The Excerpt macro is used to mark a part of a page's content for re-use. By itself, the Excerpt macro does not change the display of a page. However, defining an excerpt enables other macros, such as the Excerpt Include and Blog Posts macros to display the marked content elsewhere.
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Using the Excerpt Macro
To add the Excerpt macro to a page:
- In the Confluence editor, choose Insert > Other Macros.
- Find and select the required macro.
You can then add content to the body of the Excerpt macro placeholder.
Parameters
When editing, you can click on the macro placeholder and choose Edit to display the parameters for this macro in the Macro Browser.
Parameters are options that you can set for Confluence macros to control the content or format of the macro output. The table below lists parameters for this macro that can be set in the Macro Browser.
Parameter | Default | Description |
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Hide Excerpted Content | false | Controls whether the page content contained in the Excerpt macro placeholder is displayed on the page. |
Related Topics
Excerpt Include Macro
Working with Macros
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