Using the category dashboard

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The category dashboard is designed to provide quick and easy access to the main category features. Use this page to add an item belonging to this category, create a category, edit the category properties, and view all items belonging to this category.

To display a category page, just click a category link in the folder area, and a list of items belonging to this category is displayed.

The category dashboard is displayed while in Edit mode which you can switch to by clicking Edit folder in the main banner while in the content area.

This page contains:

Title banner icons

Click to display the Category page in View mode or toggle to display the Category page in Edit mode.

Category dashboard icons

Click to display the Item Wizard which lets you add an item that belongs to this category.

Click to display the Category Manager Wizard which lets you create a new sub-category (child).

Click to display the Category Manager tabs (Main and Image).

Click to display the current folder's Administration page.

Displays field-level help for the page you are currently viewing.

Item management icons

Click this icon which is located on each folder banner to add an item into this folder.

Click to display the Item Manager which lets you edit the desired item.

Click to expire this item.

Click to remove this item from the folder area.

Click to add a sub-item (belongs to the parent item).

Click to move the item to another folder.

Indicates that this is a newly-created item.

Note: The content area administrator determines how many days displays. See Changing the New and Updated icon display period.

Indicates recently updated items.

Note: The content area administrator determines how many days displays. See Changing the New and Updated icon display period.

Click to display the item's property sheet which provides information about the item's primary and secondary properties.

Note

When viewing an item in the folder area, note that item attributes such as Author, Description, Expiration Date, Image, New Item Indicator, and so on are displayed in the folder area only if they were chosen to display. For more information, see Choosing item attributes to display in a folder region.

Title banner icons
	Click to display the Category page in View mode or toggle to display the Category page in Edit mode.
Category dashboard icons
	Click to display the Item Wizard which lets you add an item that belongs to this category.
	Click to display the Category Manager Wizard which lets you create a new sub-category (child).
	Click to display the Category Manager tabs (Main and Image).
	Click to display the current folder's Administration page.
	Displays field-level help for the page you are currently viewing.
Item management icons
	Click this icon which is located on each folder banner to add an item into this folder.
	Click to display the Item Manager which lets you edit the desired item.
	Click to expire this item.
	Click to remove this item from the folder area.
	Click to add a sub-item (belongs to the parent item).
	Click to move the item to another folder.
	Indicates that this is a newly-created item. Note: The content area administrator determines how many days displays. See Changing the New and Updated icon display period.
	Indicates recently updated items. Note: The content area administrator determines how many days displays. See Changing the New and Updated icon display period.
	Click to display the item's property sheet which provides information about the item's primary and secondary properties.

Note
When viewing an item in the folder area, note that item attributes such as Author, Description, Expiration Date, Image, New Item Indicator, and so on are displayed in the folder area only if they were chosen to display. For more information, see Choosing item attributes to display in a folder region.

Related Topics
What is a category? Changing a folder's category Changing an item's category Viewing all new items	What are property sheets? Displaying a folder property sheet Displaying an item property sheet What are item types?