This page last changed on Dec 02, 2008 by edawson.

To link to a page in Confluence,

  1. While editing a page, click on the Rich Text Editor toolbar. This will open up the 'Link Properties' window.

  2. Click on one of these tabs: 'History' or 'Recently Modified' to select the page you want to link to.
    Or:
    Do a Search for the page using the search facility and select a page from the search results.

  3. Click 'OK'.

To link to a page outside Confluence,

  1. While editing a page, click on the Rich Text Editor toolbar. This will open up the 'Link Properties' window.

  2. Click on 'External Links' tab.

  3. Enter the URL of the webpage in the text-entry field and click 'Ok'.

To create a link via keyboard shortcut,

  1. Press Ctrl-K (Internet Explorer in Windows). See Keyboard Shortcuts for key combinations used on other browsers and operating systems.

  2. This will open up the 'Link Properties' window.

  3. Follow the instructions in the sections above to complete the link creation.

To paste a link from your web browser,

  1. In your web browser, click-and-drag to select the link text on the page.

  2. Copy the selection to your clipboard (Ctrl-C or Edit > Copy in Windows).

  3. Paste the selection into the Rich Text Editor (Ctrl-V or Edit > Paste in Windows).

  4. The link's original presentation will be replicated as closely as possible (the link's name, the actual URL and some text formatting will be retained).

  5. When you save the page, the link will be live.
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