Introduction to
Confluence
Shristi Shrestha
Confluence
A wiki application that allows
collaborative editing in a browser
Some Other Wiki Tools
Why Confluence?
For knowledge management of
your team
(Store information and
documentations)
Jira vs Confluence
License: A license from Jira does
not mean you have a license for
Confluence and vice-versa.
Jira vs Confluence
Purpose: Project Management vs
Knowledge Management
Confluence Terms
You Should Know
Pages
Where your content is stored e.g.
text, images, tables, etc.
Macros
Extension of pages capabilities
with extra functionality or dynamic
content
Why use Macros?
change the format and layout of your page
add table of contents to the page
display media like video, audio, and social media
content
display issues from Jira on Confluence pages
Spaces
Organization of Confluence Pages
into meaningful categories
Source: Atlassian
Types of Spaces
Personal Space and Team Space
Personal Space
Can be created by anyone
Personal notes and staging area
Team Space
Admin-created and used by the
entire organization or team on
confluence.
Getting
Started with
Confluence
Getting
Familiar with
Confluence
Interface
Navbar > Recents
Navbar > Spaces
Navbar > Teams
Navbar > Templates
Some Helpful
Templates for Software
Development Teams
Create a Personal
Space
Access a Personal
Space
Create a Team Space
(Admin)
Connection to Jira
No Connection to Jira
Creating a Page in
Personal Space
Creating a Child Page
Managing Page
Templates
Import a Page
You in a team space
Thank You!
Q/A

Introduction to Confluence.pdf