The Quote Macro allows you to present a section of text as a quote or citation, allowing you to add further information in the form of a response. This is similar to the way people sometimes reply to email messages, by adding their responses immediately after citations of the originator's text.
For example, when adding a comment to a Confluence page or blog and you wish to cite some content on it, you can do so with this macro as follows:
This is similar to the way people sometimes reply to email messages, by adding their responses immediately after citations of the originator's text.
I often reply to other's email messages in this manner.
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Usage with the Macro Browser
To insert the quote macro into a page using the Macro Browser,
- Open the Confluence page or blog post that you want to edit, then click the 'Edit' button.
- Click the Macro Browser icon
on the toolbar. The macro browser window will open. - Scroll through the list of macros to find the one you want. Alternatively, start typing the macro name into the search box at the top right of the macro browser. Macros with a matching name will appear in the main pane.
- Click the desired macro.
- Set the macro parameters to your requirements. If desired, you can preview these changes by clicking 'Refresh'.
- Click 'Insert' to add the macro onto the page.
You can also insert macros via autocomplete. For more information, see Using Autocomplete in the Rich Text Editor.
Once you've found the quote macro, click 'insert' to add it to your page.
Usage in Wiki Markup
What you need to type |
What you will get |
|---|---|
The Lorem Ipsum creates nonsense Latin space filler text like this: |
The Lorem Ipsum creates nonsense Latin space filler text like this:
I can't make head or tail of this. |
Parameters
This macro accepts no parameters.
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