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Modify pages on My Site
 

You can customize your personal site by changing the layout or adding, removing, or modifying Web Parts for any page.

To modify a page on your personal site, click Modify My Page at the top of the page, or click Modify My Web Part on any Web Part.

By default, changes to Web Part pages are made only to your personal view. As the administrator for a page, you can decide to modify the shared view of a Web Part page, so that changes to the view are seen by everyone who can view the page.

  • To modify the shared view of a Web Part page, click Modify My Page at the top of the page, and then click Shared View. Then follow the instructions for the modification that you want to make.
  • To modify your personal view of a Web Part page, click Modify My Page at the top of the page, and then click Personal View. Then follow the instructions for the modification that you want to make.

Note  If you have administrator rights, you can modify the shared view of the private view of the My Site home page. Those modifications affect the private view for the personal pages of all users. If you modify the personal view of the home page, the changes are made only to the private view of your personal site. If you don't have administrator rights, you cannot modify the shared view of the My Site home page.

ShowChange the layout of a page

  1. At the top of the page, click Modify My Page, and then click Design this Page.

    You are now in Web Part page design mode. You can return to the normal view of this page by clicking Design this Page again.

  2. Drag Web Parts to arrange them on the page.

ShowAdd Web Part

  1. At the top of the page, click Modify My Page, point to Add Web Parts, and then click Browse.
  2. The page opens in design mode, and the Add Web Parts pane appears.

  3. In the Add Web Parts pane, click the gallery that you want to browse.
  4. Under Web Part List, find the Web part that you want. Or click Next to view more Web Parts.
  5. To find the Web Part that you want without browsing through all of the Web Part libraries, click Search after pointing to Add Web Parts.
  6. In the Search text box that appears in the Add Web Parts pane, type a word describing the Web Part for which you are looking, and then click Go.

    A list of Web Parts matching the search appears in the Add Web Parts pane.

  7. If the Web Part that you want is not found in an existing library, you can import a Web Part by clicking Import after pointing to Add Web Parts.
  8. In the text box that appears, type, or browse to the location of, the .dwp file that you want to import as a new Web Part, and then click Upload.

    The Web Part is added to the currently selected Web Part library.

  9. To switch between Browse, Search, and Import views of the Add Web Parts pane, click the current view just under the title of the pane, and then click the view that you want.
  10. From the available Web Parts, click the one that you want to add.
  11. Click the zone to which you want to add the Web part, and then click Add. You can also drag the Web Part to the desired location on the page.
  12. To close the Add Web Parts pane, click the X in the upper right corner of the pane.

ShowModify Web Part

  1. Whether or not you are in design mode, click the arrow for the Web Part that you want to modify, and then click Modify My Web Part. You can also click Modify My Page at the top of the page, select Modify My Web Parts, and then click the Web Part that you want to modify.

    The page opens in design mode with the selected Web Part outlined with a dotted yellow line. The properties for the Web Part are displayed in a pane that opens on the right side of the page.

  2. Edit the properties that you want to change.
  3. Click Apply to make changes without closing the pane.
  4. When you are done making changes, click OK.

ShowMinimize and restore Web Part

To save space and reduce clutter on a page, you can minimize some of the Web Parts so that only the title appears. When you want to use the Web Part, you can restore it to full size.

  • To minimize a Web Part, click the arrow for the Web Part that you want to minimize, and then click Minimize.
  • To restore a Web Part that is minimized, click the arrow for the Web Part that you want to restore, and then click Restore.

ShowRemove Web Part

You can choose to remove a Web Part from a page at any time. Removing a Web Part from a page does not delete the Web Part. It is still available for use on other pages from the Web Part library.

  • Click the arrow for the Web Part that you want to remove, and then click Close.

ShowDelete Web Part

As a site administrator, you can delete a Web Part that you no longer intend to use on your site. This may be because the Web Part is no longer useful, or because it's broken in some way. Deleted Web Parts are gone permanently and cannot be restored unless a copy of the .dwp file is available for import. For this reason, some Web Parts cannot be deleted.

  1. Click the arrow for the Web part that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
  2. In the confirmation message that appears, click OK.

ShowExport Web Part

You may want to export Web Parts from your existing Web Part libraries for use on other sites, and to preserve backups. Before exporting a Web Part, ensure that it does not contain any private information or customization that you do not want other people in your organization to see or use.

  1. Click the arrow for the Web Part that you want to export, and then click Export.
  2. At the File Download message that appears, click Save and then browse to the location where you want to save the .dwp file for this Web Part.
  3. Click Save.
  4. When the download is complete, click Close.

    The Web Part is now available for import. To import the Web Part, select Import from the Add Web Parts pane and browse to this location.

ShowReset page content

You may decide that the changes to a page are no longer needed, and that you want to return the page to its original content and layout. You can reset page content, but any changes or customization that you've made are destroyed.

  1. Click Modify My Page at the top of the page.
  2. Click Reset Page Content.
  3. In the confirmation message that appears, click OK.

ShowReset Web Part content

You may decide that the changes to an individual Web Part are no longer needed, and that you want to return the Web Part to its original content and layout. You can reset Web Part content, but any changes or customization that you've made are destroyed.

  1. Click the arrow for the Web Part that you want to reset, and then click Reset Web Part Content.

    If this option is not available, no changes are made to this Web Part.

  2. At the confirmation message that appears, click OK.

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