This page last changed on Dec 17, 2009 by ggaskell.

The Quote Macro allows you to present a section of text as a quote or citation, allowing you to add further information in the form of a response. This is similar to the way people sometimes reply to email messages, by adding their responses immediately after citations of the originator's text.

For example, when adding a comment to a Confluence page or blog and you wish to cite some content on it, you can do so with this macro as follows:

This is similar to the way people sometimes reply to email messages, by adding their responses immediately after citations of the originator's text.

I often reply to other's email messages in this manner.

On this page:

Usage with the Macro Browser

To insert the quote macro into a page using the Macro Browser,

  1. Open your desired Confluence page or blog post, then click the 'Edit' button. The page or blog post opens in edit mode.
  2. Click the Macro Browser icon on the toolbar. The macro browser window opens in the middle of the screen in 'macro selection' mode.
  3. Scroll through the list of macros. Alternatively, start typing part of the name of your desired macro into the search box at the top right of the macro browser window. Macros with a matching name will appear in the main pane.
  4. Click on the desired macro to access its parameters and preview parameter changes ('preview mode').
  5. Set the macro parameters to your requirements. If desired, you can preview these changes by clicking 'Refresh'.
  6. Click 'Insert' to put the macro into the page.

You can also insert macros via autocomplete. For more information, see Using Autocomplete in the Rich Text Editor.


Once you've found the quote macro, click 'insert' to add it to your page.

Usage in Wiki Markup

What you need to type What you will get
The Lorem Ipsum creates nonsense Latin space filler text like this:
{quote}
{loremipsum:1}
{quote}
I can't make head or tail of this.
The Lorem Ipsum creates nonsense Latin space filler text like this:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aliquam fermentum vestibulum est. Cras rhoncus. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Sed quis tortor. Donec non ipsum. Mauris condimentum, odio nec porta tristique, ante neque malesuada massa, in dignissim eros velit at tellus. Donec et risus in ligula eleifend consectetuer. Donec volutpat eleifend augue. Integer gravida sodales leo. Nunc vehicula neque ac erat. Vivamus non nisl. Fusce ac magna. Suspendisse euismod libero eget mauris.

I can't make head or tail of this.

Parameters

This macro accepts no parameters.

RELATED TOPICS

Working with Macros

Take me back to the Confluence User's Guide.

Document generated by Confluence on Jul 09, 2010 01:08