Did you know you are not locked into using only the side links on your site? Lots of folks have been learning how to add a navigation bar to the top. We have put together a tutorial to enable you to do this on your own. Just know that a top navigation bar requires that you be more thoughtful about the length of your links and the number of links. Top bar navigation has to fit within the page, unlike a sidebar that can scroll down for a long time. If you think you'd like to explore using top bar navigation, either in conjunction with a sidebar or in addition to it, this is the tutorial for you! … [Read more...]
Making the UMW Web Site Easier to Use
October 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Based on input we've received about difficulties in adjusting to the new site, we have made the following enhancements: Resources Page Icon Toolbar is Back! The toolbar of icons on the "Resources for Students, Faculty, and Staff" page is back. It is still in the Helpful Links, but enough people let us know they missed it in this location, so, it's now restored. You can see it at: http://umw.edu/resources Directory is Back! The People Search directory is also back in its old location. You can get to it from the icon toolbar bar in the Helpful Links OR in the icon toolbar now on the Resources page. See it at: http://umw.edu/directory Two New Icons on Toolbar In both icon toolbar locations, we have added icons on the right, linking you to the Directory and to Forms and Documents in the Document Repository. The Document Repository is a new feature where you can search for all UMW forms in a single place without having to go to department sites to find them. This should … [Read more...]
The New UMW Web Site: Adjusting to the Change
October 11, 2011 by 2 Comments
The new site is very different in many ways. For those of us who use it every day, it's been disorienting. Improvements and refinements are on the way as we receive feedback and complete some features that there were no time for prior to migration. Here are some tips to help with navigating the new site based on feedback we've received so far: Where is the A to Z Index? The A to Z index was used by a lot of people working on campus. Unfortunately, the size of the index had grown so large that it was no longer manageable manually, and we were constantly fielding requests for changes, additions, adjustments. In short, we could not scale it well now that the site has grown so large. In lieu of the A to Z index, our most visited, requested, and helpful links are in a section called -- you guessed it -- "Helpful LInks." You will find this link on the upper-right hand side of every page in the site. Where is the Directory? The … [Read more...]
