Tips for authors:

Below are some helpful tips that may help future authors in confluence:

Problem: Sometimes when using "Rich text" format in edit, inserting an image in the middle of two paragraphs of text makes the font size smaller for one of the paragraphs. E.g.

Solution: go into "wiki markup" mode and delete "& n b s p ; " that should be above the second paragraph text.

Problem: Creating neat equations in confluence
Solution: Unfortunately confluence does not take word 2007 equations. One way is to turn those equations into image files and then inserting images (which is extremely tedious). Another way is to use the LaTex plugin. There is an example of how to use it here.

Problem: Changing the tree structure of the pages
Solution: Go to Browse Space > Pages and click the Tree link. Expand the plus sign as necessary and you can drag and drop pages to change the tree structure.

Problem: How to create a link that will open in a new window (Pop-Up
Solution: In the Wiki Markup use the following line of code and modify it for your specific use.

For instance, the following link will take you to Cornell's homepage in a new window.

Here is the to link Cornell

Problem: How to make a link to a higher resolution image that opens in a different window (pop up)?
Solution: First attach the high resolution image in to the page that you are working in. Next, you must find the URL of the image you uploaded. This is the tricky part. First click on "Browse/Manage" which is located to the left of "Logout". Then click on the blue "Attachments" tab. Here is all of the confluence attachments, so first filter them by typing the file extension of your image in to the "Filter by File Extension" box and press go. Now you just need to scroll through the pages which list files in alphabetical order until you find your high resolution image. Once you find your image then click on it and your browser should load the image. All that is needed is the URL, so grab it from the address bar. Now, to link to the image you just need to modify the following line of code.


For instance, the following image lacks detail.
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So, a link will be made to a higher resolution version of it.

Click Here for Higher Resolution

Problem: How to make an image "clickable"?
Solution: First attach the 350 pixel width image and the full resolution image to the page in which you want the "clickable" image. Then, use the following wiki markup line to create the clickable image.

You can now make a "clickable" image similar to the one below.


Problem: How to make a Under Construction note
Solution: Use the following command with your text placed in the middle.