SPS Charlotte 2016 - Navigation a Step Towards Success

Navigation:  A Step Towards Success

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Stacy L. Deere-Strole

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Agenda

• What is Navigation?• Areas of Navigation in SharePoint• Different types of Navigation• You Be The Judge• Wrap-Up

What Is Navigation?

That which facilitates movement from one Web page to another Web page.

Areas of Navigation

Global Navigation

Global Navigation Example

Navigation Consistency

Global Navigation Controller

GlobalNav_Controller.zip

• In the global-nav.js file, update the term set id on line 29 to that of your new term set id

• Upload the attached files to the following locations (create the folders if they don’t exist). Make sure to check in and publish all files.

• globalnav.css – (in Site Contents)  /Style Library/GlobalNav/css/globalnav.css

• global-nav.js – (in Site Contents)  /Style Library/GlobalNav/js/global-nav.js

• globalnav.css – (in Site Settings)  Master Page Gallery• Navigate to Site Settings > Master Page (Under Look and Feel). Set the

master page to default.master

Quick Links

Quick Links Example

Is that All?

The Rest of The Site!!

Types of Navigation

Promoted

What is a Promoted Link?• Tile List Web Part• Out of the Box• User Adoption Builder• Navigation

Getting Started

Where Do You Want To Go?

Link Lists• Tile List Web Part• Out of the Box• User Adoption Builder• Navigation

Con to Link List• All text based (Out of the Box)

Free Navigation

Icons.zip promotedscript.txt

Promoted jQuery CodePromoted Link Icons

Promoted Links on SlideShare: Get it Here!!

You Be The Judge!!

Want this too?• HTML & CSS File• Insert the .html file in

– /catalogs/masterpage/Display Templates/Search

• On People Search Page, Edit the Core Results Web Part

• Change Default Template to People Item (Custom)

• Upload .css file to the Style Library (Must have publishing enabled).

• Site Settings, Look & Feel, Master Page, Alternate Stylesheet and attach .css file uploaded.

CorpDirectory_Updated.zip

http://en.share-gate.com/blog/corporate-directory-sharepoint-search

people-search_black.zip

Recap of Things To Remember

• Pictures Speak a 1000 Words• Use Icons or other objects to catch users

eyes• Headings that Stand out (Short & Sweet)• Views are Navigation Too!!• User your words but at a minimum (Don’t

be too wordy)

Make the site your own!!

What Is Navigation?

That which facilitates movement from one Web page to another Web page.

What is Navigation?

Everything You Touch!!

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