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How-to navigate long Confluence pages in edit mode?
Asked by Mikhail Naumov:

The only way I found is simple scroll, not convenient when making a lot of small changes in different parts of a page.

Some sort of MS Word Navigation Pane would be very useful.

Any ideas?


Answers:
author: Irina Sanikovich _StiltSoft_
body: You can use [InPlace Editor](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/33286/inplace-editor-for-confluence?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview&utm_source=atlassian-community&utm_medium=answer&utm_campaign=inplace-editor-traffic-sources&utm_term=how-to-navigate-long-confluence-pages-in-edit-mode) to quickly navigate between headings in the page view mode and edit long, high-structured, and macro rich pages as individual sections in the pop-up with native Confluence editor.


author: cburkins
body: I find this mildly frustrating as well. As my Confluence documents get longer, when I go into edit mode, I observe:

* Edit mode doesn't remember your last location, always rolls you to the top of the document even when you're position where you want to edit
* The Table of Contents macro is not functional in edit mode, so I can't use that to quickly navigate to the section I want to edit.

Which forces me to manually scroll, hunting for the section I want to edit.

To further exacerbate the problem, it seems like there isn't a "Save and Stay" button. To save, I have to click "Save", which causes me to exit edit mode. And when I want to edit again, I have to re-navigate to my desired edit location all over again.

Hey look, first-world problem to be sure, but seems like there a few different lightweight solutions that would solve this problem....


author: Kamer V
body: [@Mikhail Naumov](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3372090)

If you still need a macro for easier navigation for long pages in Confluence, here you have have a macro I use:

[https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221814/easy-heading-pro-for-confluence?hosting=datacenter\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221814/easy-heading-pro-for-confluence?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview)

It works on "Edit mode" as well.


author: Shannon S
body: Hello Mikhail,

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

There's no feature like that in Confluence, but you might be able to find a 3rd party add-on that could help you with this. I would recommend you check out [the Marketplace listings](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence&query=navigation%20pane).

Let me know if you have any questions about any of those add-ons!

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Mikhail Naumov
body: Thank you! checked the link, didn't find anything so far(


author: Shannon S
body: Mikhail,

I wasn't sure when I checked either if any of them would provide the functionality. At any rate, I included your question in the Marketplace Collection, so if a vendor knows that their product provides it, they will be able to let us know here.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: atlassian-marketplace

confluence-server

edit

navigation

server
Is there a possibility to load dynamic content on a page after checking a checkbox?
Asked by Hannes_Bo:

Hi,

first of all: hopefully this isn't a question which was already answered several times ago.

My problem:

In our company, we create process guidelines on confluence pages. These process guidelines (usally only text, sometimes diagrams) should only appear / be displayed on the same page, if a user check a specific checkbox. For example:

User XYZ checks the checkbox "process guideline making coffee" and after checking, the diagram or text of the guideline should be displayed right under the checked checkbox.

If user XYZ checks another checkbox (e.g. "process guideline activating air conditioning") a differnt content (e.g. "the text/diagram of the air conditioner guideline") should be displayed under the checked checkbox.

Is there a -more or less- "easy" solution which covers my issue?

I already thought about using a combination of a user written macro for checkboxes, combined with the standard "Expand" macro, but I'm not really sure how to do this. And anyway, I'm not a programmer and trying to combine both macro's would probably result in a mass chaos in our confluence....

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Hannes


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: I answered this [in relation to Confluence Cloud recently](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Can-I-create-dynamic-content-based-on-check-boxes-selected-on-a/qaq-p/1097037). This will be easier to achieve in the server version of Confluence, but still isn't something that can be done out of the box. You were heading in the right direction of looking at User Macros. Rather than ticking boxes, you might be able to use labels to pick what should appear on the page.

comments: author: Hannes_Bo
body: Thanks for your advise!

I will try to create my own macro which covers my issue and will paste my solution here.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Install confluence without cluster setup
Asked by Felix Dorsch:

Hi guys,

currently im installing confluence 6.15.5 on a Windows Server 2016 (trial license).

Currently im walking through the setup wizard (web) after installation, now the wizard is asking me for the cluster configuration. Regarding [this manual](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/installing-confluence-on-windows-255362047.html) the cluster-setup page should not appear.

Does anybody know what i do wrong?

Regards

Felix


Answers:
author: Matthias Gaiser _K15t_
body: Hi Felix,

just a wild guess - did you download the installer for Confluence Data Center from <https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download/data-center>?

If yes, you can try it with the one for Confluence Server: <https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download>

I actually don't know if the installers are really different, but it might be worth a try.

Good luck,  
Matthias.

comments: author: Felix Dorsch
body: Hi Matthias,

the installer for server and datacenter are the same.

The trial license i used while setting up was for datacenter, after creating the right license the setup wizard is different.

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Felix


author: Matthias Gaiser _K15t_
body: Thanks for the clarification, [@Felix Dorsch](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3398884).

This might help someone else as well.


author: Kensuke Lohse-Kimura
body: Is the way upgrade the server to a newer version using the datacenter trial license? As we can no more request server license?

We are currently trying to upgrade our server using the datacenter trial license. After upgrade, we are requested to create a cluster.
Usernames synched from Active Directory - Jira and Confluence
Asked by Thomas Drake:

Hi,

Is there a list somewhere that tells me when synching users from Active Directory, what stipulations there are for usernames - i.e how many chars, what chars and symbols can be used (,.\<'\>"\&_- etc). If possible I would like a list for Confluence and Jira as I believe it's different between them.

Thanks


Answers:
author: Ismael Jimoh
body: Hi [@Thomas Drake](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3390177) ,

I am unaware of any list like this existing on the Atlassian side. However, I believe JIRA would sync any names that do not contain the following:
>
> ```
> The username must not contain '<', '>' or '&' (you see this error when you use create users normally)
> ```

As for confluence, I know it does not allow usernames starting with Capitals but when synced from your AD, it will still allow these users. It does not support usernames with:
> Usernames cannot contain the characters '+', ',', '\\', '\<', '\>', ', or ".

I hope this helps you and please note that a full stop '.' is allowed.

Cheers.

comments: author: Thomas Drake
body: Thanks alot [@Ismael Jimoh](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1214168)


author: Thomas Drake
body: So just so i've got this correct , when manually setting up a user in confluence it will NOT allow you to have a username starting with a capital letter , but when synching from AD to confluence , it allows usernames starting with a capital letter ?


author: Ismael Jimoh
body: That is correct.


Tags: active-directory

jira
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Answers:
author: Tomoko Suzuki
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Tags: language-ja
How to get variables to work on Confluence Cloud
Asked by Tristan Silverio:

I created a template and added variables. When I try to create a new page using the template the variables aren't showing.

**Definition of template below**

![template creation.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/58754i82AA2B6FB3AF78EB/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "template creation.PNG")

**This is what I get when I create a page using the template**

![use template.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/58755i7CAD688DEF675356/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "use template.PNG")


Answers:
author: Susan Kelley
body: Has this functionality been removed in the new editor? 2020/2021? I no longer see this as an option in my dropdown list in Confluence Cloud.


author: Shannon S
body: Hello Tristan,

Welcome to Atlassian Community. It's nice to have you.

I'm trying to replicate this in my Confluence Cloud environment, but I'm not having the same options you are for my variables.

Could you tell me what you are using to create these variables? For example, I don't have an option to create a variable that allows a yes/no selection.

Are you using an add-on for this, or is this another version of Confluence than Cloud?

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Tristan Silverio
body: I'm not using an add-on. The variables is built-in to the default confluence cloud package we have. It only appears when I'm editing a template (see screenshot 1). The Yes or No is a variable of type list (see screenshot 2). Please advise

screenshot 1

![new variable.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59051iE1D59CF06E5DDFA3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "new variable.png")

screenshot 2

![List.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59052iDD77C2DAF024E385/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "List.PNG")


author: Shannon S
body: Tristan,

Thank you for confirming that. It looks that your template editor has been rolled out to the new editor, whereas my instance didn't have that available yet so I wasn't able to test properly.

I've found the following bug, and I think it describes the behavior you're experiencing:

* [CONFCLOUD-65790](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65790) *Not possible to populate variables on the new editor*

Please take a moment to review that, and if you agree it's the same behavior, click **This affects my team** and you'll automatically be added to the list of watchers. At this time, there's no workaround for this issue, but if you're on the list of watchers, you'll be updated when there's an available workaround.

Best regards,

Shannon


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

variable
who uses confluence?
Asked by Enesha Berry:

I am in the middle of project and wanted to understand about the people who use confluence? Is confluence used my software companies or by technical writers and developers who are freelancers. ?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: It's used by all sorts of people - a lot of software companies, yes, but also financial, commodity, consultancy, medical, building, logistics, charities, government, etc. It's used for all sorts of things. You can imagine that there is a huge range of types of role within all of those organisations.


Tags: evaluator-resources
Error trying to add a label
Asked by Sylvana Rodriguez:

I?m working in Confluence.

When I try to add a label an error appears:

![Captura1.JPG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/58736i6C22FE1FCD3BF626/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Captura1.JPG")


Answers:
author: Rambabu Patina _Appfire_
body: Hi [@Sylvana Rodriguez](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3397349) , Welcome to the community.

Are you facing the issue in cloud or server? Please elaborate more on what error exactly you are getting. It would be helpful to dig more if you can provide some logging. Thanks.

comments: author: Sylvana Rodriguez
body: I'm working on server.

I am defining a how to page that uses tables and when wanting to add a label it shows the message described.

Thanks in advance
How can we go back to a search?
Asked by Rasanjala Weerasekera:

When we do a search, get a list of hits, click one of the hits, and then want to go back to the search to see the other hits, how can we do this without having to perform the search all over again? If we press the back button it will go back to the previous confluence page and not back to the search. The only way that I can think of how to do this is to open each search hit in a new tab/window, which is inconvenient. Is there any other way to go back to the search results?


Answers:
author: Dave Theodore [Coyote Creek Consulting]
body: I use the "open in a new tab" method. It's simple and you can close the tab when you are done.
Get status of external system and display on Confluence page
Asked by Andrew:

I have a Confluence page that lists the status for a variety of different systems, just for an easily accessible summary page. Currently, this page needs to be updated manually with the status updates, but I'm wondering if there is a way to get this external system status and then have it display on the Confluence page?

I attempted to use Javascript (see below):

```
$( document ).ready(function() {
$.ajax
({
type: "GET",
url: "{url}",
dataType: 'json',
headers: {
"Authorization": "{authorization key}"
},
success: function(data){
var status = '${data.connection_status}'
document.getElementById("connectionStatus").value = status;
}
});
});
```

This should retrieve the status of the system, but unsurprisingly I run into a CORS error. I was expecting this, but just thought I'd give it a quick try.

With this is mind, are there any alternatives available? Whether methods, or the use of plugins (including paid) that would be able to help solve this issue?


Answers:
author: Thomas Deiler
body: Dear [@Andrew Cannell](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3323561) ,

very pragmatic solution: collect the status information with a scripted cron job and update the page with the one [REST API call](https://docs.atlassian.com/atlassian-confluence/REST/6.6.0/#content-update).

So long

Thomas


Tags: atl-adm

external

script
Installation error
Asked by Asha Ganesan:

I get this message when I try to install Atlassian Companion app in Windows 10.

There was an error while installing the application. Check the setup log for more information and contact the author.

I have attached the setup log here.![Capture.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/58725i51CED8800990FE07/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.PNG")


Answers:
author: Fabian Lim
body: Hi Asha,

I recommend you contact [atlassian support](https://support.atlassian.com/) directly to analyze the information.

Regards


Tags: confluence-server

server
How do I link and display other diagrams within a Visio diagram?
Asked by Donna Moore:

WE have a very large system diagram that we created in Visio. I'd like to reference and display other graphics in this larger one.

We'd like to be able to update the smaller graphic and have it automatically update the larger one.

Any way we can do this?


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Could you explain what this has to do with Confluence?

comments: author: Donna Moore
body: So sorry Nic.  
I'm using Confluence, I have a very large Visio diagram that I want to add links to. In essence, I want to add an 'excerpt-like link to the large diagram.

I don't know if I can do this with the Visio diagram or need to convert.

Is that clearer?


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Visio diagrams in Confluence are attachments, Confluence has nothing to say about their content, beyond rendering it, it's not the editor for them.

So I can't think of a way Confluence can do anything like this.


author: Donna Moore
body: I'm thinking I can convert the Visio into a graphic, paste the graphic on a page and there are 2 macros that will will me map and link to other pages.

So, ok, can't do it with a Visio, maybe a different graphic format
Moderated Discussion Board for Confluence
Asked by Scott Derderian:

I have a user that would like some information how best t0 create a moderated discussion board using Confluence.

High Level Use Case being that end users comments/questions initially come to a designated moderator and the moderator can choose which comments / answers to post.

Any and all input welcome. Thanks!


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: There are some apps in the marketplace that bring discussion board features to Confluence but I'm not sure if they support pre-moderation. You might want to check with those vendors to see if perhaps their solution does offer this or if it could be combined with a workflow solution.

comments: author: Scott Derderian
body: [@James Dellow](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/502478) Thanks for your reply! Can you possibly suggest a few?


author: James Dellow
body: No problem. I'd start with Community Forums for Confluence by Adaptavist.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Limiting search to public spaces by default
Asked by Priyanka Lavania:

With new Search being so awesome, people are reporting issues with search results extending to personal spaces, we want to restrict search to public spaces by default and user should be able to check personal spaces if they want/need.

Any advice on how to achieve this?


Answers:
author: James Dellow
body: There are some search related apps in the marketplace that might help.


Tags: confluence-server

server
Is it possible to rearrange the layout of a board?
Asked by Luc Simoens:

My pages 'saved for later' are added chronologically but it would be more useful (to me) if I could order them thematically.


Answers:
author: Jack Brickey
body: [@Luc Simoens](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3396110) , I realize that this is an old post but I am trying to clean up all posts within the community. Could you elaborate as to whether this is server or cloud? Certainly cloud user interface has changed quite a bit since your post. It may be that the new layout meet your needs. Innovent at least in cloud this is not configurable.

comments: author: Luc Simoens
body: Hi Jack

Thank you for your reply. I would rather say "a *very* old post" ... ;-)

In "Navigator.Mercyships.org" I saved a lot of pages "for later". These pages are listed following the date. As the amount of saved pages is rather high I would like to list them for example alphabetically or by topic. Is that possible?

Why waiting for an answer ;-). ;-) I use my bookmarks in Safari.

Maybe I'd rather contact the MercyShips.org administrator? I was new at the time I started saving pages within Navigator.MercyShips.org

Thank you