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In this example, we're going to build a knowledge-base system consisting of a set of knowledge-base articles that would look like thisthe following.
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Step 1 - Set up the template
go to Space Settings > Look and Feel > Templates
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Space administrator permission is required to view all the features in the Space Settings menu. Non-space admin users see a limited feature set.
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drag and drop a Paragraph field from the sidebar into the editor area
type in "Summary" above the Paragraph field
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insert a 2x2 table to hold the System and Version fields
type in System and Version into the left-hand cells
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fill in the labels for the dropdown, for example, Mac OS X, Windows 10, Ubuntu, etc
press enter to create a label
select the empty cell on the right of Version to continue
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The label text is auto-saved |
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The end result will look something like this. 
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choose Save to save the Field Group
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Finally, to save the overall template
choose Save at top right
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Step 2 - Create a page
create a new page
add a Live Template macro
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specify the template name, "Knowledge Base Article Template"
choose Insert to continue
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enter a page title
choose Publish to publish the page
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Step 3 - Add content
On the newly-published page
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The Paragraph editor under Summary supports most of the features you would normally find in a standard Confluence Cloud editor.
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This includes fonts, text color, lists, links, and more. |
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continue with the System and Version fields below
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The System row now includes a dropdown menu which allows you to pick from the labels you created earlier. |
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The Version field only allows you to enter numbers.
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Your page will is displayed as below.
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Step 4 - Update template
go back to the "Knowledge Base Article Template" you created and edit it
edit the Field Group macro
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To demonstrate the benefits of using a Live Template, let's make make some changes to this page.
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above the Summary section, add some contact information
in the 2x2 table below
change System to Operating system
and Version to Version affected
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choose Save to save the Field Group
then choose Save again to save the template
load the "fails with error 52" page again, or refresh the page
The changes you made to the template are now automatically reflected on the "fails with error 52" page, without you having to edit that specific page.
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Tips
In the Scaffolding editor
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In the editor toolbar
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Speed up macro entry with autocomplete |
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