User Reference Guides

User Reference Guides

Customizingthe Overview Page

An overview page for a place allows the place owner to change the layout and widgets on the page to surface the collaboration in the exact way they wish.

Widgets are drag and drop web parts that show people, places, activity and content from the place or other places.

To customizethe overview page:

Click the Manage drop down and choose Overview Page.
In the blue popup window, select a layout style from the Layoutmenuon the left. Choosing a layout will update your content view below. Try several layouts to find one you want to use. You can change it later if you don’t like it. There are fifteen layouts available for overview pages.
In the Widgetsmenuon the right, choose from a selection of widgets to display certain types of activity, people, places and content. There are other widgets that show other functionalities as well.
To add a new widget, select the desired widget and click/drag the green “Drag to Add” button to the desired location on the page. The area will highlight green where it will drop. Release the mouse button to drop the widget on the page.
To remove a widget from the page, click the drop down in the top right corner of the widget and choose Remove this widget.
To edit the properties of a widget, click the drop down in the top right corner of the widget and choose Edit this widget. Each widget will have at least one property you can modify to change the behavior of the widget. The default property is the widget title.
If you wish to reset any changes you make to your page you can cancel the changes by clicking on the Discard Changes button. To restore the page to the default available when the place was created click the Restore Defaults button.
When your content is organized to your satisfaction, click the Publish Layout button.

For a complete list of available widgets please visit this help documentation page: