Finding your way in Confluence

Our goal here is to get to know the basic features and the interface of Confluence practically so that we can use this tool effectively. In this section, we’ll talk about many text-processing features from other software you might be familiar with. We want to underline an important point: Confluence is a collaboration tool with powerful text-processing features. However, its main feature is not text processing. For this reason, you may realize that many features available in text processors are not in Confluence. Being aware that these features may have been left out on purpose can significantly increase the efficiency we get from Confluence. We aim to work together; hundreds of fonts, colors, and very detailed formatting features can easily distract us from this goal, and we can get lost in the details. That’s why you’ll find only the most essential features in Confluence; this simplicity. Although you may find it strange, this will...