INDEX Using Common ApplicationsBlogsHow Do I Create a Blog? How Do I Interact with a Blog? CalendarHow Do I Use the Homepage Calendar? How Do I Create My Personal Calendar How Do I Use My Personal Calendar? How Do I Export or Import My Calendar? Document LibraryAccessing My Document Library How Do I Create a Document ? How Do I Create a Folder, Upload, Edit & Delete a Document? How Do I Find my Document? Linking to DocumentsHow Do I Link a Document to a Blog? How Do I Link a Document to a Message Board? How Do I Link a Document to a Web Content Display? Image GalleryAccessing My Image Galleries How Do I Create an Image Gallery? How Do I Create a Folder, Upload, Edit & Delete an Image? How Do I Find or View My Images? How Do I Place Images in My Applications? How Do I Upload Images to a Blog? How Do I Upload Images to a Message Board? How Do I Upload Images to a Web Content Display?
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What Are Applications? What Are Applications?Applications (synonymous with portlets) are small “gadgets” or programs that you can place on your page. On the MyCollege portal, they look like little windows or screens that are placed around the pages. Below you can see an example of my blog page with all sorts of apps on it. Usually apps have a header (a black bar with gold text) that tells you what that application is or has been named. The very text that you are reading has been placing in a Web Content Display application. Some applications are locked to students but there are plenty available to make your pages useful, interesting and personal. To read an overview of what kind of applications are available to you check out Applications Overview below. TIPApps ExamplesThe above image is how a page (in this case, my blog page) might look. The below image is the same page but color coded and titled in Photoshop to show you how each unit is a different application.
Applications Overview Applications OverviewThere are a wide variety of applications, or portlets, that are available for you to put on your page. This section gives you an overview of some of your options. Apps Examples
TIPGoogle GadgetsGoogle gadgets can be games, quote or pictures rotators, news feeds, calendars or virtual pets. Use common sense though and don’t pick one you could get in trouble for.
How Do I Set Up An Application? Adding An ApplicationTo place an application, navigate to the page you would like to add the application to. Go to Menu and select Add Application (see first image below). The Add App screen will pop up (see second image below). You can select your application by moving through the categories or by typing the name of your application in the search box.
Placing An ApplicationTo place an application on your page, select it from the list and drag it onto the page (see image below). Changing Page LayoutFor this tutorial, I have added a Message Board to an otherwise empty page and now I will change the page layout so my Message Board fills up the whole page. I go up to Menu and select Layout Template . This will bring me to the Layout Screen (see image). I click the circle next to 1 Column and click Save. Now my Message Board App fills the entire page.
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