Tables in Confluence: Header Rows, Numbered Rows and Colours
Make a Confluence table easy to scan in a minute: keep the header row, add a header column and numbered rows, and give the header a soft background colour. Shown on a project glossary.
Step by step
Why format
- Format tables. A plain table is hard to scan. A few quick changes make it easy to read. A header row, a header column, row numbers, and a little colour. Let me format our glossary.
Table options
- Edit. Click edit.
- Table toolbar. Click any cell in the table. A table toolbar appears under it. Open table options.
- Header row. Header row is already on. It makes the top row stand out, so readers know what each column holds. Always keep it.
- Header column. Turn on header column. Now the terms on the left stand out too. That suits a glossary, or any table where each row has a name.
- Numbered rows. Open table options again, and turn on numbered rows. In a review, people can say row three, instead of reading the whole line out.
- Colour. Now a little colour. Click the term cell at the top, open the small arrow in its corner, and pick background color. Choose a soft colour, like this light blue. Dark colours make the text hard to read.
Share it
- Update. Click update.
- Easy to scan. A header row, a header column, row numbers, and a splash of colour. One minute of work, and the table is much easier to scan.
Recap
- Header, numbers, colour. So, click a cell and open table options. Keep the header row, add a header column and numbered rows. Then give a header cell a soft colour. Subscribe for more Confluence tips for business analysts.
