Format Table

[John Hyde]

Is it possible to copy formatting from one row and paste it to another?

Or is it possible to copy a row and insert it?

[Kishan Sharma · Accepted solution]

Hi @John Hyde Welcome to Atlassian Community!

Yes, you can apply formatting to a row and simply copy it and paste into another row, which will also retain the formatting of the original row that you copied.

If you are looking for third party app, you can explore Format Painter for Confluence - Easy Text Formatting

[John Hyde]

OK, thanks.  I was hoping for a free solution.  Any other options?

[Kishan Sharma]

Yes, as i mentioned you can format a row in the table, select it, then copy and paste into another row, it will retain the original formatting of the source row.

[John Hyde]

Thanks and apologies, I am new to Confluence!

I can highlight a row, but see no option to copy or paste the formatting.

[John Hyde]

sorry...disregard.  I figured it out!  Thanks

[John Hyde]

Do you know how I add the light gray "suggestion text" to a cell?  The kind that goes away when someone starts typing?

[Kishan Sharma]

No problem John :)

Yes, you need to use Placeholder text macro in the template editor (example below). 

Please note that it's not available in the page editor, so please ensure that you are editing a template and not a page. You can create templates under Space Settings -> Content Tools -> Templates

[John Hyde]

OK, I didn't realize that is how it works.

How can I determine which template I've been using?  Most of my pages are built from scratch by clicking the '+' symbol to add a new page.

[John Hyde]

Bummer that it can't simply be added to any existing page as it is being customized.

[Kishan Sharma]

Yeah, we need to live with that option for now :) If you have found my answer useful, please accept the answer so that you can help other community members having similar query.