Search for templates from the Confluence byline

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To find a template from any Confluence page, open the Capable byline by pressing comma or clicking Capable next to the author, and start typing. Matching diagram and Markdown templates appear under Templates, and diagram languages under Diagram libraries. Pick one and the editor opens with it filled in, ready to insert.

#Before you start

  • Anyone who can edit the page can do this.

  • Diagrams or Markdown must be visible on your site. A capability an administrator has hidden is left out of the search.

  • The standalone Diagrams and Markdown apps search templates from their own byline entry in the same way.

#Steps

  1. Open the page and press the comma key, or click Capable in the page byline.

  2. Type a word from the template's title or description, for example sequence or meeting notes.

  3. Wait a moment for the Templates and Diagram libraries sections to appear below the capabilities.

  4. Select the template or library you want.

  5. Adjust it in the editor, then insert it into the page.

#If it does not work

  • No Templates section: nothing matched. Each word you type must appear in the title or description, so try fewer words.

  • A diagram library is missing: an administrator has turned it off in the Diagrams settings.

  • Your own template is missing: it is searched in this page's space and the global library only. Templates in other spaces do not appear.

Press comma, type, insert.