Create a personal page

You can create personal pages for My Workplace where you can access your most frequently used tools or external Web sites.

To create a new page

  1. Click Preferences in the upper right to open the User Preferences page.
  2. Click My Workplace in the left sidebar to open the My Workplace view.
  3. Click Add New, and then type a name for the page in the Page Name field.
  4. Optional. Type a Description for this page.
  5. Click Design Page to define the content and layout of the new page.
  6. In the list of Available Portlets, click Add to Layout below the name of the portlet that you want to add to this page.
  7. Optional. In the Alias field, type a display name for the portlet. This name will be used in the portlet toolbar.
  8. Click Accept (even if you did not enter an alias). The portlet name is added to the left column of the Page Name - Page Layout section.
  9. Repeat steps 7 - 9 as needed to add all desired portlets. You can add the same portlet more than once if needed. For example, you can use two Browse portlets to view the contents of two different folders.
  10. If needed, set the Left Column Width. The default is 50%.
  11. As needed, move portlets to the left or right column. Click the Move Right icon to move an item to the right column. Click the Move Left icon to move an item to the left column.
  12. As needed, move portlets up or down within a column. Click the Move Up icon to move an item up once in the list. Click the Move Down icon to move an item down once in the list.
  13. If needed, change the name of a portlet in the list. Select the portlet name, and then click Edit. Type a new name for the alias, and then click Accept.
  14. When you are satisfied with your page layout, click Accept.
  15. Save your changes on the Design Page.
  16. Save your changes to the My Workplace preferences.
  17. Close the User Preferences page.