This page last changed on Feb 18, 2010 by xtjhin.

The section macro allows you to define a section of a page in which you can insert one or more columns across the page.

To add sections and columns to a page:

  1. Insert a pair of section macro elements to define the section of page that will contain your set of columns.
  2. Within this pair of section macro elements, insert a pair of column macro elements. Please note, all content within your section elements must be enclosed by a pair of column macro elements. If you do not do this, the section macro will not work.
  3. Repeat step 2 for each column you want to insert across this section of the page.

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Usage with the Macro Browser

To insert the section 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 section macro and have added the required parameter values, click 'insert' to add it to your page.

Usage with the Wiki Markup Editor

What you need to type What you will get
{section:border=true}
{column}Column one text goes here{column}
{column}Column two text goes here{column}
{section}



Column one text goes here

Column two text goes here

Parameters

Parameters are options that you can include in Confluence macros to control the content or format of the macro output. The table below lists relevant parameters for this macro.

Parameter names are different in the macro browser and in wiki markup. Below we show the macro browser parameter names in bold text, and the equivalent wiki markup parameters in (bracketed) text. If we do not show any parameter name for the wiki markup, then you should leave out the parameter name and simply include the parameter value as the first parameter, immediately after the colon (:).

Parameter Required? Default Description
Show Border
(border)
no false Determines whether to draw a border around the section and columns.
RELATED TOPICS

Working with Macros
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