What is Confluence?

5 min
Beginner

By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to:

  • Explain what Confluence can do for teams
  • Describe what a Confluence user can do

Confluence helps you create, store, and share information

Think of Confluence as the central hub for your team's work: a place where you can easily create and find the information you need to do your job.
👇Click the tabs below to explore what Confluence can do.
  • Create documents
  • Build how-to materials
  • Brainstorm ideas
  • Capture thoughts
  • Plan new projects

Why does your team use Confluence?

All types of teams use Confluence, from marketing to human resources. Confluence is a flexible tool teams can use to solve many different problems. Recognizing how your team is using Confluence will help you optimize your experience.
👉 For example: If your team uses Confluence to share company policies and documentation, you'll focus on searching for and organizing content.
👉 Another example: If your team uses Confluence to collaborate on projects, you'll focus on sharing pages and commenting.

How can you use Confluence?

Confluence users can:
  • Write content in Confluence
  • Organize their personal content
  • Comment on teammates' content
  • Collaborate with teammates
  • Search for content across your site
As you start using Confluence, you'll see that it helps you:
✔ Communicate and socialize your ideas with well-structured content
Find essential resources you need to do your job
Brainstorm and document your most important ideas
✔ Give and receive feedback with teammates in real-time
Stay in the loop on your team's work
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  • What is a space?
  • What kinds of content can you create in Confluence?
  • How do you find content within a space?
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