Adding a navigation bar to a page

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With Oracle Portal, you can use navigation bars in both content areas and pages. If you are creating a navigation bar that you later plan to add to a page, be sure to select the Publish As Portlet check box on the Main tab in the Navigation Bar Manager. Then you can add your navigation bar to a page directly, by completing the steps below. (If you have the proper privileges, you may want to edit the navigation bar and make sure this check box is selected.) The steps to add a navigation bar to a page vary slightly depending on whether you want the navigation bar to be visible to all users of the page, or just yourself. If a navigation bar has not been published as a portlet, or if you're not sure, you can still add it to your page by adding the generic Navigation Bar portlet to the page, then selecting the appropriate navigation bar. The steps to add the generic Navigation Bar portlet to a page vary slightly depending on whether you want the navigation bar to be visible to all users of the page, or just yourself.

To add a navigation bar to the default version of a page:

If you are in the Create Page Wizard, make sure you are at the Add Portlets step (step 3 of 4). If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Edit Page. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Edit. In the region where you want to add the navigation bar, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Other Providers, click the name of the content area where the navigation bar resides. Click the navigation bar name. Note: To see a preview of the navigation bar before adding it to your page, click next to the navigation bar name. Click OK to return to the Portlets tab. In the navigation bar portlet's header, click Edit Defaults. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. Click OK to return to the Portlets tab. Click Close or Finish to display the page or return to the Navigator.

To add a navigation bar to your own version of a page:

If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Customize. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Customize. In the region where you want to add the navigation bar, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Other Providers, click the name of the content area where the navigation bar resides. Click the navigation bar name. Note: To see a preview of the navigation bar before adding it to your page, click next to the navigation bar name. Click OK to return to Customize Page. Click Close to display the page or return to the Navigator. If you are in the Navigator, click the page name to display the page. In the navigation bar portlet's header, click Customize. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. Click OK to return to the page.

To add the Navigation Bar portlet to the default version of a page:

If you are in the Create Page Wizard, make sure you are at the Add Portlets step (step 3 of 4). If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Edit Page, then click the Portlets tab. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Edit. In the region where you want to add the navigation bar, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Seeded Providers, click Portal Content Area. Click Navigation Bar. Navigation Bar should now be included in the Selected Portlets list. Click OK to return to the Portlets tab. In the Navigation Bar portlet's header, click Edit Defaults. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. For example, you might want to name the portlet after the name of the navigation bar you select. Next to the Name field, click . Click the plus sign next to the content area that contains the navigation bar you want to add, then click Return Object next to the navigation bar itself. The navigation bar name now appears in the Name field. Click OK. Click Close or Finish to display the page or return to the Navigator.

To add the Navigation Bar portlet to your own version of a page:

If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Customize. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Customize. In the region where you want to add the navigation bar, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Seeded Providers, click Portal Content Area. Click Navigation Bar. Navigation Bar should now be included in the Selected Portlets list. Click OK to return to Customize Page. Click Close to display the page or return to the Navigator. If you are in the Navigator, click the page name to display the page. In the Navigation Bar portlet's header, click Customize. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. For example, you might want to name the portlet after the name of the navigation bar you select. Next to the Name field, click . Click the plus sign next to the content area that contains the navigation bar you want to add, then click Return Object next to the navigation bar itself. The navigation bar name now appears in the Name field. Click OK to return to the page.

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