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Using macros helps you to expand the capabilities of your Confluence pages, allowing you to add extra functionality or include dynamic content.

Add a Macro to your Page

Including Macros with the Macro Browser

To add a macro to a page:

  1. From the editor toolbar, choose (Insert) > Other Macros
  2. Find and select the required macro

There are many different types of reports you can use with this macro, please review the following pages for examples and properties:

Working with Workflow Report Macro - Dashboard

Working with Workflow Report Macro - Approvals

Working with Workflow Report Macro - States

Working with Workflow Report Macro - Stats

Working with Workflow Report Macro - Tasks

Speed it up with autocomplete: Type and the beginning of the macro name, to see a list of suggested macros. In this example we're inserting the cheese macro.

To edit an existing macro: Click the macro placeholder and choose Edit. This will open the macro details, so you can edit the macro parameters.

Macro Parameters

Many macros have optional parameters you can use to control the macro's output.

With the Attachments Macro, for instance, you have two optional parameters allowing you to:

  • Specify the file formats of the attachments displayed
  • Choose whether or not you want old versions of the attachments displayed

Macro Placeholders

Macro placeholders are displayed in the editor where you have added a macro to the page.

When editing a page, you can:

  • Double-click a macro placeholder (or click the placeholder and choose Edit) to open the macro dialog window and edit the macro's parameters
  • Select a macro placeholder to cut, copy and paste the macro