Where did the ability to make single sections go?

[Susan Kelley]

I'm trying to use the macro to build single sections in my page, and it looks like I can only make 2 or 3. Help!

[Walter Buggenhout · Accepted solution]

Hi @Susan Kelley,

Interesting question indeed. I have tried it out in a test instance and it seems you always get a single section in between column sections:

 

So you can't add 2 separate single sections below one another anymore from what I can see.

When you add a multi-column lay-out on your page, you'll always and automatically have a single lay-out above and below that inserted section while you don't have to do anything extra for it.

[Susan Kelley]

Hmmm...interesting. What I'm looking to build is the one outlined (in editing mode) big section inside which I put columns, etc. 
So when I see it there, I don't seem to have any "outline." 

[Susan Kelley]

That's just sort of a tiny snip, because I can't offer the whole thing - sorry. Any thoughts? Each of these stretches across the whole screen.

[Walter Buggenhout]

Isn't that more or less what I shared in my screenshot? The only thing is that in the new Confluence editor you don't see the outline anymore if you have a single column lay-out.

When you want to add columns at a certain point, you just click the layouts button and it throws in a new section with 2 or 3 columns where your cursor is at.

You can start typing inside those columns, but also position your cursor below that 2-column section. Then you're at a single thing again, but without the outline.

[Susan Kelley]

Ahhh cool. I didn't realize that you just don't see the outline. Lol - I wanted to be sure I wasn't messing something up. Thanks!

[Walter Buggenhout]

I've taken the freedom to quickly create a sample page with some text on it. It looks like this in edit mode:

And the published version doesn't have the outlines:

The text more or less explains what I did.

[Susan Kelley]

Awesome, thanks! 

[Walter Buggenhout]

You're welcome @Susan Kelley. May I also kindly ask you to accept this answer? That makes it easier to find for users having similar questions. Thx!