To optimize Skillport for your specific organizational needs and goals, you can customize messaging, images, and featured content on the Skillport Home page. You can also disable or customize the order of the Home page sections that contain the Recommended, Featured Content, and Recently Viewed assets.
Note the following:
The Welcome message and default image on the Home page auto-populate and remain if you choose not to customize the page.
If you delete the default welcome message and do not enter a custom message, or you choose not to display the message, this area will be blank.
If you delete the default image and do not upload a new image, or if you choose not to display the default image, the welcome message area expands across the space where the image normally displays.
If you hide the featured content visibility or choose to remove your featured assets, this area will be left blank.
The Featured Content and Recommended for You Home page elements only appear if there is entitled companion content to display.
The Recently Viewed element only appears if you launched content in the past.
The See What's New page displays, showing the image editing options as well as the placement of the image on the Learner Home page.
Select the Visibility: Display On Page check box to ensure the image is visible on the What's New page.
Select Use custom image.
Click Add.
Click Browse to browse to the image on your computer.
Note: Image files are limited to 5 MB and must be .jpg, .gif., or .png format. If an image is more than 690 pixels wide, it displays at 690 pixels (width).
Click Display >See What's New on the navigation bar.
The See What's New page displays.
Click the Welcome Message tab.
The Welcome Message options display, as well as an image that shows the placement of the message on the Learner Home page.
Select the Display on Page check box to ensure the message is visible on the Home page.
In the text entry box, enter the welcome message. You can use the available formatting options (bold, italic, underline, bulleted and numbered lists, as well as the hyperlink options).
Important Considerations about Home page Message Text
Copying and pasting pre-formatted text from third-party applications (such as Microsoft Word) is not supported; doing so can cause hidden characters to be pasted into the text field, resulting in inconsistent and improper text formatting on the Home page.
You can create different welcome messages for different advanced user groups and domains.
If you delete the default welcome message and do not enter a custom message, no message displays and the area is blank.
In the Home page Welcome message text, using hashtags within a link from your Skillport site is not supported. Skillsoft suggests using the Share feature to generate a link to include in the message text.
The asset selection options display, as well as an image showing the placement of the assets on the Learner Home page.
Click Select Assets.
The Asset Selection dialog box displays the Catalog for you to browse and make your selections.
Locate the asset(s) in the left Catalog pane and click Add to add it to the Displayed Assets list in the right pane. You can select up to three assets to display in the promoted assets area. These can be either stock assets from the Skillsoft library catalogs or content that you have created and uploaded. Order these assets by using the up and down arrows. To remove an asset from the list, highlight it and click Remove.
Note: Job Aids and Skillbriefs cannot be selected as promoted assets.
Click Save.
Note: If you either do not select any assets for the What's New area or de-select the Display on Page check box, the promoted assets space will be left blank in the learner user interface.
You can determine whether or not the Featured Content, Recommended, and Recently Viewed content areas display on the Home page. You can also determine the order in which the content areas display.
Click Display >See What's New.
The See What's New page displays.
Click the Order tab.
The Order options display, as well as an image showing the placement of the elements on the Learner Home page.
To display or hide a content area, check or uncheck Enabled.
To move a Homepage Element, click the arrow in the Move Up or Move Down column for that element.
For example, if you want to move the Recommended element down, click the down arrow in the Move Down column for the Recommended element.
The number in the Current Position column will change with each click in order to indicate which position the element will be in once you save your changes.
Click Save.
Click OK in the confirmation message, and in the successfully saved message.
The numbers in the Current Position column will change accordingly.
To customize the Home page image
