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How can I enter viewing mode, not editing mode, by default?

lizhongliang_genomics

Whenever I open an existing page, Confluence automatically puts the page into editing mode, not viewing mode. This annoys me and I have found no way to stop this.

So, how can I enter viewing mode, not editing mode, by default, when I open any existing page?

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Kristian Klima_gtcuat

Hi @lizhongliang_genomics and welcome to the Community.

Ensure that you click Publish/Update button before leaving the page.

Even if you're using Live Edit mode (where page stays in the edit mode until you Publish/Update it).

Publish/Update = save changes

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Kristian Klima_gtcuat

Hi @lizhongliang_genomics and welcome to the Community.

Ensure that you click Publish/Update button before leaving the page.

Even if you're using Live Edit mode (where page stays in the edit mode until you Publish/Update it).

Publish/Update = save changes

lizhongliang_genomics

Thanks heaps, @Kristian Klima . I finally understand I have to choose to publish or update the page. I have been using live editing (turned on by default) and all changes I made to a page are saved in nearly real time, so I didn't realize the need to manually publish or update the page.

lizhongliang_genomics

Hi, @Kristian Klima .

I have gained more understanding of this issue. The trouble I had was mainly caused by "live editing", which is still a beta feature. Some of my findings are as follows:

If a page isn't in live editing mode, it'll always be in viewing mode when you reopen it.
If a page is in live editing mode, it'll always be in editing mode when you reopen it.
If a page is in live editing mode, there's no Publish/Update button on the screen. To publish the page, you have to select "Publish" from the "More actions" drop-down list. Pressing "CTRL + Enter" won't work. By the way, this could be a bug.
Once you select "Publish" from the "More actions" drop-down list, the page exits live editing mode and becomes a conventional page.

Kristian Klima_gtcuat

Hi @lizhongliang_genomics , nice summary.

And you are right about the Publish/Edit button not being visible - I'm not using the mode as it's not compatible with the apps crucial to my workflow (see my summary here) so I completely forgot the button's not there.

Dan Shoubridge

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-83456

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