Managing the Navigation Bar

Managing the Navigation:

Excluding items from the Navigation
By default, the site adds any object in the folder to the navigation. You may want to exclude certain items (a pdf application, images folder, etc.) from the navigation. You can exclude items in two different ways: 

1. The Properties Tab (recommended): Go the item you do not want to appear in the navigation and select the properties tab. Then select "exclude from navigation."
2. By State: Items that are not published do not appear in the navigation. You can keep items private or make them visible or make them a "public draft." If you wish to make an item a public draft, submit it and then send an e-mail to Suzanne asking her to make it a public draft. A "Public Draft" does not appear in the navigation.

Changing the text link in the Navigation
To change the text link in the navigation, click on the link to go to that object. If you see the contents tab when you get to that object, that means it is a folder. Select "contents," and then select "edit." If you do not see the contents tab, then just select "edit."

Then change the text in the "Title" text box at the top of the page to the desired text. Then select "save" at the bottom of the page.

Check the navigation to see if the new desired text shows up.

Changing the navigation order: 
Go to the folder housing the items you wish to show in the navigation. In the Contents window, you can change the navigation order in two ways:

1. Click the up or down triangle to the far right of the item you wish to move. This will move it up or down 1 space.
2. Put your mouse over the item text you wish to move. You will see as you move the cursor over that it becomes an arrow or a hand (mac)/ compass rose (PC). When you get the hand or compass rose, click and hold while you move the item up or down as desired. When it is where you wish to have it, release the mouse. Refresh the page to see if it has moved appropriately in the navigation. 

To set up a second level in the navigation:
The second level in the navigation is established by adding a folder to your home folder. Then add the objects you wish to show in the secondary navigation level to the new folder.