Flyout Page Editor

The Flyout Page Editor enables you to change the page name, and add, remove, and rearrange portlets from your My Page or community page. The Flyout Page Editor displays the portlets from which you can select (or you can search for portlets), then, below the editor, displays placeholders for your chosen portlets in your page.

This topic discusses:

Changing the Page Name
Adding, Removing, Repositioning Portlets
Searching, Browsing, and Sorting Portlets
Recommending Portlets

Changing the Page Name

To change the page name, in the Change Page Name box, type the new name.

Adding, Removing, and Repositioning Portlets

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To add a portlet, under the portlet name, click Add to Page.
A placeholder for the portlet is added to the page below the Flyout Page 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 add all of the portlets from a portlet bundle to your page, click Add.
A placeholder for each portlet is added to the page below the Flyout Page Editor.

Note: You can remove portlets added as part of a bundle by clicking in the portlet's title bar.
To view a list of the portlets in a portlet bundle, click Open.
To reposition a portlet on your page, 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.

Note: Each column of your page is represented by a gray box in the page. To change the column structure, click Go to Advanced Editor, then click Select Page Layout.
To close the Flyout Page Editor and save your changes, click Close Editor.

Tip: You can also click Close or click in the Flyout Editor.

Searching, Browsing, and Sorting Portlets and Portlet Bundles

You can perform the following actions to help you find portlets or portlet bundles:

To search for portlets or portlet bundles, in the Search for Portlets text box, type the text you want to search for and click Search. You may use wild card characters in this text box. For searching tips, see Text Search Rules.
To page through the list of portlets and portlet bundles, click a page number or click Next>>.
To change the sort order of the portlets, select a new option from the Sort By drop-down list: Item Name Ascending, Item Name Descending, Date Modified Ascending, or Date Modified Descending.
To view a list of all folders, click Browse All Folders. To view the portlets and portlet bundles in a folder, click the folder name.

Note: This link displays folders that might not contain portlets or portlet bundles.

Recommending Portlets

To recommend a portlet to other users:

Under the portlet name, click Invite.
In the dialog box, copy the text, then 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. If a user does not have permission to see the portlet, an error message is displayed.

To display the page associated with this help topic:
Click Edit Page.

Note: The Flyout Page Editor displays only if you are viewing an adaptive page layout (not a legacy page layout).