report which identifies tiny links in Confluence?
Asked by kparker:

I would like to generate a report of the tiny links in Confluence. Is there an app or macro which can facilitate this type of report?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello, and welcome to Atlassian Community. It's nice to have you join us!

You'll need to programmatically generate the list of tiny links, which you can do following the example from the following article:

* [How to programmatically generate the tiny link of a Confluence page](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/how-to-programmatically-generate-the-tiny-link-of-a-confluence-page-956713432.html?_ga=2.155604731.1972949366.1588759137-1807160611.1583331418)

This example shows you how to do it for one page, but the code can be adjusted to generate a tiny link for a number of pages.

I hope that helps but let us know if you have any questions about that.

Take care,

Shannon


Tags: atl-adm

atlassian-marketplace

confluence-server

server
I lost all my work when my laptop shut down
Asked by Rohan Agrawal:

I was working on a doc and accidentally my laptop shutdown. Once I started again the doc was empty. I was trying to play around to recover and After some time I was able to see my doc.   
Sometime later again the same thing happened but I am not able to get my work back.  
I saw it showed your work has been saved.

I had not published my work.  

Can someone help pls


Answers:
author: Fadoua
body: [@Rohan Agrawal](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3879764)

Yes Confluence does save your work every minute.

If you are a space admin you will be able to find your page under:

Space Settings -\> Content Tools -\> Orphaned Pages

Please let me know how it goes.

Best,

Fadoua


Tags: cloud
Creating a graph dashboard?
Asked by Fred Erick:

Hi,

I've got two questions about Confluence:

1. Is it possible to create a graph dashboard with the standard Confluence features?

2. Is it possible to import an excel spread sheet to be the source of the dashboard?

Thx


Answers:
author: Natalie Paramonova [Stiltsoft]
body: Hi [@Fred Erick](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3879365) ,

The default Confluence functionality doesn't provide the ability to create a dashboard based on the imported Excel spreadsheet.

There is the default [Office Excel](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/office-excel-macro-375849173.html) macro that allows to display an attached file on a page, and the [Chart](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/chart-macro-163415075.html) macro that allows to build charts. Unfortunately, you can't use these macros together because the Chart macro works only with plain manually created tables.

Actually, you can resolve your use case with the help of the combination of the default and paid tools. The [Table Filter and Charts for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/27447/table-filter-and-charts-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview&utm_source=community) app works with all kinds of tables, including tables generated by other macros and apps. With the help of the macros included in the app, you can build multiple charts and pivot tables based on one source table, for example, the Office Excel macro. You can find an example [on our documentation site](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TFAC/Creating+a+Dashboard+Based+on+One+Table?utm_source=community). The only thing is that in your case you'll use the Office Excel macro instead of the Jira Issues macro.

One more option is to import a CSV file with the help of the [Table from CSV](https://docs.stiltsoft.com/display/TFAC/How+to+use+Table+from+CSV+macro?utm_source=community) macro.

Please let me know if you need further assistance.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Is it possible to link alle words within wiki pages automatically?
Asked by Julian Marscheider:

Hello,

I have to link the same word to a glossary page in big numer of wiki pages and wanted to ask if it is possible to do this task automatically? I can find all the entries with the search function, but I still need to manually set all the links on the individual pages.

Thank you.


Answers:
author: Andreas Purde
body: Dear Julian,

did you check the Glossary apps on the Marketplace? I'm pretty sure that at least one contains that functionality. As I didn't try them I can't tell you more.

kind regards

Andreas


Tags: confluence-server

server
PR workflow in authoring confluence docs
Asked by Andy Xu:

Hi, there,

I wonder whether there's any plan to enable PR workflow when authoring confluence docs. The PR workflow (review, approve, merge) is very necessary when collaborating documents. Thanks!


Answers:
author: Laura Parraga -K15t-
body: Hi Andy,

Our app [Scroll Documents for Confluence Cloud](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1217608/scroll-documents-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) allows you to set and track workflow statuses to manage the approval and release process of documents.

We're currently investigating how to extend this capability to make it more useful for users like you. If you're interested in talking to us about your requirements and learn how Scroll Document can already support you when collaborating on documents, just send me an email to: lparraga@k15t.com

Cheers,

Laura (K15t)


Tags: confluence-cloud