Navigating the authoring portlet

View types

The library explorer

The library explorer displays different lists of items you have access to. You can select a library and navigate through the different item-type views within each library. You can choose to display an explorer tree to assist you navigate through the items in each library. This view is the default view when you first access the authoring portlet.

Item views

You use this view to quickly display lists of related items:

• Use the All items view to select different views by item type and item state.
• Use the Deleted items view to view deleted items.
• Use the External links view to view links that have been referenced in link elements.
• Use the Projects view to select different list of projects.

Group by Views

You can view filtered lists of related items from the "Group by" navigator:

• Content by authoring template
• Items by category
• Items by workflow

Personal views

You use this view to display lists of:

• Recent items, which are items you have created, viewed or edited in the current session
• Favorite items, which are items you have marked as "favorites"
• Favorite locations, which are views you have marked as "favorites"
• My items, which include items where you are specified as an author
• My pending approvals, which are items pending approval where you are individually specified as an approver

Open views and items

Any views or items that are currently open are listed in the Open Views or Open Items navigator.

Expired items

By default, expired items are displayed alongside published items.