PASS - My Preferences (Staff)

To access My Preferences: select the Actions Three vertically-aligned dots that when accessed will open a menu with options to select. menu...

Then, select My Preferences...

A drop-down menu containing options to open a new window, access My Preferences modal window, access Help information, or sign out.

Settings are grouped into five categories:

General Options

Accessibility Layout (Screen reader mode off/on drop-down selection)

  • Off mode disables screen reader mode for the current session and subsequent sessions.
  • On mode enables screen reader mode either temporarily for the current session or for the current session and subsequent sessions.
  • Note: After you select to enable screen reader mode or to disable the persistence of screen reader mode, a confirmation page is displayed that then transfers you back to the current context so that your changes are now in effect.

Screen Reader in Actions Menu (Yes/No toggle to display the Enable Screen Reader Mode link in the Actions menu.)

  • Note: This link is available on fluid homepages and fluid pages only. However, while this link is available in fluid applications, it is not displayed in fluid activity guides, fluid navigation collections, and in My Preferences.

Enhanced Cursor (Yes/No toggle) - This accessibility feature provides bold highlighting of page elements that have focus. 

  • Note: The enhanced cursor feature is available on classic pages only.

Digital Keyword Search Help (Yes/No toggle)  

  • When a component is keyword search enabled, show help for enhanced search. This option is enabled by default.

Maximum in Recently Visited - Set a value between 0 and 30 for the number of recently visited items.

 

Systems & Application Messages

Disable AutoClose Confirmation (Yes/No toggle) -

  • Enable this option to prevent confirmation messages from automatically closing. This option is disabled by default.
  • This option is required for WCAG 2.0 standards, so that accessibility users have adequate time to read confirmations.
  • When set to Yes, you must close a message to dismiss it; it will not disappear automatically.

Save Warning (Yes/No toggle) -

  • Enable this option to display a warning when transferring from a page that has unsaved changes.
  • This option is enabled by default.

Pagelet Transfer Warning (Yes/No toggle) -

  • Enable this option to display a warning in screen reader mode when transferring from a pagelet (homepage or dashboard) to another object.
  • This option is disabled by default.

 

Navigation Personalizations

Automatic Menu Collapse (Yes/No toggle) - 

  • Enable this option to cause the menu to automatically collapse when a transaction is selected.
  • You can expand the menu either by using Ctrl+Y or the show menu icon.

Open New Browser Window (Yes/No toggle) -

  • Enable this option to open a new page in a new browser window, even when the browser setting is set to open in a new tab.

Autocomplete  (Yes/No toggle) -

  • Enable this option to have the system do a prompt lookup as you type to suggest appropriate values.

 

Smart Prompt Options

Smart Prompt (Yes/No toggle) -

  • The Smart Prompt option is enabled by default.
  • The Smart Prompt option displays prompt values based on most recently used or most frequently used items as specified by you in the Display Order field.
  • Use the Smart Prompt check box to either disable or enable the display of smart prompt values.
  • If you disable the Smart Prompt option, the prompt values are displayed in the standard manner.

Display Order (Drop-down field options) -

  • Specify the display order of the most frequently used or most recently used items. The options are:

    • Most frequent first.

    • Most recent first.

  • If you select Most frequent first, then in the Most Relevant section of the drop-down list values, the most frequent items are listed first followed by the most recent items. Similarly, if you select Most recent first, then in the Most Relevant section of the prompt values, the most recent items are listed first followed by the most frequent items.

 

Smart Drop-Down Options

Smart Drop-Down (Yes/No toggle) -

  • The Smart Drop-Down option is enabled by default.
  • The Smart Drop-Down option displays drop-down list values based on most recently used or most frequently used items as specified by you in the Display Order field.
  • Use the Smart Drop-Down option to either disable or enable the display of smart drop-down list.
  • If you disable the Smart Drop-Down option, the drop-down values are listed in the standard manner.

Display Order (Drop-down field options) -

  • Specify the display order of the most frequently used or most recently used items. The options are:

    • Most frequent first.

    • Most recent first.

  • If you select Most frequent first, then in the Most Relevant section of the drop-down list values, the most frequent items are listed first followed by the most recent items. Similarly, if you select Most recent first, then in the Most Relevant section of the prompt values, the most recent items are listed first followed by the most frequent items.

Need help?

If you have questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 608.342.1400 or helpdesk@uwplatt.edu.  You may also visit the Help Desk on the first floor of the Karrmann Library.

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