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This tutorial covers the basic tasks to edit an existing page...
Requirements
- You must have sufficient privileges to view the page
- You must have sufficient privileges to edit the page
- You must also have the required privileges set by any Page Restrictions
Step 1 - Editing the Page
First, navigate to the page and then edit it using one of the methods below depending on which theme you are using...
Standard Confluence Themes
In the standard Confluence themes, you'll see an Edit tab above the page or the Edit link in the navigation bar to the left.
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Builder Theme
Choose "Edit > Edit this page..." from the menu:
Builder theme
Step 2 - Page Settings and Content
You will be presented with a screen that looks something like this:
If desired, you can rename the page by changing it's title1 . Note that the page title must be unique within the current Space. Links to the page inside your Confluence site will be automatically updated2 .
To the right of the title, you'll notice a small trash can icon which allows you to delete the page. For more information, please see our tutorial on Deleting Pages.
Below the title, the current page location is shown. If you want to move the page (either change it's location within the current space or move it to a new space), you can do so by clicking the "EDIT" link. See our tutorial on Moving Pages for more information.
You will sometimes see messages like the following if there is an unsaved draft of the page or if somebody else is currently editing the page, etc:
The main part of the page content can be edited using either the Rich Text Editor or the Wiki Markup Editor. You can also see a preview of your content using the Preview tab.
If you want to restrict who can view or edit the page, edit the restrictions below the editor. For more information, please see our tutorial on Page Restrictions.
Finally, you can alter the labels that are associated with the page.
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Page titles cannot contain the following characters: \\ :, @, /, %, \, &, !, |, #, $, *, ;, ~, [, ], (, ), {, }, <, >, .
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| 2 | If you have used links within macros, these will not be updated when you rename the page. |
Step 3 - Save the Page
Once you're done editing, just hit the "Save" button and the updated page will replace the older version.
Hints and Tips
None at present
Frequently Asked Questions
None at present
