Setting up the page:
Click on the
"Page layout"icon to format the page – top right circled icon in picture.This will expand the toolbar and you can select the
two column section(recommended).- This way you can create a column of text on the left and a column with pictures on the right.
The
add (and remove) sectionbutton is located here too. It will add a new section (of two columns) below where your cursor is placed.
Adding pictures:
To upload a picture, click on the
"Insert files and images"icon.- If you've a screenshot (using Snip & Sketch, for example), you can just paste/Ctrl v the screenshot.
- If you'd like to mark up your picture with circles and arrows, etc., you will need to take a Snip of your screen and then open it in an editor like Paint.
- You can change the size of your picture by clicking on it and selecting small, medium, large or Original.
- Experiment with what size is largest (easiest to see), while still displaying the whole image.
- When your page is published, viewers will be able to click on the pictures to enlarge them.
Useful macros:
The
Horizontal rulecreates a line, which can be useful to place between sections. It will appear above where you place your cursor.Using
Link, you can link to another relevant page in Confluence.- Click on Link and a search bar will appear where you can type in the title of the page (and limit to LTS Training Resources), and a link to that page will be created.
- If linking to another Confluence page, don't just copy/paste the url. If the page changes locations on Confluence, that url will no longer work.
- Under Other macros:
- Background color will highlight the selected text.
- Tip will set off the selected text with a green background.
- Warning will set off the selected text with a red background.
Creating labels:
- The label icon is located at the top of the page near the title.
- Clicking on it will open a dialogue box where you can type in a label.
- If pre-existing, it will come up. If not, you can type in a new one.
- Click Add, then Close.
- The label will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of the published page.
- Clicking a label will take you to a linked list of all the pages with that label.