10 Tips on How to become an Atlassian Confluence Documentation PRO

How to Master your

Documentation skills in Atlassian

Confluence

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#1 Stop using blank page templates!

Use other possibilities, they were created for a reason

#2 If you still want to start from the blank page, build your own one

Insert images, links, symbols, task lists to make a page more interesting. Use layouts and macros. In other words – be a constructor.

With the help of Layouts, create your perfect structure

You can create a sectioned page, dividing you page into different parts.

Upper Section

Lower Section

For example:

You can also use macros. For that find the structure builders in the “Other macros” section

Similarly, you can insert macros manually.

1 2 3 Select the macroStart with { Type what you need

As an example, we will insert a calendar to our page

#3 There is an app add-on for that!

Use free add-ons to simplify the work with Atlassian Confluence

Here are different types of add-ons that you can find in Atlassian Confluence marketplace

Admin tools Blueprints

Documentation

Integrations

Language packs

Diagrams

Macros

Document manageme

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Messaging

Project and

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Themes &

styles

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Add-ons for diagrams are the most popular among all the other categories

Diagrams make your page look professional

Documentation add-ons help you transform the data.

Click here if you want to know what

documentation add-ons are worth installing

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#4 Delete everything and restore

When you delete a page, it is automatically placed in a trash bin. You can either restore it or delete again.

You can find trash in a “Space Tools” section of the particular space

#5 Integrate your environment

Create groups of people with similar rights to manage specific permissions for them.

Add people to your community

Set up Permissions in a “Space tools” section of the particular space

#6 Use autocomplete

Types of autocomplete

[Use this

autocomplete for links

{Use this

autocomplete for macros

Types of autocomplete

!Use this

autocomplete for media

Types of autocomplete

@Use this

autocomplete to tag people

Types of autocomplete

#7 Use shortcuts

It lessen the time spent for documentation

process.

Here are some useful keyboard shortcuts that you may need

#8 Add effects to your images

You can add a cool effect to your image????

#9 Use quotes from Twitter

Follow the next steps

2 Paste it into the page

1 Copy the link

After you click “Save”, you will see your tweet

#10 Be COOL

Use your creativity and explore more possibilities. Don’t

be afraid of experimenting

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