PBworks User Manual

Navigator

The Pages & Files manager is a great way to see what is on your workspace, but you may want to explore the pages available to you on your workspace without navigating away from the current page. The Navigator on the right hand side of your workspace in view mode accomplishes just this.

Important Note: If you don't see the Navigator in the right panel, your workspace Administrator may have hidden it using the Customization settings. The Administrators of the workspace must check "Show Navigator" option in the workspace's Customization setting in order for users to use the Navigator.

By using the Navigator, you can explore which files are available to you without navigating away from the current page. When you first see the Navigator, you'll see it lists the folders in the workspace, a link to the Starred Pages, and a link to the Unfiled items. By clicking on "Starred Pages," "Unfiled items," or a folder name, you'll see the navigator change and list the items in that category or folder. The Navigator will automatically resize to take up the least amount of space on your right panel.

If the listing is especially long, you can click on the handle on the lower border of the Navigator and extend it to whatever size you need.

Using the Navigator

If the page you're viewing is not in a folder, you'll see the navigator looks like this. By clicking each of the folders, Unfiled Items, or Starred pages, you'll see the contents of each of these, without navigating away from the page you're currently viewing.

Once you click on something in the Navigator, it will change to show you the contents of the folder or category you've clicked. This is the default view of the Navigator, when viewing a page that is already in a folder (it will show you the other pages in the folder by default).

The back button takes you to the root of the The Options button takes you to the folder

Navigator. in the Pages and Files manager.

Unfiled Items

The Unfiled items are the same as the Unfiled items tab in the Pages & Files manager. These are the pages and files that aren't in any folder. Click the Pages tab, under Unfiled Items, to see just the unfiled pages, and click the Files tab to see just the unfiled files.

Starred Items

If you're a member of the workspace, then you have the option to "star" a page. This makes a special bookmark which is saved only for you. The starred items list is different for every logged in user, because they've starred different pages.

The stars you've placed on your items also show when viewing the pages inside a folder. In the example below, the starred pages are shown with star icons on the left hand side of the Navigator pane.

Folders

When you click on a folder, you'll see just the contents of that folder. By default, you'll only see the pages in the folder. To see the files, just click on the "Files" button inside the Navigator.