A space is an area within Confluence, containing your wiki pages. You can think of each space as a sub-site, or mini-site, each with its own home page.

Quick guide to viewing Confluence spaces

  • The dashboard displays a list of all the spaces in the Confluence site that you have permission to see. You can make a space a favourite, or categorise the space, to get easy access to the content that is most relevant to you. See Customising your Personal Dashboard.
  • The space directory displays a list of all the global and personal spaces in the Confluence site that you have permission to see. You can choose to see all spaces, the spaces you have marked as favourite, or the spaces in a given space category. You can further restrict the number of spaces displayed, by entering a word or words in the Filter box. Confluence will display only the spaces that have the matching words in the space name or description. See Viewing All Confluence Spaces.
  • The people directory displays a list of all Confluence users, including those who have personal spaces. See Searching the People Directory.

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Viewing Spaces on the Dashboard

The Confluence dashboard displays a list of spaces that you have permission to view. Remember to log in, so that you can see the complete list of spaces based on your username's permissions.

The Spaces tab displays all the global spaces on the site, and the spaces you have marked as your favourites, that you have permission to view.

To see the spaces on the dashboard:

  1. Click Dashboard at the top left of your Confluence screen.
  2. Scroll down and click on the Spaces tab.

Screenshot: Viewing spaces on the dashboard

Viewing Spaces in the Space Directory

The space directory displays a list of global and personal spaces that you have permission to view. Remember to log in, so that you can see the complete list of spaces based on your username's permissions. The order of spaces is random.

Categorising the spaces: The spaces are displayed on a number of tabs, each showing a different sets of spaces, as follows:

  • All Spaces — all the global and personal spaces on the site that you have permission to view.
  • Favourite Spaces — the spaces that you have marked as your favourites.
  • Categories — tabs showing spaces categorised by label. Note that you can add any space category you like. See Using Labels to Categorise Spaces.

Filtering the list of spaces: To restrict the number of spaces displayed, enter a word or words in the Filter box. Confluence will display only the spaces that have the matching words in the space name or description.

To see the spaces in the space directory:

  1. Choose Browse > Space Directory.

  2. Click one of the tabs to see the spaces you want.
  3. If you want to restrict the number of spaces shown, entering a word or words in the Filter box.

Screenshot: Viewing favourite spaces in the space directory

Viewing Personal Spaces in the People Directory

The people directory displays a list of Confluence users, including those who have personal spaces. See Searching the People Directory.

To see the personal spaces in the people directory:

  1. Choose Browse > People Directory.

  2. Click People with Personal Spaces.

Screenshot: The people directory

Notes

  • If you do not log in, you will be treated as an 'anonymous user'. Confluence will display only those spaces that an anonymous user has permission to access.
  • Permission to access a space is granted by a space administrator. See the overview of space permissions.
  • You can use the Spaces List macro to display a list of spaces on a Confluence page.

Related Topics

Working with Spaces
Browsing a Space

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