Confluence Updates

-Default Reactions in Confluence

3 reactions (thumbs up, clap, tada) will now be shown on pages with no reactions, instead of the reaction picker button. This will make it easier for users to react to pages.

-Resize tables to custom widths

Now you can resize tables to any width, whether you're editing a fixed-width or full-width page. Use the resize handle to proportionally grow or shrink your columns, and guides to align your tables with other content on the page.

What's new?

• You can now resize tables to any width, not just the three predefined sizes (centered, wide, and full-width).

• The resize handle will replace the width selector.

• Table widths will now be preserved as you toggle between page types.

• Guides are now available to help you align tables with other content on the page.

Why is this important?

This new feature gives you more control over the layout of your tables, making it easier to create visually appealing and informative content. It also makes it easier to collaborate on tables, as everyone will see the same table size.

How do I use it?

To resize a table, select and drag the resize handle located on the right side of the table.

The columns will proportionally grow or shrink based on the table size that you set.

Benefits

• More flexibility and control over the layout of your content

• Easier to align tables with other content on the page

• Compatible with both fixed-width and full-width pages

-Extended media resize experience

You can now resize media elements to any width. You can also update the pixel values for the width and height of a media element in the media toolbar.

What's new?

• You can now resize media elements to any width, not just the predefined sizes.

• Pixel values for the width and height of a media element will now be displayed in the media toolbar.

• These values can be updated to change either the width or height of a media element. Note that changing one value will update the other proportionally.

• Guides that were previously hard snapping are now soft snapping. This means that you can now select any custom size for a media element, and it will resize to that size, even if it is not a guide value.

• Guides will now show other media or elements on a page that you can align sizing to.

Why is this important?

This new feature gives you more control over the layout of your media elements, making it easier to create visually appealing and informative content. It also makes it easier to collaborate on media elements, as everyone will see the same media size.

How do I use it?

To resize a media element, select it and drag the resize handle located to the right or left of the element. The height will be resized proportionally to the width.

To update the pixel values for the width or height of a media element, open the media toolbar and enter the desired values.

Existing media

Media added to a page before this update will be using the old percentage-based sizing. To resize these items, they will need to be converted to the new pixel-based sizing. To do this, select the media item and use the drag handle to resize it, or select the Convert to pixels button in the toolbar. Media items that need conversion will have a yellow dot in their top-right corner.

Benefits

• More flexibility and control over the layout of your content

• Easier to align media elements with other content on the page

-Redesigned Confluence email settings

Confluence email settings have been redesigned to be more customizable. The Daily Summary email was removed.

-More detail in Smart Links with better features

We've upgraded Smart Links to show the information you need with improved features to increase your productivity.

The changes include modernised Inline, Card, Embed, and Hover display views with new layouts, shapes, colors, and fonts.

To view these changes:

1. Create a new Confluence page.

2. Copy or type in a URL.

3. Select the link.

4. Change how the link is displayed from the Smart Link toolbar.

5. Select Publish.

6. Hover over the display and interact with link elements.

Jira Updates

-Introducing a smart way to find similar incidents

On an incident, we’ll now show some incidents from the past that are similar to the one you’re viewing, so you can use past information to investigate and resolve the incident faster.

These results are AI-powered, so some results may not be relevant or helpful to you. To help improve results, you can give feedback by reacting 👍 or 👎 to a result.

-The backlog's epic panel will now use an epic's Issue status category

We're making changes to epics on your board and backlog to more closely align epics across company-managed and team-managed projects.

As part of this work, we've changed how epics appear on the epic panel in your backlog. Previously, the epic panel would use an epic's Epic status value to determine if it was displayed. Now, the epic panel will instead respect the epic's Issue status category.

Read more about this update on the Atlassian Community

-Advanced Roadmaps - Your plan as a list

Have you ever wished that you could have a version of your plan that's just heaps of columns (we know you have; it's one of our most requested features)?

Well, dream no more! You can now make a version of your plan that doesn’t focus on the timeline structure using the Timeline | List toggle on your plan (next to the View settings button). When you do, you'll be greeted with a ‘second page’ of your plan where you’re free to add more columns to show more detail, or tell a completely different story with your data.

To learn more about this, either:

• head over to our post on Atlassian community or

• take a look at our documentation

-Teams can now be created from the team field

With the new team custom field available in Jira Software, Jira Work Management, and Jira Service Management, you can now create a team from the field menu.

To get started:

1. Select the team field on any issue.

2. At the bottom of the suggestions list, select the "Create a team" option.

3. Create your new team through the dialog.

-New ways to navigate Jira with your keyboard

We’re introducing the only shortcut you’ll ever need.

The command palette lets you use your keyboard to find and update issues, navigate around Jira, switch themes, and more.

Open the command palette from anywhere in Jira by using:

• command(⌘) + K for Apple devices

• ctrl + K for Windows devices.

There’s no requirement to getting started. Just try command(⌘) + K or ctrl + K and start exploring. You might find it makes working in Jira faster and easier than ever.

-Issues and comments created from an unknown email will now use Default Reporter

Our Jira Incoming Emails component has had an update. When an email is received from an unknown email address, and the sender isn’t a Jira user, a new user will no longer be created. The person you selected in your settings as the Default Reporter will be used instead when creating an issue or comment from an email.

-Track all release contributors in one place

You can now have more visibility into everyone who’s contributing to a release. People assigned to issues linked to a release show up as contributors.

To get started with release contributors:

1. From your project’s sidebar, go to Releases.

2. Select your release from the list.

3. Check the release’s contributors for up-to-date details.

-Open Confluence Embedded Pages From Issue View in Jira Software

While you're viewing a Jira issue, you will now be able to open Confluence pages in the same tab without navigating away from your issue. The page will open in a window on top of the issue.

Jira Service Management Updates

-JSM: Expand and collapse forms in portal view

Improvements have been made to the portal view in Jira Service Management to make it easier for customers to review their forms. Customers can now choose to expand forms to review and edit, then collapse them when they wish to review another form on a request.

Learn more about how forms can be used in the portal

-JSM: View, edit, and manage forms better in issue view

Improvements have been made to the issue view in Jira Service Management to make it easier for agents to review forms.

You can now expand forms to review and edit, then collapse them when you wish to focus on another area of an issue.

You’ll also find the ability to Make form internal now in the (...) menu on each form for easier access. Plus, we’ve made it more obvious which forms are internal only. All internal forms will display yellow to follow the same pattern used for internal comments. This makes it clear to your team what only they can see, and what the customer can.

Learn more about how to view, add, or edit a form on an issue

Atlassian Fast Facts

Tips and information for WashU Atlassian users.

Trouble Logging into Confluence or Jira

If you are having trouble seeing your work in Confluence or Jira?

Refer to the Logging into the Atlassian Cloud help page to troubleshoot.

Preferred Names now in Atlassian!

Preferred names are now populating in Confluence and Jira to match the preferred name from your Microsoft account. If you have not designated a preferred name in your Microsoft account, your legal first name will continue to be used.

Confluence Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are a time saver for actions you regularly complete in Confluence:

For more keyboard shortcuts, select the icon on the top right corner of the screen and select Keyboard Shortcuts.

Jira Cloud’s Keyboard Shortcuts

In the issue view:

In Backlog view:

For more keyboard shortcuts, select the icon on the top right corner of the screen and select Keyboard Shortcuts.