3. Component Settings

Each of the components has a range of options available. There are general settings available across all components, as well as settings specific to each component. See the 'Using Components' section for details about settings for a specific component.

3.1. General

Each of the components has the following settings available.

  1. Name - the name of the component. This will display as the link to the component, either in the navigation bar, or in a folder or group.

  2. Description - this is optional. If entered then it will display at the top of the folder. If the folder appears in the navigation bar the description will also appear if users move there mouse over the link.

  3. Component Sort Order - this dictates the order in which a component displays in the left hand menu bar, or within a folder or group. It displays in ascending numerical order, so a component with a sort order of 1 will display above one with a sort order of 2. It will default to a setting of 0 if you leave this field blank. You can override this numerical sort order in folders and groups by setting the folder/group sort order setting to something other than numerical.

  4. Open Component in a New Window - if set to 'Yes' the component will open in a new browser window when clicked on in the left navigation bar, or in a folder or group.

  5. Icon - this sets the icon that will display next to the component in the navigation bar, or in folders. There are three options:

    • Default - this will display the default system icon for the component.

    • None - No icon will display for the component, just the text link.

    • Other - there may be other options available if your server admin as installed additional icons for you to choose from.

  6. Component Status - if set to 'Visible' the component will be visible to everybody. If set to hidden then it will only be visible to space admins/lecturers.

    N.B. this only means the link to the component is not visible in the navigation bar, folders, or in search results. If however a user has the url for the component it will display. This is useful if you have material you don't want visible in the navigation, or folders, but you want to provide links to it from elsewhere, eg. you could have a hidden folder of help topics that you can then link to in popup windows elsewhere in your space.

  7. Change Component Status - use this option to automatically change the status of a component on a given date, eg. to make the new weeks course material become visible on Monday.

  8. Component Edit Rights - use these settings to determine who can edit this component, or link to it from another space. By default space admins can edit any component added to a space.

  9. Component Link Rights - use these settings to determine who can edit the link to this component in this space. By default space admins can edit the link to any components added to a space.

  10. Move a Component - use this option to move a component anywhere within the space. To move it from a folder or group to the left hand menu bar just click 'Move' without selecting another component.

3.2. Component Number

Once added, each component gets assigned a unique component number. This number is used when linking to existing components, copying components, adding parent calendars, etc. To find a components number, either click on its edit pencil and it will appear just above the optional settings area. If you are logged in as a space admin, the current component number will also display at the bottom of the navigation bar.