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Most CIT-affiliated websites that require authentication support the use of CUWebLogin. Websites maintained by other departments frequently do, but it is possible that you may have to authenticate in another way. If you have questions about how to sign in to a website that is not maintained by CIT…
If you're looking for more information on the new Microsoft sign-in experience launching in fall 2022, visit Azure Authentication.
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Support Contact IT Service Desk Request Support Use the online Confluence form to ask a question or report an issue. Full User Guide For detailed documentation, see the Confluence user guide.
If you want to share a page link with viewers, consider using the Tiny Link for ease; a Tiny Link is a shortened version of a longer web address, which usually will not break lines when copy/pasting into an email message, etc. For instructions on how to find and share your pages' Tiny Links: http…
Confluence's Widget Macro allows you to add multimedia content from other websites to your Confluence page. For example, you can use the Widget Macro to embed the following types of content: a Google calendar, a YouTube video, a Flickr image, or a SlideShare presentation. More information about…
Before using Confluence to share, store, or collaborate with institutional information, review the Regulated Data Chart. Wiki Policy for Academic Uses Copyright and Academic Integrity If you are considering using Confluence for academic purposes the following information will be helpful
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Full information on working with links in Confluence. The following features are some of the more common ways of linking in Confluence.
You do not need any special tools to insert macros. Simply type a macro command into the Confluence editor inside two curly braces {...}. For more instructions on how to work with macros in your Confluence space see https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/eyAC.
Attachment Limitations Each attachment uploaded, can be no larger than 15MB You can only upload 10 attachments at once There is no limit on the number of attachments that can be added to a page Full instructions on working with attachments in Confluence
To add a search box to your space, there are two macros that you can choose from. Additional information for each macro is below each description. Livesearch Macro Livesearch: shows search result keystroke by keystroke, as the user is entering the search term. Example: {livesearch:spaceKey=xxxxxx…
The theme that is used for a space determines how it will look to the user and where all of the menu items appear. Space Administrators are able to assign a theme to a space by selecting Space Tools > Look and Feel. Select the Themes tab and choose a theme from the list. Certain themes may have…
Permissions are granted at the space level and can be applied to groups, individuals, and anonymous users. These permissions apply to every page in the space, but can be overridden by using page restrictions. The View Space Permissions page is broken into three sections, one each for Groups,…
Accounts set up in the Academic Web Hosting environments will not expire.  However, when a user leaves Cornell University, they will no longer be able to connect to the servers using CU VPN.  Users will be contacted annually and asked whether they wish to maintain their account.  …
Policies Course accounts may be used only for course instruction or course work.
Eligibility for Academic Accounts Faculty members currently employed by Cornell University and academic staff supporting a course can obtain an account on the Academic Technologies web servers for instructional purposes.
Academic Web Hosting uses Cornell's Server Farm Account Management (SFAM).

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