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3 After logging in to the platform, the **home page** section will be displayed by default, featuring various portlets. Portlets are elements that you can not only use as shortcuts, but also to individualise your home page.
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5 {{info}}
6 Alternatively, you can also set any available course or learning resource as your home page, depending on where you wish to begin in the system after logging in.
7 {{/info}}
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9 [[image:attach:Startseite-Ansicht_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
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18
19 == Available portlets ==
20
21 Depending on the system configuration, the following portlets will be available to you:
22
23
24 |=(% colspan="2" %)(% colspan="2" %)
25 (((
26 Name of the portlet
27 )))|=(((
28 Purpose
29 )))
30 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
31 (((
32
33 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
34 (((
35 First Steps
36 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
37 (((
38 Some basic functions are offered as quick access, e. g. to create or import a course or learning resource. This also includes quick access to the question bank for test resources.
39 )))
40 |(((
41 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
42 (((
43 [[image:Icon_Stern gelb.png||alt="Icon_Favoriten.png" data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon" height="28" width="29"]]
44 )))
45 )))|(((
46 Favourites
47 )))|(((
48 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %)This portlet gives you an overview of all courses and groups that you have marked as favourites.
49 )))
50 |(((
51 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
52 (((
53 [[image:KB_Kurs.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
54 )))
55 )))|(((
56 Recently Opened
57 )))|(((
58 Your last opened courses are linked here.
59 )))
60 |(((
61 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
62 (((
63 [[image:Icon_bestanden.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon" height="41" width="42"]]
64 )))
65 )))|(((
66 Assessment Results
67 )))|(((
68 You will be shown an overview of all courses that you have already completed.
69 )))
70 |(((
71 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
72 (((
73 [[image:Icon_Gruppe.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
74 )))
75 )))|(((
76 My Groups
77 )))|(((
78 This portlet lists all groups in which you are registered as a tutor or participant.
79 )))
80 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
81 (((
82 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
83 (((
84 [[image:KB_Kurs.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
85 )))
86 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
87 (((
88 Supervising
89 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
90 (((
91 This portlet lists all the courses you are responsible for as a supervisor. It is only visible to authors.
92 )))
93 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
94 (((
95 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
96 (((
97 [[image:KB_Kurs.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
98 )))
99 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
100 (((
101 Attending
102 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
103 (((
104 You will be shown a list of all courses in which you are enrolled.
105 )))
106 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
107 (((
108 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
109 (((
110 [[image:Icon_Meine Institution.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
111 )))
112 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
113 (((
114 My Institution
115 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
116 (((
117 This portlet displays information about your institution. Administrators for an institution and system administrators can(% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) adapt the portlet's content to their respective institution.
118 )))
119 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
120 (((
121 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
122 (((
123 [[image:Icon_Info.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
124 )))
125 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
126 (((
127 Interesting Information
128 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
129 (((
130 This portlet provides a general search field to find resources, and it displays courses that may sound interesting to you in preview boxes. Therefore, the most frequently opened courses in one month will be selected from your course catalogue. You can also reduce the search period in the portlet configuration.
131 )))
132 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
133 (((
134 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
135 (((
136 [[image:Icon_Info.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
137 )))
138 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
139 (((
140 Course News
141 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
142 (((
143 Here you can see messages from subscribed courses.
144 )))
145 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
146 (((
147 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
148 (((
149 [[image:Icon_Info.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
150 )))
151 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
152 (((
153 News
154 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
155 (((
156 This portlet displays interesting information about the learning platform. Its content is also displayed on the login page and can only be edited by[[ system administrators>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Meine Lernplattform.Meine Einstellungen.System Settings.WebHome]].
157 )))
158 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
159 (((
160 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
161 (((
162 [[image:Icon_Kalender.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
163 )))
164 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
165 (((
166 My Events
167 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
168 (((
169 This portlet shows all upcoming dates for the next 7 days from your calendar.
170 )))
171 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
172 (((
173 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
174 (((
175 [[image:Icon_Notizen.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]]
176 )))
177 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
178 (((
179 My Notes
180 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
181 (((
182 This portlet gives you quick access to your course notes.
183 )))
184
185
186
187
188 == Activate and deactivate portlets ==
189
190 Depending on the content you need when working with the learning platform, you can activate different portlets and reposition them as required. The positioning is done via drag and drop. Simply drag the portlet to your favoured position.
191
192 (% class="box infomessage" %)
193 (((
194 A [[supplementary video>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Erste Schritte.Ergaenzungsvideos.WebHome]] is available for this function.
195 )))
196
197
198 === Activate portlets ===
199
200 To add portlets to the home page, proceed as follows:
201
202
203 |(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
204 (((
205 1
206 )))|(% style="width:1594px" %)(((
207 Open the **Home page **tab.
208 )))|(% style="width:454px" %)(((
209 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
210 (((
211 [[image:attach:Startseite-Ansicht_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
212 )))
213 )))
214 |(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
215 (((
216 2
217 )))|(% style="width:1594px" %)(((
218 Click on **Add portlet**(% style="letter-spacing:0.0px" %).
219 )))|(% style="width:454px" %)(((
220 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
221 (((
222 [[image:attach:Startseite-Portlet hinzufügen_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
223 )))
224 )))
225 |(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
226 (((
227 3
228 )))|(% style="width:1594px" %)(((
229 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
230 (((
231 A window opens with a list of all available portlets.
232 )))
233 )))|(% rowspan="4" style="width:454px" %)(% rowspan="4" %)
234 (((
235 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
236 (((
237 [[image:attach:Startseite-Portlet auswählen_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
238 )))
239 )))
240 |(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
241 (((
242 4
243 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:1594px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
244 (((
245 Click on the **Add** icon under the ones you would like to have.
246 )))
247 |(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
248 (((
249 5
250 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:1594px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
251 (((
252 The window closes and the selected portlets will be displayed on the home page.
253 )))
254 |(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
255 (((
256 6
257 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:1594px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
258 (((
259 Move the portlets via drag and drop to your favoured position.
260
261 {{info}}
262 The availability of the different types of portlets depends on both the configuration of the learning platform and your institution. For example, the **My Notes **portlet is** **not available to all users.
263 {{/info}}
264
265 {{info}}
266 If you have configured your home page, your settings will be saved with your user profile. This means that newly available portlets will not be displayed automatically. You should therefore check from time to time to see if any new portlets are available for you. We regularly provide information about new functions on the [[Release notes>>doc:Releasenotes.WebHome]] page.
267 {{/info}}
268
269
270 )))
271
272 === Deactivate portlets ===
273
274 To remove portlets from the home page, proceed as follows:
275
276 |(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" style="width:25px" %)(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
277 (((
278 1
279 )))|(% style="width:1588px" %)(((
280 Open the **Home page **tab.
281 )))|(% style="width:458px" %)(((
282 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
283 (((
284 [[image:attach:Startseite-Ansicht_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
285 )))
286 )))
287 |(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" style="width:25px" %)(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
288 (((
289 2
290 )))|(% style="width:1588px" %)(((
291 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
292 (((
293 Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the portlet to open the configuration menu.
294 )))
295 )))|(% rowspan="2" style="width:458px" %)(% rowspan="2" %)
296 (((
297 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
298 (((
299 [[image:attach:Startseite-Portlet konfigurieren_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
300 )))
301 )))
302 |(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" style="width:25px" %)(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
303 (((
304 3
305 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:1588px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
306 (((
307 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
308 (((
309 (% class="auto-cursor-target" %)
310 (% style="letter-spacing:0.0px" %)Select (%%)**Hide **(% style="letter-spacing:0.0px" %)to remove the portlet from your home page.
311
312 {{info}}
313 A removed portlet can be reintegrated into the home page at any time via **Add portlet**.
314 {{/info}}
315 )))
316 )))
317
318 == Configure portlets ==
319
320 To customise the elements of a portlet, proceed as follows:
321
322 |(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" style="width:24px" %)(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
323 (((
324 1
325 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:1587px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
326 (((
327 Open the **Home page** tab//.//
328 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:460px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
329 (((
330 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
331 (((
332 [[image:attach:Startseite-Ansicht_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
333 )))
334 )))
335 |(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" style="width:24px" %)(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
336 (((
337 2
338 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:1587px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
339 (((
340 Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the portlet to open the configuration menu.
341 )))|(% rowspan="2" style="width:460px" %)(% rowspan="2" %)
342 (((
343 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
344 (((
345 [[image:attach:Startseite-Portlet konfigurieren_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
346 )))
347 )))
348 |(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" style="width:24px" %)(% class="numberingColumn" colspan="1" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
349 (((
350 3
351 )))|(% colspan="1" style="width:1587px" %)(% colspan="1" %)
352 (((
353 Select **Configure**.
354 )))
355 |(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" style="width:24px" %)(% class="numberingColumn" data-mce-resize="false" contenteditable="false" %)
356 (((
357 4
358 )))|(% style="width:1587px" %)(((
359 (% class="content-wrapper" %)
360 (((
361 Depending on the selected portlet, the following settings are available:
362
363 (% class="wrapped" data-mce-resize="false" %)
364 |=(((
365 Number of elements
366 )))|(((
367 Define the number of elements to be displayed. By default, six entries will be shown. You can increase the number of elements up to a **maximum of 20 entries**.
368 )))
369 |=(((
370 Ranking
371 )))|(((
372 Define the order of the displayed entries. You can choose between **Increasing**, **Decreasing**, and **Newest first**.
373 )))
374 |=(((
375 Select all visible entries
376 )))|(((
377 When you open this list, all entries available to you will be displayed. Using the checkboxes, you can select specific entries to be displayed.
378
379 {{note}}
380 If you select more checkboxes than configured in the **Number of elements **field, not all of the selected elements will be displayed.
381 {{/note}}
382
383 {{info}}
384 If configuration restrictions prevent some entries from being displayed, a note in the title of the portlet will inform you about the number of entries that are available.
385 {{/info}}
386 )))
387 )))
388 )))|(% style="width:460px" %)(((
389 [[image:attach:Startseite-Konfigurationsoptionen im Portlet_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
390
391 [[image:attach:Startseite - Portlet mit Badge_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true"]]
392 )))
393
394 == Edit the content of the "My Institution" portlet ==
395
396 Only the institution's administrators as well as system administrators can customise the content of the portlet **//My Institution//**//.// 
397
398 For further information please refer to [[Institution Portlet>>doc:LMS._Include Library.Institutionsportlet.WebHome]].
399
400
401 == Set course or learning resource as home page ==
402
403 For further information please refer to [[Set or remove Course or Learning Resource as Homepage>>doc:LMS._Include Library.Include Pages - User Profile, News and Settings.Kurs oder Lerninhalt als Startseite setzen oder entfernen.WebHome]].