The Ultranet - from Simple to Snazzy

The Ultranet - from Simple to Snazzy

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  The UltranetFrom SimpletoSnazzyNicole Barnes – EDF 6447 / Rangeview Primary
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  OK – behonest, the blue design spaces, green collaborative and grey community spaces are bland and boring. BUT we can add some glitz to them!
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  Click on thecog, and go to Look and Feel
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  Give your portleta title rather than Publication. Tick on Use Custom Title and add your title.
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  Take the tickoff Show Borders, this takes off the large grey area around all applications.
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  Choose a backgroundcolour for your portlet, after you save these alterations, be sure to click on the refresh button for the website to view the change.
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  Once you havefinished working on your space, it is possible to hide the menu across the top of all portlets, such as Look & Feel and Configuration. Go to Actions, click on Edit Control.
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  It is easyto change your background with the Ultranet CSS Generator, created by Darrel Branson. http://www.smsn.vic.edu.au/ultranetcss/
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  Backgrounds can bechanged for all areas of the Ultranet. Click on “Let’s do it” to begin changing the background colour
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  There are lotsof colours to choose from for background colours, font colours, tab colours, hyperlink colours, in fact every part of your space can be easily changed with the click of a button.
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  When you arefinished choosing your colours, the generator will give you the code required, this need to be copied .. .. ..
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  Open up theLook and Feel on any portlet in your space, and click on the Advanced Styling tab
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  Paste the codeinto this section here(Ctrl V or right click and paste)Click here (add a CSS rule for all ....)And here ( Update the styles .....)
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  Be sure toclick on save – a ‘Before’ shot with the traditional background and tabs
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  The ‘After’ shot– with a pale blue background and blue tabs
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  An Ultranet spacelooking very different!