Learn@UW Utility Knowledgebase
To change or add widgets to a course homepage in Learn@UW, instructors must create a custom homepage. Customization can be done by creating a new homepage, adding or moving "widgets," which are the boxes with the black headers, and activating the new homepage.
If you wish to add new content to the homepage, you must create the desired new widgets by choosing Edit Course and then Give the new widget a Name, click the Content tab. Use the advanced tab for more formatting options, such as adding images. Finish by clicking For more detailed information on creating widgets, please see Creating a New Widget. |
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1. To create a new homepage, choose Edit Course and then |
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| 3. When all desired widgets have been added to the correct homepage areas, click 4. Finish by clicking |
The default UW-Madison widgets are: Updates, Role Switch, News, Feedback, Service News, Help (enhanced), and Privacy Statement. Note: to ensure that you and your students receive service updates and are aware of the Learn@UW privacy policy, the Service News and Privacy Statement widgets are strongly recommended. Some of the additional UW-Madison widgets include: Bookmark (a personal content placeholder), Google Search, Picture Library (a rotating gallery of UW-Madison images), User Links (a list of personal links), and __ Background (which changes the course background to the named color). |
From the Homepages screen, locate your new homepage and click the 
button in the "Active" column. Active homepages are marked with the words "Current Active."
| Keywords: | Learn@UW learnuw desire2learn d2l course homepages enabling setting webpage widgets picture | Doc ID: | 2198 |
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| Owner: | John T. | Group: | Learn@UW Madison |
| Created: | 2003-08-29 | Updated: | 2009-03-02 |
| Sites: | Help Desk, Learn@UW Madison, Learn@UW Utility | ||
Widgets and the 
New Widget button. To rearrange or add available widgets, skip to step two. 
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Homepages. To build on the default homepage, click 
, or to start from scratch click the 
New Homepage button. Give the new homepage a Name, and click the Content/Layout tab.
button to add a widget to the desired homepage quadrant. Use the 
button to move the widget or to set widget options.
to determine whether this layout is correct. The preview will display for a smaller screen size to ensure that participants can view all widgets without scrolling.