quick and dirty macros?

Pat Erler

hi,

 

I am fairly new to confluence, so bear with me.

I see that I can create templates, macros and even repeating forms with scaffolding. What I actually need is a quick way to repeat certain elements, say, a table 2 by 5 with certain informations about a server which I need to put into all kind of documents and later edit it (which doesn't seem to be possible with HTML elements in macros).

What would be the best approach or a plugin that helps with this kind of problem?

best,

Pat

Bill Bailey

This is what templates are for. You are basically creating a blank document with a set structure and fixed elements. Then you when you create a new document based on the template, you now have all the elements from the template copied to your new page.

I use templates for standardized forms, and include instructional text to guide the user. This system ensure consistency of pages, and saves a lot of time for things like a partially blank table with set headings and entries that don't change.