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Adding and displaying labels in new Confluence UI and Navigation

Kristian Klima_gtcuat

A quick one on the topic of adding and viewing page labels in the new Confluence UI. Questions were asked, users got confused.

Previously

Regular pages
In the View more, hit L on the keyboard for pages
Home/Root pages of a space
Use the ... menu in the edit mode for home pages.

Now

Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL-OPTION-A in the EDIT mode (pages, home pages, live pages).

To display and add labels without entering the EDIT mode the shortuct is SHIFT-CTRL-I - this brings out page infor panel. You can also click the little i at the bottom right corner of a page.

Page info.gif

However, at the time of writing, this does not display labels for the home page - so you can't use this method to add labels.

More info:

https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/keyboard-shortcuts-markdown-and-autocomplete/

Comments

Izabela França

Thanks for sharing, @Kristian Klima !

I was having a hard time looking for the labels.

Troels Ladefoged_dow9cs

Thanks for most prompt response.
I am able to get the info box shown

However the info box does not shows labels (sorry in Danish). I am pretty sure that the page contains labels.

Kristian Klima_gtcuat

@Troels Ladefoged

But that's the thing - the Labels section does not display on for the Home page info box.

Open the home page - in the edit mode and use the following keyboard shortcut

CTRL-OPTION-A on Mac, I believe CTRL-ALT-A on a Windows machine.

Troels Ladefoged_dow9cs

@Kristian Klima Super that works on my Windows machine :-)

- now I able to use labels again - thank you very much for your prompt, kind and most helpful assistance

Darryl Lee

Hey @Kristian Klima according to @Abby Crisp

We do not plan to deprecate the single-character shortcuts in the short term, and we'll continue supporting them — including keeping "L" for Labels, "T" for Attachments and "K" for Link to Content.

We added the new shortcuts (like Ctrl + Opt + A) to ensure these actions work consistently across different page modes and editing environments in Confluence. That said, we understand the value of familiar, quick-access keys and are committed to supporting both where it makes sense.

https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-articles/Is-Atlassian-changing-14-year-old-Confluence-Keyboard-Shortcuts/bc-p/3037008#M14016

Did L start working for you again?

Kristian Klima_gtcuat

@Darryl Lee

Well, yes, L is working again... HOWEVER, there's still the pop up telling me it's about to change.

Also, labels are back on display at the bottom of the page.

(I would suspect myself of imagining things but there were people asking about 'where are my labels'. At this pace of changes, sanity is in doubt.)

Also, the info strip that I have on my private Confluence (bottom right corner, see the pix below) is missing on our corporate site (both have new layout and new navigation enabled).

I'm scheduled for a UX research call on Friday, will ask for details. Among other things

Edit: Again, at this pace, any 'how to article' ages faster than stock market snapshot news.

Darryl Lee

OK! I figured something out.

Labels were NEVER shown on "Home/Overview" pages. I tested my Sandbox (which I just reverted to the old nav) as well as Production (on new nav but NOT Live Docs Beta).

So that must explain why the Labels interface is completely different for Home/Overview pages vs regular pages:

Screenshot 2025-06-18 at 8.26.02 AM.png

And in fact, in both old and new (non Live Doc) nav, the L key doesn't work to add labels. You have to Edit page and then go to the [...] menu to add them. Cumbersome.

In contrast, for non-Home/Overview pages, hitting L (or the new key-combo/vulcan neck pinch for Live Doc beta testers), jumps you down to the Labels section on the page:

Screenshot 2025-06-18 at 8.25.32 AM.png

michelle_bachmann

I haven't been able to get these short cuts to work. Is it a OS or browser issue?

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