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How to add and edit space shortcuts in Confluence Cloud
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How to add and edit space shortcuts in Confluence Cloud
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What are space shortcuts?
Why use space shortcuts?
How to add Confluence space shortcuts
How to edit Confluence space shortcuts
How to reorder space shortcuts
Don’t let important pages get lost in the noise. Here’s how to improve navigation with Confluence space shortcuts.
Is your team spending too much time searching for the right information in Confluence? If you want to get to the most relevant content in just a couple of clicks, you're in luck. Confluence space shortcuts are a simple but powerful way to keep essential pages and resources right where you need them.
If you want to become a search expert, check out our blog on how to find what you need from anywhere in Confluence with Advanced search.
What are space shortcuts?
Space shortcuts are links that let users quickly access relevant Confluence pages and web pages. Because they are specific to each space, you can tailor them to fit the unique needs of every project or team.
A Confluence admin can decide which shortcuts to add to a particular space.
What can Confluence space shortcuts link to?
- Other Confluence spaces
- Confluence pages (including personal spaces)
- External webpages and resources
- Jira projects or boards
Why use space shortcuts?
As a Confluence space grows, the page trees can become complicated and messy, making it difficult to find what you need. Space shortcuts help you cut through the noise and improve efficiency by:
- Saving time and reducing frustration: Give everyone on your team one-click access to the pages they use most often without needing to dig through the page tree.
- Keeping important resources handy: Link to external websites or resources so all your essential information is in one place.
- Decluttering your sidebar: Keep the sidebar clean and focused on what’s important.
How to add Confluence space shortcuts
1. Go to the space where you’d like to add a shortcut.
2. In the left-hand menu, click the + (add shortcut) button next to Shortcuts
2. In the left-hand menu, click the + (add shortcut) button next to Shortcuts
3. Search for the page you’d like to add a shortcut for, or paste in a URL to the page or external link.
4. Click on the page or select Insert to create your shortcut.
How to edit or remove Confluence space shortcuts
You might want to change the display text for one of your shortcuts to make it easier for you to understand what it’s linking to or to differentiate it from similarly named shortcuts. To do this, you can edit your space shortcuts.
- Hover over the shortcut you want to change and click the More actions (three dots) button.
- Select Edit to change the name or link. You can also select Remove to delete the shortcut.
3. Make your changes and click Save.
How to reorder space shortcuts
To keep your sidebar organised, you can easily change the order of your shortcuts to prioritise the most important links. Simply click and hold the shortcut you want to move, drag it to its new position in the list, and release.
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