Beneath it, the final link:
By midnight, Elara was weeping. She had expanded her own life down to the cellular level: the division of her first neuron, the taste of the amniotic fluid, the precise millisecond her mother decided not to have an abortion.
In the editor, click Insert (+) > View more and search for "Expand". confluence click to expand
"Click to expand" allows for a progressive disclosure of information. It presents the user with a high-level overview first—the "what"—and allows them to choose if they want to dive into the details—the "how" and "why." This respects the reader’s time and keeps the initial interface clean.
The second click opened a memory she had never lived: her father, alone in a parked car six months before she was born, erasing a voicemail he’d left for another woman. A secret that had no record. A silence given text. Beneath it, the final link: By midnight, Elara was weeping
The in Confluence is the standard tool used to hide large blocks of information behind a clickable title, helping to reduce page clutter and improve scannability. How to Add an Expand Macro
Click the placeholder text (usually "Click here to expand...") to enter a descriptive heading. This is what users will click to reveal the content. "Click to expand" allows for a progressive disclosure
There are two primary ways to insert the macro while editing a page:
The primary utility of the expand macro is cognitive load management. When a user opens a Confluence page, they are typically looking for a specific piece of information. If they are greeted by 5,000 words of dense technical logs, historical context, and step-by-step tutorials, they may struggle to find the one paragraph they actually need.
The silhouette unfurled like a paper flower. A paragraph emerged, written in her own mother’s handwriting: