Confluence Docs 3.0 : Moving a Page This page last changed on Nov 18, 2008 by smaddox. This page tells you how to move a page which you are currently adding or editing. When you move a page, all attachments and comments on the page will be moved with the page. All child pages will move as well.
| These instructions are for moving a single page Using the method described below, you can only move the page which you are busy adding or editing. Alternatively, you can follow the instructions to move pages on the space's Tree view.
| Copying a page is different If you want to copy rather than move a page, please refer to the instructions on copying a page.
To move a page, you need the following permissions: Edit permission on the page you are moving, and View permission on the page's parent page. So if you are moving the page to a different parent, you need 'View' permission on the new parent. On this page: Moving a Page About the Sequential Order of Pages Troubleshooting ## Moving a Page To move a page within the tree, Make sure your page is in edit mode: If you are creating a new page or copying a page, your page is already in edit mode. If you want to move an existing page, view the page then click the 'Edit' button. Alternatively, you can go to the 'Tools' menu and select 'Move'. Click the 'Edit' button next to 'Location'. A tree view opens, highlighting the current page in its current position. See screenshot below. Holding down your left mouse button, click and drag the page up or down the tree. Now you see one of the following: A thin line between existing pages — This indicates the potential new position for the page. Release the mouse button when the page is where you want it. A wide highlight over one or more existing pages — This indicates that you can drop the page into a page family. Release the mouse button to add the page to the family. The page will appear either in alphabetical sequence or as the last page in the family, depending on the family's sequential order as described below. Optional: Click the 'Done' button if you want to continue adding content to your page. This will close the tree view while leaving the page in edit mode. Click the 'Save' button. Note: The new position of the page is not saved until you click the 'Save' button. To cancel the move while still holding down the mouse button, press the 'Esc' key on your keyboard. To move a page to a different space, Make sure your page is in edit mode: If you are creating a new page, your page is already in edit mode. If you want to move an existing page, view the page then click the 'Edit' button. Alternatively, you can go to the 'Tools' menu and select 'Move'. Click the 'Edit' button next to 'Location'. A tree view opens, with a 'Space' dropdown list. Select the space where you want to move the page. The tree view is rebuilt, now showing the pages in the new space, and the current page is highlighted in its new position. You can move the page to any position in the new space, as described above. Optional: Click the 'Done' button if you want to continue adding content to your page. This will close the tree view while leaving the page in edit mode. Click the 'Save' button. Note: The new position of the page is not saved until you click the 'Save' button. To cancel the move while still holding down the mouse button, press the 'Esc' key on your keyboard. Screenshot: Moving a page ## About the Sequential Order of Pages Confluence allows you to present your pages in any order (sequence) you choose. The position of a page is reflected in the following places: The Tree tab on the space's 'Pages' view Space exports to PDF, HTML and XML The children of a page The pagetree macro The children macro ##### Alphabetical versus Manual Order By default, Confluence will present your pages in alphabetical order. When you move a page to a different position, the order becomes manual for the affected page family. When ordering pages alphabetically, Confluence actually applies a more sophisticated 'natural' order rather than a straight alphabetical order. The natural order handles numeric values correctly when doing string comparisons. Now let's consider what happens when you add a page to a page family, by creating a new page or by moving or copying a page into the family: If the page family's order is alphabetical, the new page will appear in alphabetical order too. If the page family's order is manual, the new page will appear at the bottom of the list of pages in the family. ##### Changing the Page Order You can change the order of the pages by moving pages within the page family — simply move the page to its new position while editing the page (see Moving a Page) or while viewing pages in the space's 'Tree' view (see Moving Pages within a Space). You can also change the order of a page-family from manual to alphabetical (see the 'Setting Page Order to Alphabetical' section on Setting a Page Family to Alphabetical Order). ## Troubleshooting Some people have experienced problems using the tree to move pages, after upgrading to Confluence 2.9. This is a known issue, that was fixed in Confluence 2.9.1. There is also a workaround for those who do not wish to upgrade to Confluence 2.9.1. Please see CONF-12911. ##### RELATED TOPICS Sequential Order of Pages Overview of Pages Overview of Page Families Moving Pages within a Space Take me back to Confluence User Guide Attachments: confluence-3-1-page-move-known-location.png (image/png) confluence-3-1-page-move-search.png (image/png) confluence-3-1-page-move-recently-viewed.png (image/png) confluence-3-1-page-move-recently-viewed.png (image/png) confluence-3-1-page-move-browse.png (image/png) confluence-3-1-page-move-browse.png (image/png) confluence-3-1-page-move-current-new.png (image/png) confluence-3-1-page-move-dialog-box.png (image/png)

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