This page last changed on Jun 12, 2008 by smaddox.

Drafts are a feature of Confluence 2.1.

This page covers some of the common questions you may have while using drafts. Read Working with Drafts Overview for more information.




What is a draft?

A draft is an autosaved version of the page which is created by Confluence when you have made changes to a page but have failed to save it.



How often are drafts saved?

By default, Confluence saves a draft of your page once every thirty seconds. A site administrator can configure how often drafts are saved from the Administration Console.



Where can I see my drafts?

Go to the 'Preferences' view for your user profile. To do this:

  • Go to a page in the space.
  • Go to your name at the top of the page. (This is the 'User' menu. A dropdown list will appear when your cursor hovers over the 'User' menu.)
  • Select 'Preferences' from the dropdown list. The 'Preferences' view will open.
  • Your drafts are listed under the 'Drafts' tab, in the Preferences View.

Screenshot: Viewing Page Drafts





I lost my changes before I could add the page. What do I do?

Confluence will save a draft of the page even if you haven't successfully added it yet.

There are two ways to resume editing the page:

  1. Go to the 'Preferences' view for your user profile. To do this:

    • Go to a page in the space.
    • Go to your name at the top of the page. (This is the 'User' menu. A dropdown list will appear when your cursor hovers over the 'User' menu.)
    • Select 'Preferences' from the dropdown list. The 'Preferences' view will open.
    • Go to the 'Drafts' tab. A draft of the page will be listed with an option to 'Resume Editing'.

      If you had not entered a page title, the draft will be listed without a title as well.
      Screenshot: Untitled Page Draft



  2. When you next click 'Add Page' in that space, Confluence will ask you if you want to resume editing the page that wasn't saved. You can opt to resume editing and hence restore the page.

    Screenshot: Resume Editing





What happens if I am editing the draft of a page that has since been updated?

When this happens, Confluence will display a message informing you that you are editing an outdated page. If there are no conflicts between the two versions, Confluence will give you the option to 'Merge and Resume editing'.


If there are any conflicts, Confluence will give you the option to 'View the Conflict' or to 'Discard' your changes.

Screenshot: Editing Conflict in Draft



If I click one of the other page tabs when I am editing a page, will I lose my changes?

No. Whenever you click on any of the page tabs, Confluence will automatically save a draft. When you click on the 'Edit' tab again, Confluence will let you know that a version of the page you are editing was unsaved and give you the option to resume editing.



*How do I configure the time for how often drafts are saved?*

A site administrator can configure a different time setting for how often drafts are to be saved from the Administration Console > General Configuration.

RELATED TOPICS

Working with Drafts Overview
Concurrent Editing and Merging Changes

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