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NOTE:  A lot of this can be done directly through the tool bar in the latest version of Confluence.

How to include link to attachment on another page?

• Linking to Attachments (Confluence Documentation)

Search for all pages I created

• In search box: creatorName:elr37

Use of Progress Bars

{HTML}
<!--
{include:~elr37:progress_bar_5pct}
{include:~elr37:progress_bar_30pct}
{include:~elr37:progress_bar_50pct}
{include:~elr37:progress_bar_75pct}
{include:~elr37:progress_bar_85pct}
{include:~elr37:progress_bar_95pct}
{include:~elr37:progress_bar_100pct}
-->
{HTML}

Progress	Description
	5% complete
	30% complete
	50% complete
	75% complete
	85% complete
	95% complete
	100% complete

Example Status Page (using status include macros)

• Status Page

Minimal:

{include:~elr37:Status Legend}

Common Legend/TOC usage at top of page:

{section}
{column:width=250px}
{include:~elr37:Status Legend}
{HTML}
<!--
{include:~elr37:Status - Complete}
{include:~elr37:Status - Complete Inactive}
{include:~elr37:Status - In Progress}
{include:~elr37:Status - Has Issue}
{include:~elr37:Status - Not Started}
{include:~elr37:Status - Not Supported}
-->
{HTML}
{column}
{column}
*Table of Contents*

{toc}
{column}

NOTE: Don't include a space between HTML and } AND remove spaces from HTML comment tags <!-- and -->. The includes at this point are to make it easier to access the images for use on the page to mark status.

Example Table with colspan secondary headers

• Normandeau Goal - Integrate with Data Management - SR-02

How to...

• Add this include to the page that will use secondary headers...

  {include:~elr37:CSS Extensions}

  
  

  
  

• Set up secondary headers in table with...

  || Status || project.xml Phase || project.xml Step {HTML} </tr>
  <tr><td class='confluenceTd level1Td' colspan='3'>Common Workflow</td>
   {HTML} ||
  | DONE | READ | 1 | 
  | DONE | WRITE | 1 {HTML} </tr>
  <tr><td class='confluenceTd level1Td' colspan='3'>Hand BrowseWorkflow</td>
   {HTML} |
  | DONE | READ | 1 | 
  | DONE | WRITE | 1 |

  
  

  
  NOTE: Don't include a space between HTML and }.

Example Table secondary headers without colspan

How to...

• Add this include to the page that will use secondary headers...

  {include:~elr37:CSS Extensions}

  
  

  
  

• Set up secondary headers in table with...

    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class='confluenceTd level2Td'>Easy</td>
      <td class='confluenceTd level2Td'>Pulse</td>
      <td class='confluenceTd level2Td'></td>
      <td class='confluenceTd level2Td'>Broad Band Spike</td>
      <td class='confluenceTd level2Td'>Narrow Time Interval</td>
      <td class='confluenceTd level2Td'></td>
      <td class='confluenceTd level2Td'></td>
    </tr>

How to add formatting with HTML tags inside a code block?

You can't with

macro.

But you can by using the following syntax...

{panel:borderColor=#333333|borderStyle=dashed|bgColor=white}{html}<pre>normal code
  <b><font color="red">highlighted code</font></b>
more normal code
</pre>{html}{panel}

Which produces...

How to add a header to all pages in a space?

With space admin privileges, but without site admin privileges...

• LHS menu -> bottom -> Space tools -> Look and Feel -> Stylesheet

• 
  

  #main-content {
      padding-top: 25px;
      background-image: url("http://my.image.com");
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
  }