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Unable to copy a page and keep custom color scheme in tables

drsette

We created a page that had a table with custom colors in the cells. When we try to copy the page or copy the table to a new page, it removes the color scheme. Why does it not copy the source code?

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AnnWorley

Hi Dawne,

Please let me know more about how the tables were created, and how the custom colors were added. Please let us know what version of Confluence you are using, too.

I tested in Confluence Cloud and Confluence 6.8 and in both cases the colors were retained when I copied the page. Here are the steps I followed:

Clicked on Edit to edit a page
Used the insert table pulldown to insert a table
Used the button in the toolbar to add a color to a cell
Copied the page to another space
Verified the color was still in the cell

To directly copy page storage format you may want to check out a Source Editor like Source Editor for Confluence for Confluence Cloud or Source Editor for Confluence for Confluence Server.

Thanks,

Ann

drsette

Hi Ann,

We are not using the colors in the confluence tool bar. Basically, someone created a table, and in the source editor they changed the cell colors to an HTML color. When you try to copy the page, it dosn't copy in the html colors. If you try to just copy the table using the toolbar it copes the table, without the colors.

AnnWorley

Hi Dawne,

Since you already have the Source Editor installed, a workaround would be to copy and paste the content from the source page to the destination. To access the source editor, edit the page, use the <> icon on the top right of the source page to access the XHTML then copy and paste the storage format from the original page using the same icon on the destination page.

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Please let me know whether you are using Confluence Cloud or Server and which version of Server if you are not on Cloud. Cloud URLs include "atlassian.net" so if you have that domain in your URL you are using Cloud. For Server, the version is at the bottom of every page for most themes.

drsette

We are using the server version. We can copy and paste from the source code editor, but it is a pain when there is a lot on the page and we only want the table. I was wanting to know why we can't copy the table and it keep the source code.

AnnWorley

I opened a bug report for this issue: Copy and paste in Confluence editor drops custom colors from table. I already let Dawne know in her support request, but for the rest of the forum, please vote or comment on the bug if this functionality is important for your team.