ARCHIVED: In Oncourse, how do I add a matrix to the menubar of my site?
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In the portfolio environment, you can create a direct link to any matrix from the menubar of any site. This might be useful when, for example, a matrix supporting an academic program resides in a portfolio site, and the faculty in that program want to link to the matrix from their course sites. As long as they are members of both the course site and the portfolio site, students can use the menubar link to view and work with the matrix without leaving the course site.
Note:
To complete these procedures, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. If you're not sure what your role is, see the "Role" column in the Roster tool. For permissions, see ARCHIVED: What can I do in read-only Oncourse?
To create the link:
- Go to the site containing the matrix, and then click .
- Right-click the name of the desired matrix, and choose URL for the matrix to the Clipboard. to copy the
- Go to the site in which you would like to add a link to the matrix.
- Click , and then .
- Check to add a new Web Content tool. Then click .
- In the Web Content screen, enter a short title in the "Title" field. Delete the "http://" from the source field and paste the matrix URL into the field.
- Click , and then click .
The matrix link should now appear in the menubar. Test the link by clicking it.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 15:58:23.