# Diagram indexing

Diagrams are indexed in the background: their text becomes searchable, a preview image is rendered and attached, and templates appear in the picker.

None of this is instant, and knowing that saves a lot of confused refreshing.

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## When you would change this

* A new diagram that is not showing up in search.
* A template that has not appeared in the picker yet.
* Understanding why an export shows an older rendering.

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## What you can set

| **Setting**   | **What it does**                                                        |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Diagram text  | Indexed, so shape labels are findable from Confluence search.           |
| Preview image | Rendered and attached, which is what exports and anonymous readers use. |
| Templates     | Indexed before appearing in the template picker.                        |
| Timing        | A few minutes, not seconds.                                             |

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## A few things that catch people out

* The page itself is correct immediately. Only search, previews and pickers lag.
* An export taken seconds after an edit may contain the previous rendering.
* If something has not appeared after several minutes, that is worth reporting rather than waiting on.

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## Related

[Egress domainsLoading images and sources from your own hosts.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/egress-domains.html)

[Self-hosted diagram rendererRendering inside your own network.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/self-hosted-diagram-renderer.html)

[ExamplesWorking diagrams you can copy.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/examples.html)

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_Set it once, in the right place._