Info Panels
Asked by rebecca_m_kornblum:

It just occurred to me for the millionth time that it would be really nice to be able to put info panels INSIDE a numbered or bulleted list. If there is a way to do this, I'll be so grateful that I don't feel foolish for not knowing. If there isn't, how/where do I make this suggestion? I create Help Center articles with a lot of step-by-step instructions and any time I need to call out information within the steps, I have to get creative in how I present it since the info panels aren't available inline.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Daniel_Domene_Kolekti
body: Hello [@rebecca_m_kornblum](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5458159) , to add to what [@Robert DaSilva - Adaptavist](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3984541) mentioned, you could also look in the marketplace as there are a few solutions that might fit your use case.

Here's a short gif I just made of a couple of options I thought could work from [Content Formatting Macros](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/247/content-formatting-macros-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_campaign=kolekti_cfm4c_cld_info-panels):

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1. **Tooltips** (a flag with info will show when clicked)  
2. **Footnotes** (you can add multiple footnotes to a page and will get grouped on the page later)  

I'm also interested in learning more about your experiences creating step-by-step Help Center guides. At Kolekti, we recently released [Guided Pathways for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1232574/guided-pathways-for-confluence-decision-tree-driven-content?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_campaign=kolekti_gp4c_cld_info-panels), an app designed specifically for that purpose.

If you're open to it, I'd love to schedule a quick chat to hear about your process and get your feedback on our app. If so, feel free to reach out to me at dmartinez@kolekti.com.

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![Recording 2024-09-23 at 08.53.38.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/348649i61DD24E95D4A893A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Recording 2024-09-23 at 08.53.38.gif")


author: Robert DaSilva - Adaptavist
body: Hey [@rebecca_m_kornblum](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5458159)

You might be able to get away with using Tables for your step-by-step guides instead of the default numbered or bulleted list.

Tables have the ability to insert a numbered column to the left of all other content, and the table cells can contain whatever it is you want. It doesn't have the same look as the step-by-step guide, but it gets close!

Here's an example I just threw together to demonstrate:

![Screenshot 2024-09-20 at 4.24.19?PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/348467i7FAD4BF14DCA0EF5/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot 2024-09-20 at 4.24.19?PM.png")

As an aside, it looks like Atlassian is aware of the feature request. They have an open ticket on their public Confluence Cloud bug portal: <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-67862>. I would recommend giving that post a like and voting for the issue, as that's one of the main ways Atlassian prioritizes new features.

comments: author: rebecca_m_kornblum
body: Hi Robert,

Thank you for that suggestion. I always love creative workarounds and would definitely do that for the occasional step-by-step guide but I write instructional help center documentation that can get pretty lengthy. I did not know you could add a numbered column in a table, though, so that is good to know! I really appreciate the link to the issue above and wIll add my two cents there.

Thanks,

Rebecca


author: Barbara Szczesniak
body: [@rebecca_m_kornblum](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5458159) This has been the bane of my existence for the last 18 months (I'm a 30+-year tech writer creating a user guide in Confluence for the first time).

I finally started using Shift+Enter and emojis at the start of the new line to pretend to be a note/tip/warning/etc. It looks a bit cheesy and is confusing, since it's inconsistent styling with other places where I can use the panel.

Of course, I have to use this Shift+Enter method for any paragraph I want to include under a step. The biggest failing for this is when you want to put your screenshot under the step.


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