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How to show an image (.png) that is already attached to page

matt.wilson

Reworking a page with snapshots of webpages, where some of the snapshots show personal identifiable information. After deleting the image from the topic page, the image is still attached to the page (since it is accessible using the Attachments entry on three-dots dropdown). I can download the image to my desktop, rework it, and replace back as an attachment with the original name.

However, I want the image to appear in a different location from where it was. Easy, delete the image and re-insert in new location. Oops! where is re-insert?

So, the attachment is there, but not visible. I cannot find a way to re-expose the attached file on the topic page. I can list all the attachments (using the macro), and even insert the link to it into the topic. But, I want to be able to see it in the same way as if I had just pasted an image from clipboard.

It's got to be there somewhere, but I just cannot see it. Please advise.

Accepted answers

Diego_88dj6o

Hello @matt.wilson !

You should be able to find the file you uploaded to your page under “Recent Uploads” when you click the “Files & Images” button on the toolbar.

Currently, there is no Search function in this dialog box for file attachment.

The “Recent Uploads” should list all your uploads. If you select the file from there, no new attachment will be added to the page.

If you need more information how to manage files and images in Confluence, you can take a look here:

[Confluence Cloud] Upload a file

[Confluence Cloud] Display files and images

[Confluence Cloud] Manage uploaded files

I hope this helps!

All comments

Diego_88dj6o

Hello @matt.wilson !

You should be able to find the file you uploaded to your page under “Recent Uploads” when you click the “Files & Images” button on the toolbar.

Currently, there is no Search function in this dialog box for file attachment.

The “Recent Uploads” should list all your uploads. If you select the file from there, no new attachment will be added to the page.

If you need more information how to manage files and images in Confluence, you can take a look here:

[Confluence Cloud] Upload a file

[Confluence Cloud] Display files and images

[Confluence Cloud] Manage uploaded files

I hope this helps!

matt.wilson

Well done. I knew it was supposed to be easy - and it is! I even got rid of all the PII images - permanently.

And I found out how to smudge parts of an image (click on the paintbrush on an image, then click on the pixellate button in palette - 4-squares).

Many thanks @Diego

Diego_88dj6o

Hi @matt.wilson!

Great to know that you were able to achieve what you were looking for and also found some functionality that goes beyond that!

Come share with us again in the future.

Mark Neumann

Unfortunately, if you uploaded on a different computer or browser, I don't see the attachments?

Why can't I just select the attachment?

Fabian Hußl

This is still a huge problem - see https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-67587

Florian Rieger

Everyone reading this. Do u as all a favor and click "This affects my team" on the ticket (right side, under People / Affected customers).

Hopefully this will increase the priority in the backlog.

Jim Alarcon

Done!

Nicholas Amon

I'm sorry, it is simply crazy that this is still not implemented!

Fred Bunting

It is now September, 2022. That ticket (CONFCLOUD-67587) mentioned by Fabio was also closed on Aug. 1, 2022.

Now the ticket to go to is CONFCLOUD-65302, which was opened back in December 2018.

Everyone reading this, please add your vote there.

Fred Bunting

Although I added my voice to the frustration at the loss of this feature in the new Editor window, and the fact that the "Accepted" answer is no longer valid, I did find a workaround to the Asker's specific question:

However, I want the image to appear in a different location from where it was. Easy, delete the image and re-insert in new location. Oops! where is re-insert?

If the image is (as you describe) both attached to the current page and already inserted on the page, you can move it to a different location on the same page, using a simple cut+paste. In the Edit window, find and select the image already on the page; type command-X to cut the image (which removes it and copies it to the Clipboard); and then go to the new location and type command-V to paste.

The good news is that you can do this (paste from the Clipboard) to insert the same image in multiple locations on the same page, and they will all point to the same attached image file. This does not result in multiple copies of the image file proliferating in the attachments.
The bad news is that this does not work if the image is attached to the page, but not already inserted on the page. There seems to be no way to re-insert the attachment, short of attaching a second copy of the image file. (I suppose you could temporarily revert back to an earlier version in the revision history where the image was inserted -- but ... we have lives.)
The other bad news is that this unfortunately does not work between pages. If you edit Page A and copy the image, and then paste it into Page B, then Page B ends up with its own copy of the image file. Sadly, that means that you can't do things like use the same image file (like a logo, screenshot, or diagram) on multiple pages and have them all point to the same source file. You also can't setup a "branding" page with approved logos, icons, or clip-art, etc., that you want to propagate throughout multiple pages.

Be sure to vote on CONFCLOUD-65302.

Denis Malyshkin

Thank you a lot, Fred!

Your workaround solution is nice and helped me.

Evgeny Smirnov_2fbeqy

October 09, 2023 - Still not implemented! No workaround!

A_ Boehme _Communardo_

Vote vor https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65344. This is the current "longterm backlog" issue tracking the matter. Sigh.

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