Add a Predefined Link to a Collection Portlet

You can add predefined links to a collection portlet. A predefined link is a link that was previously created and that already exists in the portal repository.
To add a predefined link to a collection portlet, follow these steps:
  1. Navigate to the page where the collection portlet is displayed.
  2. In the portlet's title bar, click the Edit Contents icon Edit icon is a square with a pencil at the diagonal .
  3. Click Add Items on the Edit Portlet Content page.
  4. On the Add Items to Portlet page, click the Search tab.
  5. On the Search page, select the Link check box and enter search criteria for the link(s) that you want to add. To find all available links, enter an asterisk (*) in the search field. For more information about searching, see Search for Content.
  6. Click Search.
    The list of search results appears on the right side of the page. The search tool returns all of the links whose metadata (name, description, or key words) contains one or more of the words that you entered. The list includes only content items that you are authorized to access.
  7. If you want to preview a content item before adding it to the portlet, click the item name.
    The item appears in the browser window. After previewing the item, you can do either of the following:
    • Click Add this item to add the content item to the portlet.
      The Add Items to Portlet page appears, and a checkmark appears in the item's check box in the search results.
    • Click Search in the banner to return to the Add Items to Portlet page without adding the content item.
  8. In the search results list, select the check box for each item that you want to add to the portlet. Then click Add.
    A message appears, indicating how many items were added.
  9. When you are finished identifying items to add, click Done on the search results page.
  10. On the Edit Portlet Content page, you can change the placement of the link in the portlet as follows:
    1. In the Items box, click the link's name.
    2. Click the up arrow or down arrow to move the link up or down in the list.
    You must have more than one item listed in the Items box in order to move the link.
  11. When you are finished editing the portlet content, click OK.

See Also

Creating a New Link
Edit the Contents of a Collection Portlet
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