Editing a Page in the Flyout Editor
You can rename a page, add portlets, recommend portlets,
and reposition portlets while viewing the page.
Click
Edit Page. The Flyout Editor appears, enabling you to
perform the following actions:
Note: The Flyout Editor appears only
if you are viewing an adaptive page layout (not a legacy page layout).
- To rename the page, in the Change Page Name box, type the new name.
- To add a portlet to the page, under the portlet name, click Add to Page.
A placeholder for the portlet is added to the page below
the Flyout Editor.
- To remove a portlet, under the portlet name, click Remove, or click in the portlet's title bar.
- To see what a portlet looks like, under the portlet name,
click Preview.
From the Preview Portlet page you can perform the following
actions:
- To add the portlet to your page and close the preview, click Add this portlet.
- To view a description of the portlet, click View
Description. When you are finished, click Close.
- To return to the list of portlets without adding the portlet
to your page, click Close.
- To view a list of the portlets in a portlet bundle, under
the bundle name, click Open.
- To add all the portlets from a bundle, under the bundle
name, click Add.
A placeholder for each portlet is added to the page below
the Flyout Editor.
Note: You can remove a portlet added as part of
a bundle by clicking
in the portlet's title bar.
- To recommend a portlet to other users:
- Under the portlet name, click Invite.
- In the invitation dialog
box, copy the text, and click Close.
- In your e-mail application,
paste the text into an e-mail message and send it.
When other portal users click the URL in your e-mail,
they are taken to the portlet preview and given the option to add
the portlet to one of their My Pages. Users that do not have permission
to see the portlet receive an error message.
- To search for portlets and portlet bundles, in the Search for Portlets box, type the text you want to search
for and click Search.
For searching tips, see Using Text Search Rules.
To remove your search criteria, click Search again.
- To change the sort order of portlets, in the Sort By drop-down list, select an option: Item Name Ascending,
Item Name Descending, Date Modified Ascending, Date Modified Descending.
- To page through the list of portlets, click << Previous, Next >>, or
a particular page number.
- To browse through administrative folders, click Browse All Folders.
Note: This link displays folders that might not contain portlets
or portlet bundles.
To view the portlets and portlet bundles
in a folder, click the folder name.
- To reposition a portlet, in the area under the Edit Page
section, drag the portlet to the desired position (by clicking the
portlet, holding down the mouse button, and moving the mouse), then
release the mouse button.
Each column on the page is represented by a gray box. To change
the column structure, click Go to Advanced Editor, then click Select Page Layout.
- To close the Flyout Editor, click Close, or,
in the Edit Page section, click or Close Editor.