6.3 Setting Up Your Landing Page

After you enable a landing page, you need to configure it and set it up to display the desired layout options and folder entries, as described in the following sections.

6.3.1 Choosing Layout Options for Your Landing Page

  1. From the landing page, click Manage > Modify This Workspace.

  2. In the Landing Page Layout section, below the workspace Title field, you can make the following modifications:

    • Hide the Masthead: Select this option to hide the masthead (Navigation toolbar). This hides everything above the Workspace toolbar.

    • Hide the Sidebar: Select this option to hide the main sidebar.

    • Hide the Main Menu Bar: Select this option to hide the Workspace toolbar to all users who do not have administrative rights on the workspace. Users who do have administrative rights on the workspace see the Workspace toolbar at the bottom of the page when this option is selected.

    • Hide the Footer: Select this option to hide the Footer toolbar.

    • Show the Branding Area: Select this option if you have selected to hide the masthead (Navigation toolbar), but you still want to display the branding area.

    • Display Background: Select whether you want the items on your landing page to display with a dark or a light background.

  3. Click OK to save the layout changes.

6.3.2 Adding Content to Your Landing Page

  1. From the landing page, click Manage > Modify This Workspace.

  2. In the field above the workspace Description section, near the top of the page, click Add.

    Add Button

  3. Add any of the following items to your landing page:

Adding a Table

When you add a table to your landing page, it enables you to add other content within the individual cells of the table.

  1. Click Add Table.

  2. (Optional) Select Show Border, if you want the border of the table to be visible.

  3. In the Number of Columns field, specify the number of columns that you want the table to have.

  4. In the Widths of Each Column field, specify the width that you want your columns to have.

    IMPORTANT:Enter the column widths in percentages. For example, for a two-column table you might enter 70%,30%. This means that the first column of the table takes 70 percent of the space, and the second column of the table takes the remaining 30 percent. If you don’t use the % sign, the numbers you enter are interpreted as pixels, and the outcome is not desirable.

  5. Click OK.

You can now add content to the individual cells of the table.

  1. In the cell where you want to add the content, click Add, then choose the type of content that you want to add.

Adding a List

  1. Click Add List.

  2. In the List Title field, specify the title that you want the list to have.

  3. Select Show Border if you want the border of the list to be visible.

  4. Click OK.

You can now add items to the list:

  1. Inside the list that you just created, click Add, then choose the type of content that you want to add.

Adding an Entry

The actual content of your landing page is created in entries. The landing page simply references entries that have already been created within the workspace.

To add an entry to the landing page:

  1. Click Add Entry.

  2. In the provided field, specify the entry that you want to display on the landing page.

  3. Select Show the Title Bar if you want the title bar of the entry to be visible.

  4. Click OK.

Adding a Folder

  1. Click Add Folder.

  2. In the Find a Folder to be Added field, specify the folder that you want to display on the landing page.

  3. Select Show the Title Bar if you want the title bar to be displayed.

  4. Select Show the Folder Description if you want the folder description to be displayed.

  5. Select Show Entries Opened if you want opened entries to be displayed.

  6. In the Number of Entries to be Shown field, specify the number of entries that you want to be displayed at any one time.

  7. Click OK.

Adding a Link or URL

  1. Click Add a Link (or URL).

  2. In the Link Title field, specify the title that you want to be displayed on the landing page.

  3. In the Link URL field, specify the URL that you want to link to.

    You can paste a Teaming permalink into this field to link to a page within Teaming. To get the permalink URL of a Teaming page, simply navigate to the page that you want to link to, click Permalink in the footer toolbar, then copy the permalink URL from the Permalink field.

  4. Click OK.

Adding a Graphic

  1. Click Add Graphic.

  2. Select Show Border if you want the border of the graphic to be visible.

  3. In the Graphic drop-down list, select the graphic that you want to display.

    all attachments that are attached to the landing page are displayed in this list.

  4. Click OK.

Adding a Utility Element

Most of the utility elements are options that are normally displayed either in the Teaming masthead or main sidebar; however, because it is often desirable to disable the masthead and sidebar in order to make more room for information on your landing page, utility elements enable you to display important features in a more concise view.

  1. Click Add Utility Element.

  2. From the Add Utility Element drop-down list, select from the following utility elements:

    Video Tutorials: Displays the Video Tutorials banner. This banner contains various Teaming tutorial videos. These videos can be a useful tool for training new Teaming users.

    Sign-in Form: Displays a Sign In form when users are not logged in to Teaming.

    Link to “Teaming Administration Page”: Provides a link to the Teaming Administration page.

    This link is visible only to Teaming users who have administrative rights.

    Link to “My Workspace”: Displays a link to your personal workspace.

    This can be useful if you have disabled the Teaming masthead that displays the My Workspace link. When you add this utility element, it enables users to quickly return to their personal workspaces, even if the Teaming masthead is disabled.

    Link to “Track this Folder or Workspace”: Displays a Track This Workspace or Track This Folder link.

    This is useful if you have disabled the main sidebar where the Track This Workspace and Track This Folder option normally resides. When you add this utility element, it enables users who want to track the workspace or folder to do so, even if the main sidebar is disabled.

    Link to “Share this Folder or Workspace”: Displays a Share This Workspace or Share This Folder link.

    This is useful if you have disabled the main sidebar where the Share This Workspace or Share This Folder option normally resides. When you add this utility element, it enables users who want to share the workspace or folder to do so, even if the main sidebar is disabled.

  3. Click OK.

Adding a Custom JSP

Custom JSP* files are stored in the WEB-INF\jsp\custom_jsps directory. If you want to include a custom JSP file in your landing page, you must store the file in this directory in order to reference it from Teaming.

Typically, only Teaming administrators have access to this directory. If you want to create a custom JSP file, consult your Teaming administrator.

  1. After you have created your custom JSP file in the WEB-INF\jsp\custom_jsps directory, click Add Custom JSP.

  2. In the Custom JSP Name field, type the name of the custom JSP.

  3. Click OK.