Navigation Bar Links - Add and Manage v.3

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Liz Griffin (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Dec 15, 2016
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Applies To Version(s): 3


Getting Here

  1. To get to the settings for the navigation bar links, go to Site Actions > All Site Content.
  2. Scroll down to the Lists section and open one of the Links lists:

Settings

  1. Actions > Change Order.
  2. Change the order using the drop down numbers and the menu will re-sort to the order selected.
  3. Click the OK button to save the change or the Cancel button to abort the request.
  1. Settings > List Settings > Heading
  2. Add a new heading choice in the field Type each choice on a separate line.
  3. Click the OK button to save the heading or the Cancel button to abort.
  4. To delete a heading, remove it from this choice field.

  1. Open the page you want to link to. For example, to add a link to the Critical Incidents list, you would first need to go to this list and open it.
  2. Copy the page's Web address.
  3. Return to the Links list settings page. See Getting Here above.
  4. Click New > New Item.
  5. Paste the Web address copied in step 2 in the Type the Web address field.
  6. Enter a name for the link in the field Type the description.
  7. Add a bullet icon: Copy the Web address provided in the Icon section, under This list currently uses, and paste the address in the field above, in Type the description.
  8. Ensure the bullet has been successfully added by clicking on Click here to test. If the bullet icon was successfully added, you should see a blank page with a small red bullet in the upper left of your screen.
  9. Return to the Links list setting page (click the Back arrow in your Web browser) and choose the heading the link will appear under.
  1. Click the edit icon on the left of items in the list.
  2. Make your changes.
  3. Click the OK button to submit the change or the Cancel button to abort the request.

Follow the instructions for Edit a tab, except click the Delete button at the bottom of the form. A confirmation message will pop-up reminding you that links nested under links will also be removed.

See Also

Add and manage links and headings on the Quick Launch 


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