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This page tells you how to embed Confluence content into SharePoint pages, when your SharePoint and Confluence sites are connected via the Confluence SharePoint Connector. The instructions on this page apply to SharePoint 2010.

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You can add web parts to a SharePoint 'web part page'. Many of the pages in SharePoint are web part pages, including the home page in any SharePoint site. You can also create web part pages in a document library that has the 'Web Part Page' document template. Such a document library typically has the name 'Pages'.

To add the Confluence web parts in SharePoint,

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  1. Go to a web part page in SharePoint.
  2. Edit the page. (Click 'Page' then 'Edit Page' in the ribbon, or click 'Site Actions' then 'Edit Page'.)
  3. The page opens in edit mode, showing the web part zones defined for the page. Click 'Add a Web Part' in the zone where you want your web part to reside.
  4. The web part selection dialogue appears. Select 'Confluence Wiki' in 'Categories' column.
  5. The list of Confluence web parts appears in the 'Web Parts' column. Select the one you want. Details of each web part are below.
  6. Click 'Add'.

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You can use the Confluence Space list web part to display a list of Confluence spaces in SharePoint.

To add and customise the Confluence Page web part,

 

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  1. Add the 'Confluence Space List' web part, following the instructions above.
  2. The web part is now part of your SharePoint page. Click the web part's dropdown menu and select 'Edit Web Part'.
  3. The 'Space List' web part editor appears on the right of the screen. Set the optional appearance settings.
  4. Click 'OK' or 'Apply' to make the page show in the web part.

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You can use the Confluence Page web part to display a specific page from Confluence in SharePoint.

To add and customise the Confluence Page web part,

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  1. Add the 'Confluence Page' web part, following the instructions above.
  2. The web part is now part of your SharePoint page. Click the web part's dropdown menu and select 'Edit Web Part'.
  3. The 'Confluence Page' web part editor appears on the right of the screen. Select the required space from the 'Space' dropdown list.
  4. A hierarchical (tree view) list of pages appears. Select the required page, or enter the page name into the 'Page Title' text box.
  5. Click 'OK' or 'Apply' to make the page show in the web part.

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You can use the Confluence Page List web part to display a hierarchical view of pages from a specific Confluence space.

To add and customise the Confluence Page List web part,

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  1. Add the 'Confluence Page List' web part, following the instructions above.
  2. The web part is now part of your SharePoint page. Click the web part's dropdown menu and select 'Edit Web Part'.
  3. The 'Confluence Page List' web part editor appears on the right of the screen. Select the required space from the 'Space' dropdown list.
  4. Select the 'Show Space List' option:
    • If you select this option, the web part on the SharePoint page will display a dropdown menu allowing users to select a different space.
    • If you do not select this option, users will see only the page tree for the space that you selected. They will not be able to choose a different space.
  5. Select the 'Only show the home page and its children'option:
    • If you select this option, the web part will only display pages in the tree view that are saved as children of the home page of the selected space.
    • If you do not select this option, all pages in the space will be shown.
  6. Click 'OK' or 'Apply' to make the page tree show in the web part.

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  • The Confluence 'Host' comes from the settings in SharePoint's 'Confluence Settings' page (found under 'Site Settings').
  • The list of Confluence spaces shows only those spaces that the user has permission to see, based on the Confluence space permissions.

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Screenshot 6: A SharePoint page with the two Confluence web parts

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You can use the Confluence Blog Post web part to display a specific blog post from Confluence in SharePoint.

To add and customise the Confluence Blog Postweb part,

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  1. Add the 'Confluence Blog Post' web part, following the instructions above.
  2. The web part is now part of your SharePoint page. Click the web part's dropdown menu and select 'Modify Shared Web Part'.
  3. The 'Confluence Blog Post Selection' web part editor appears. Select the required space from the 'Space' dropdown list.
  4. A hierarchical (tree view) list of blog posts appears. Select the desired blog post.
  5. Click 'OK' or 'Apply' to make the page show in the web part.

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You can use the Confluence Blog List web part to display a list of blog posts in a specific Confluence space, sorted chronologically.

To add and customise the Confluence Blog Posts Tree View web part,

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  1. Add the 'Confluence Blog List' web part, following the instructions above.
  2. The web part is now part of your SharePoint page. Click the web part's dropdown menu and select 'Modify Shared Web Part'.
  3. The 'Confluence Space Selection' web part editor appears. Select the required space from the 'Space' dropdown list.
  4. Select the 'Show Space List' option:
    • If you select this option, the web part on the SharePoint page will display a dropdown menu allowing users to select a different space.
    • If you do not select this option, users will see only the page tree for the space that you selected. They will not be able to choose a different space.
  5. Click 'OK' or 'Apply' to make the page tree show in the web part.

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You can use the Confluence Recently Updated web part to show recent activity inside of display a list of Confluence spaces in SharePoint.

To add and customise the Confluence Recently Updated web part,

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  1. Add the 'Confluence Recently Updated' web part, following the instructions above.
  2. The web part is now part of your SharePoint page. Click the web part's dropdown menu and select 'Edit Web Part'.
  3. The 'Recently Updated' web part editor appears on the right of the screen. Select the space from the 'Space' dropdown list.
  4. Click 'OK' or 'Apply' to make the page show in the web part.

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