Navigation pane that shows the headings, subheadings and can navigate easier

Question

Hi there,

Just wondering if there is a chance to for Atlassian Confluence to add in a better navigation pane?

Currently for work instructions which are quite long or need to jump between headings it makes it very difficult. We use MS Word for long documentation, but would like to see something similar to what MS Word have on their left hand pane.

Is there only Marketplace apps that can achieve this? A configuration or setting I am missing? Or something Atlassian is planning to introduce in the near future?

Cheers.

Esac Eden · Answer

Thanks @Kris Klima _K15t_ , found this marketplace app which pretty much achieves it: Easy Heading Macro (Floating Table of Contents) | Atlassian Marketplace

Cheers,

Esac

Kris Klima _K15t_ · Answer

@Esac Eden

Perhaps searching for 'floating toc' might help :)

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=floating%20toc&product=confluence

There are dedicated apps that might be an overkill for your use case, but they will provide a TOC that stays visible - example of a site create with such a Confluence app is here: https://docs.emplifi.io/platform/latest/home/set-up-care-roles-agent-and-supervisor

Esac Eden · Answer

Thanks for the information @Kris Klima _K15t_ .

I had a search of navigation of headers within a page in Confluence, looks like this has been asked before: Solved: How can I navigate a Confluence page by headings?

What I am looking for is like a TOC but stays persistent as someone would scroll through the page so a user wouldn't have to scroll to the top to see a TOC.

I think we will have to go with long-running documents to be Word docs until someone develops a marketplace app or Atlassian rolls it out as a feature :)

Thanks!