App toolbar settings

App toolbar

The App toolbar is the top bar on every page of the intranet. It allows easy access to a user's homepage,  profile page, site search, bookmarks, page history, groups, and alerts from any page. Users see a list of any files they have locked for editing and can check the files back in from the toolbar. There is direct access to Help information, the Edit profile page, and the option to show or hide archived content from the menu that drops down when you click on your name or profile photo on the right of the App toolbar.

Administrators enter and leave admin mode and access the Admin panel via the menu on the right of the App toolbar.

For more information, see end user instructions on how to use the App toolbar.
To change the color scheme of the App toolbar, see Navigation and header.

Configure settings for the App toolbar

The admin panel contains several options for customizing the App toolbar. These relate to the toolbar's appearance, and the options available from the toolbar.

To change the following settings:

1. Go to the Admin panel: Advanced section > Configuration settings page.
2. Type toolbar in the Search config settings field to narrow the list of settings.

   

3. Find the desired setting, and click in the Value column beside it to change the setting.
4. Click Save.

For more details, see the individual instructions for each setting below.

Display Bookmarks in toolbar

Administrators can choose whether or not to have Bookmarks display in the App toolbar. Bookmarks can also be displayed on pages using the Bookmark manager card.

1. Go to the Admin panel: Advanced section > Configuration settings page.
2. Type "toolbar" in the Search config settings field to narrow down the configuration settings.
3. Find the config setting applicationToolbar.bookmarks.enabled, click in the Value column beside that setting, and click the radio button beside the desired value:
   1. Select true to have Bookmarks show in the App toolbar.
   2. Select false to remove Bookmarks from the App toolbar.
4. Click Save.

Display Your Groups in toolbar

Administrators can choose whether or not to have the Your Groups menu display in the App toolbar. Users can access the group pages for all of the groups they belong to from the Your Groups menu.

1. Go to the Admin panel: Advanced section > Configuration settings page.
2. Type "toolbar" in the Search config settings field to narrow down the configuration settings.
3. Find the config setting applicationToolbar.groups.enabled, click in the Value column beside that setting, and click the radio button beside the desired value:
   1. Select true to have Your Groups show in the App toolbar
   2. Select false to remove Your Groups from the App toolbar.
4. Click Save.

Choose Help URL

Users can access intranet help by clicking on their name or profile photo at the right of the App toolbar and selecting Help in the menu that opens. The default Help URL is http://www.thoughtfarmer.com/support/, where you can search ThoughtFarmer's public help documentation.

Administrators can choose an alternate Help URL if they wish. Your organization may have created help pages or tutorials unique to your needs, independently or with the help of ThoughtFarmer's Support Team. To change the Help URL:

1. Go to the Admin panel: Advanced section > Configuration settings page.
2. Type "toolbar" in the Search config settings field to narrow down the configuration settings.
3. Find the config setting applicationToolbar.help.url, click in the Value column beside that setting, and enter the URL that you wish the Help option to direct to.
4. Click Save.

Display History in toolbar

Administrators can choose whether or not to have a History of recently viewed intranet pages display in the App toolbar.

1. Go to the Admin panel: Advanced section > Configuration settings page.
2. Type "toolbar" in the Search config settings field to narrow down the configuration settings.
3. Find the config setting applicationToolbar.recently.viewed.pages.enabled, click in the Value column beside that setting, and click the radio button beside the desired value:
   1. Select true to have History show in the App toolbar.
   2. Select false to remove History from the App toolbar.
4. Click Save.

Change number of pages in History

Administrators can control the maximum number of pages that display when History is viewed in the App toolbar.

1. Go to the Admin panel: Advanced section > Configuration settings page.
2. Type "toolbar" in the Search config settings field to narrow down the configuration settings.
3. Find the config setting applicationToolbar.recently.viewed.pages.count, click in the Value column beside that setting, and enter the maximum number of recently viewed pages to show in the App toolbar.
4. Click Save.