--- title: "Edit page layout - workflow headers, footers and instructions" canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDML/649693867/Edit%20page%20layout%20-%20workflow%20headers%2C%20footers%20and%20instructions" format: markdown --- > Macro (aura-html) ## Page layout editor The **Page Layout editor** lets you add and edit on-screen message notifications that are added by the workflow. ![workflowbuilder_pagelayout_summarydetails_header_footer_instructions.png](media://f28e8817-5e1b-45ed-a3b7-794d138567cb) You can add and configure the following on-screen messages to be added by the workflow: - **Page header** - **Page footer** - **Workflow instructions** The display of each type of on-screen message can be based on the page viewer’s Confluence user permissions. The number of existing page layout messages is shown in the workflow panel. ![workflowbuilder_workflowpanel_extract_pagelayout_three_elements.png](media://f4014e8f-9d8b-4065-bf6c-242c649f8b4d) ## Open the page layout editor In the workflow panel - Choose **Page Layout** ![workflowbuilder-workflowpanel_extract_pagelayout_noelements.png](media://4a26cb37-8e08-49c9-943d-c06ad2c70139) The **Page Layout panel** lists any added on-screen messages for your content header, content footer, and for users when creating a new page ![workflowbuilder_pagelayouteditor_noelementsadded.png](media://a82c6718-495d-4cd8-80a3-5b73b7f140e2) - Choose a page layout element to add or edit - [Page header](#) - [Page footer](#) - [Workflow instructions](#) Only one message can be added to each of the page layout options. To ensure changes are added to the workflow - Choose **Apply** or** Add** in each editor to confirm the changes for the page layout item for the state. - Choose **Save** in the navigator panel to add these changes to the workflow > ℹ️ An existing page layout element can be removed by choosing its name and selecting **Delete** in the editor. ## Page header editor If no page headers are shown in the page layout panel: - Choose** Page Header** or **+add** to create a new page header. ![image](media://46e46ad1-b522-452d-9a63-686001cf7793) Use the dropdown menu to select the Confluence user permissions to view the on-screen message. - **All** - Display for any user with **view** or **edit** permission - **Read only access** -** **Display for any user with **view-only** permission - **Contributors** - Display for any user with **edit** permission The message can be plain text and/or wiki markup. Choose **Add** or **Apply** to save the new or updated page header message. ## Page footer editor If no page footers are shown in the page layout panel - Choose** Page Footer** or **+add** to create a new page footer. ![image](media://2955564a-51b5-431b-83a9-26cec96784f4) Use the dropdown menu to select the Confluence user permissions to view the on-screen message. - **All** - Display for any user with **view** or **edit** permission - **Read only access** -** **Display for any user with **view-only** permission - **Contributors** - Display for any user with **edit** permission The message can be plain text and/or wiki markup. Choose **Add** or **Apply** to save the new or updated page header message. ## Header and footer visibility options Visibility for each header and footer message can be set using the dropdown menu. ![image](media://e164ee4e-f951-4f05-a4c9-1903b10a380c) Message visibility is based on the Confluence user permissions. Header and footer icons are appended to the message in the page layout panel to indicate the selected visibility option: | **Display setting** | **Icon** | **Displayed for …** | | --- | --- | --- | | **All** | ![Page layout header and footer display to all icon](media://67c25a77-ff85-4edc-bf3e-981b19dc4278) | The on-screen message is displayed for both
- **contributors **(**edit **permission) - **readonly** users (**view **permission) | | **Read only access** | ![Page layout header and footer display to readonly access icon](media://e16c229b-5b1d-4cb0-928d-323aa08326bd) | Displayed for users who can only **view** the page.
> ℹ️ The message is not displayed to any user who also has **edit** permission. | | **Contributors** | ![Page layout header and footer display to contributors icon](media://db53b18e-1687-4708-a0f0-6c28cd4bb180) | Displayed for users who can **edit **the page. | > ℹ️ Different messages can be used in a footer and header. Based on Confluence user permissions, each message can be set to have different visibility for users. ## Workflow instructions editor You can use the workflow instructions editor to configure the display of** Workflow instructions** in a message panel on the initial page or blog post creation screen. This is particularly useful for guiding content creators through the next steps after creating the page. If no **Workflow instructions** are shown in the page layout panel: - Choose** Workflow Instructions** or **+add** to create a workflow instruction message. ![image](media://f36f21cf-ccaa-4e7c-8e3e-c36fc2b4e9d3) From the dropdown menu, choose the **Type** of message box to be displayed. ![image](media://43492ff9-258e-4395-97a5-51731cb77b78) - Add a **Title** for the workflow instruction (optional) - Add **Content** - text to be used for the message - Choose **Add** (or **Apply**) to save the workflow instruction When applied as a space workflow, the workflow instructions are displayed in a message panel on the initial page or blog post creation screen. ![image](media://d7dc51ce-1868-4f21-a1c1-99843f77e030) > ℹ️ The workflow instruction message content can be plain text or wiki markup (excluding any Confluence reserved characters). ## See also - [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650248771](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650248771) - [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650218068](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/650218068) - [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649924594](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649924594)