An attachment is any file that is included with your page. Images, word documents, presentations and PDF, multimedia and sound files are some examples of attachments. Attachments are useful when you want to share information that exists in another file format. Read more in Working with Attachments. When you attach a file to a page, Confluence makes a copy of the file and stores it on the server. Page attachments in Confluence are managed using the 'Attachments' view of the page. To attach a file, you need the 'Create Attachments' permission which is assigned by a space administrator from the Space Administration screens. See Space Permissions or contact a space administrator for more information. You can drag-and-drop more than one file at a time onto a page. You cannot attach a folder of files to a page. |
Attaching files
There are several ways to attach files to a Confluence page:
- Drag-and-dropping files on to a Confluence page.
- By browsing to, and uploading files from, your computer or network.
To attach a file to a page using drag-and-drop:
- View the page to which you want to attach files.
- Drag one or more files from your computer onto the page. The 'Attach File(s)' message box appears, indicating the upload status of the files being attached to your page.
You cannot drag-and-drop a folder of files onto a page.
To attach a file to a page from the computer's (or network's) file system:
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Choose Tools > Attachments to go to the 'Attachments' view for the page.
- Click Browse... and navigate to the file.
- Select the file and click Open.
- Add a descriptive comment for the file (optional).
- Click Attach more files if required.
- Click Attach.
Attachment Versions
If you upload a file with the same name as an existing attachment, Confluence will rename the old file and maintain a version of it on the server. Read more about Attachment Versions and Viewing Attachment Details.
Please note that changes you make to the source file don't affect the copy that was uploaded to Confluence. To update the Confluence copy, you need to upload the new version of the file.
Attachment Information Icon
When a page you are viewing contains attachments, a small paperclip icon appears next to the page byline. Clicking the paperclip will take you to the 'Attachments' view, where the full list of attachments is displayed.
Related Topics
Working with Attachments
Displaying Images
Attachment Versions
Deleting an Attachment
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