Confluence Updates

Smart Links: Drag and drop smart links into the page tree

Confluence now includes a spotlight that shows you how to drag and drop smart links directly into your page tree. This improvement helps you quickly organize external content and relevant links alongside your pages, making it easier to keep all your project information in one place.

To get started with this change:

1. Open the Editor on any Confluence page.

2. Insert a smart link into your content.

3. Select and drag the smart link from the editor.

4. Drop the link into the desired location within the page tree in the sidebar.

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Comments: Resizable comments panel in Confluence

You can now resize the comments panel in Confluence to better view and manage your discussions. This change allows you to drag the edge of the panel to your preferred width on pages and blog posts, providing a more flexible workspace that matches the experience in Atlassian Rovo chat.

To resize the comments panel:

1. Open any page or blog post in Confluence.

2. Select the Comments icon to open the comments panel.

3. Hover over the edge of the panel until the resize cursor appears.

4. Drag the edge to adjust the panel to your desired width.

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Database: Add time to date fields in Confluence databases

Track time-sensitive data with greater precision by adding time to your date fields. This update allows you to include a specific time component, giving your team more flexibility when managing deadlines or schedules in Confluence databases. You can choose between 12-hour and 24-hour formats.

1. Open a Confluence database and select the Date field you want to update.

2. Select the list on the field header, then select Edit field.

3. Turn on the Include time toggle.

4. Choose your preferred time format from the list.

5. Select Save.

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Whiteboards: Group elements to organize your work

Organize your Confluence whiteboards by grouping multiple elements together. This change allows you to move, resize, and duplicate collections of items as a single unit, helping you maintain the structure of your ideas as they evolve.

To group and ungroup multiple elements on a whiteboard:

1. Open a whiteboard in Confluence.

2. Select multiple elements by dragging a selection box around them or by holding the Shift key on your keyboard when selecting multiple elements.

3. To group elements, select Group elements from the toolbar, or use the keyboard shortcut Command + G on a Mac computer or Control + G on a Windows computer to create a group.

4. To edit an individual element within a group, double-click the specific item.

5. To ungroup elements, selecting Ungroup elements from the toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + G on a Mac computer or Control + Shift + G on a Windows computer when the group is selected.

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Whiteboards: View all contributors on sticky notes

Confluence whiteboards now show the names of everyone who has modified a sticky note, rather than just the person who created it. This update helps teams in Confluence track contributions more accurately and understand the full history of ideas during collaborative sessions.

To view all contributors on sticky notes in whiteboards:

1. Open a whiteboard in Confluence.

2. Select a sticky note with edits from multiple people.

3. Select Show author from the sticky note toolbar to see the list of contributors.

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Whiteboards: Custom font sizing

Customize the look of your Confluence whiteboards with precise font sizing. This update gives you more flexibility to create visual hierarchy and ensure your text fits perfectly within sticky notes, shapes, and text boxes.

To get started with this change:

1. Open a whiteboard in Confluence.

2. Select an element containing text, such as a sticky note or shape.

3. Select Text styles (Tt icon) in the toolbar.

4. Enter a number in the font size input box to set the size of your text.

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Whiteboards: Rotate objects

You can now rotate objects in Confluence whiteboards to better organize your ideas and customize your board's layout. This change allows you to adjust the orientation of supported elements, helping you create a more structured and visual workspace that fits your team's needs.

1. Open a whiteboard in Confluence.

2. Select a supported object on the board.

3. Hover your mouse near any of the corner resize handles until the rotation cursor appears.

4. Select and drag the handle to rotate the object to your desired angle.

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Small text sizes available in the editor

You can now change your text size to small in the editor across Atlassian apps like Jira and Confluence. This new formatting option helps you fit more information on the screen and create a clear visual hierarchy in your pages and issues.

To apply small text size in the editor:

1. Open the editor in your app.

2. Highlight the text you want to resize.

3. Select the Text size menu from the toolbar.

4. Select Small.

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Layouts: Resize columns with interactive dividers

Save time and customize your content by resizing column widths in multi-column layouts within the Confluence editor. Confluence Cloud now includes interactive dividers between columns, allowing you to freely adjust proportions to suit your design needs instead of being limited to preset layouts.

1. Open a page in edit mode.

2. Insert a multi-column layout using the /layout command or the toolbar.

3. Hover over the divider between two columns and drag it to resize them.

4. Select and drag the divider left or right to adjust the column widths.

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System flags: Improved positioning and semantic icons

Confluence system flags now feature improved positioning and more semantically relevant icons to provide a more modern and intuitive experience. These updates ensure that success messages and other system notifications are clearly visible and easy to understand as you work in Confluence.

To get started with this change:

1. Perform an action in Confluence that triggers a system notification, such as adding a user or successfully saving a change.

2. Observe the system flag anchored to the bottom left of your viewport.

3. Identify the status of your action using the updated semantic icons, such as a checkmark for successful invites.

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Jira Updates

A quicker way to unlink work items

You can now unlink work items directly from the work item view, without needing to select the work item relationship dropdown.

To unlink a work item from the work item view:

1. Select and open a work item in Jira that has linked work items.

2. Navigate to the Linked work section.

3. Hover over, or select, the row for the work item you want to unlink, and select the X (cross) icon.

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Configure your filter panel with more fields and saved filters

You can now customize your filter panel in Jira to better suit your team's workflow. We’ve added support for more fields in basic mode, including date, select, and people fields. We've integrated your saved filters directly into the filter panel. These changes help you find the work you need faster by keeping your most important filters organized and accessible.

To get started with this change

1. Go to your Board or Backlog (software team-managed projects only), or the List view.

2. Select Filter to open the filter panel.

3. Select + Add field to add new fields or use the drag handle to reorder them.

4. Select the Saved filters dropdown within the panel to save your selections or switch between your saved filters.

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Small text sizes available in the editor

You can now change your text size to small in the editor across Atlassian apps like Jira and Confluence. This new formatting option helps you fit more information on the screen and create a clear visual hierarchy in your pages and issues.

To apply small text size in the editor:

1. Open the editor in your app.

2. Highlight the text you want to resize.

3. Select the Text size menu from the toolbar.

4. Select Small.

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Start and complete sprints automatically in Jira

Save time and keep your team on track by scheduling sprints to start and complete automatically in Jira.

To get started with this change:

1. Go to your scrum board and select the Backlog.

2. Find the sprint you want to automate and select More actions (...), then select Edit sprint.

3. Select Automatically start and complete sprint.

4. Set your preferred Start date and End date.

5. Choose whether open work items should move to the backlog, a new sprint, or to an existing sprint on completion.

6. Select Save.

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List: Expand and collapse all work items

Save time in Jira by expanding or collapsing all top level work items in the list view with a single click. This update allows you to quickly view or hide child work items across your entire list. Furthermore, when grouping is applied, this feature allows you to quickly expand or collapse all groups.

To expand work items in list view:

1. Go to your Space, then select the List/All work tab.

2. Select the Expand parent work items toggle to expand all root-level work items.

3. Select the toggle again to collapse the hierarchy and return to a high-level view.

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Recommended projects shown on your Jira home

See recommended projects alongside your recent projects on the Jira 'For you' page. Recommendations are tailored to individual users.

To see your recommended projects:

1. Go to your Jira 'For you' page.

2. Find your recommended projects listed alongside your recent projects and spaces.

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