1.3.1. Creating content quickly

In eXo Platform, you easily create your preferred content without navigating to its relevant application. Simply click to open the drop-down menu.

Here, you can do the following actions quickly:

Creating an event/task

  1. Simply select Event/Task from the drop-down menu. The menu will be updated into the Add New form.

  2. Tick the radio button corresponding to the Event or Task to select your desired type.

  3. Give details for your event/task, including: Title, From and To dates, time. For more details, see Creating a new event.

  4. Select the calendar where your event/task will be created from the Select Calendar drop-down menu.

  5. Click Save to add your event/task.

    Note

    Click Cancel at any time to dismiss the Add New form.

Creating a poll

  1. Click Poll from the drop-down menu. This menu will be updated into the form as below:

    Note

    If there is no forum available in Intranet and the user has no space forum yet, the following warning is displayed: "Sorry, no forum is available yet to create a poll. Start by creating your own space."

  2. Select the location where your poll is created from the In Location menu. If you have at least one public forum, the "intranet" location is selected by default.

  3. Click Next to open the Poll form, or Cancel to dismiss the form.

    • If you select a space forum, you will be redirected to the Forums application of the selected space after clicking Next.

    • If you select "intranet" which has more than 1 forum and then click Next, another new selection menu will be opened. The Next button now becomes disabled until you have selected one forum from the And Forum menu.

  4. Fill in the Poll form. See Creating a poll for more details.

Creating a topic

  1. Click Topic from the drop-down menu.

    Note

    If there is no forum available in Intranet and the user has no space forum yet, the following warning is displayed: "Sorry, no forum is available yet to create a topic. Start by creating your own space."

  2. Select the location where your topic is created from the In Location drop-down menu. The "intranet" is selected by default.

  3. Click Next to open the New Topic form.

    • If you select a space forum, you will be redirected to the Forums application of the selected space after clicking Next.

    • After clicking Next, if you select "intranet" which has more than 1 forum, one new selection will be opened that requires you to select your desired forum as below. The Next button becomes disabled until you have selected one forum.

  4. Fill in the New Topic form. See Creating a topic for more details.

Uploading a file

Simply select Upload a File from the drop-down menu. See Sharing a File for more details.

Creating a Wiki page

  1. Click Wiki Page from the drop-down menu.

  2. Select the location where your Wiki page is created from the In Location drop-down menu. The "Intranet" space is selected by default.

  3. Click Next to be redirected to the Wiki application of your selected location. Here, you can navigate across spaces.

  4. Enter the content of your Wiki page. See Creating a page for more details.

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