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Managing and Configuring Your Dashboard

December 28, 2050  / Tags: CMS, Dashboard

The Dashboard is the default view in OU Campus. You can manage common tasks, communicate with other users, review pages (if the user is an approver), and monitor checked out pages.

Dashboard Breakdown

• Account- The only important part about this is the last icon, this is how you can modify your dashboard and gadgets.

• Recently Visited- This list will show you which pages you've visited recently.

• My Checked-Out Content 鈥� lists checked out content, including pages and assets being edited or awaiting approval. Click on the linked page/asset to begin editing or approval or click the lightbulb to check it in for other users to edit.

• Activity 鈥� lists the most recent actions performed in the site. Regularly refer to the 鈥淢y Checked- Out Content鈥� gadget and click the yellow light bulb icon to release pages no longer being edited so that they are available to the other site users.
• Inbox 鈥� shows a list of messages sent to the user, if any.

• Analytics- this allows you to see page views and other important information regarding your web pages.

• Bookmarks- allows you to organize favorite paths to a folder for quick navigation. Your bookmarks will stay the same no matter which computer you login to since this is tied to your account.

• Workflow 鈥� shows all items in a user鈥檚 workflow, sent to another user for approval or awaiting this user鈥檚 approval.

Gadgets

• Gadgets Sidebar

Gadgets can be opened by selecting the tab on the right that looks like a plug. This gives you easy access to items you find on your dashboard and can be used any where in the CMS, such as using your bookmarks to quickly jump between your favorite pages:

Gadgets are that can be toggled on/off via the cog on either your account or in the gadgets panel:

File Navigation

This can be found on the left side, similar to gadgets, but allows you to navigate the site in a different way. This is a personal preference way of navigating.