This article gives an introduction to your Insight web site.

 Homepage

The front page of your web site is designed to provide a view of the latest and most relevant information on the site. This will normally include latest articles, upcoming calendar events, latest discussion forum posts etc. The information on the homepage will update automatically as new information is added.
 
The layout of your homepage and the type of information that appears on it can be configured through the Themes & Layouts tool. For example you could make it look very different for a logged in user of your community than for a visitor to your web site.

Menu Bar Navigation

The horizontal menu bar at the top of the screen allows users to navigate to different areas of your web site. The options on the menu can be separated into 3 categories:Home, Group Folders and My Area.

Home

Select the home option at any stage to return to the front page on your site. Hover over the home option to access the following areas of your web site: 

Any of these options can be hidden from the menu. For more information see How do I remove options from the drop-down navigation menu?

Group Folders

The group folders hold the main content of your web site. The options that appear on the group folder navigation can be completely customised to your requirements. The group structure you create in the Site Manager area of the Web Office will be automatically mirrored in the menu navigation. For instructions on configuring your site structure see the changing your site structure article. 

My Area

This section allows logged-in users to access information and features unique to them. For example they can update their contact details, see when they are next scheduled to contribute to a rota duty and configure their mailing preferences.

Any of these options can be removed. For instructions on how to remove a menu option see How do I remove options from the drop-down navigation menu?.

Site Search and Status bar

To find specific information on your site simply type one or more search terms (the words that best describe the information you want to find) into the search box and hit Enter on your keyboard (or click the Go button next to the search control). The search control, where these keywords can be entered, is usually included within the status bar (see below). The status bar can also include a welcome message and links to login or register.

Logging in

Logging into your web site will give you access to additional information and features. To administrate your web site you will also need to login. Only those logged in users who have permissions to the Web Office can make changes to the site.

• To login to the web site you'll need to click on the login link, normally located on the status bar (see below). A login box will then be displayed in the centre of the screen.
  

• Next enter the username and password you were supplied with into the relevant boxes and click the OK button to login to your web site.

Tips

• On the login box, where you enter your username and password, select the box labelled automatically log you in next time. Selecting this will then log you in automatically in future when accessing the web site from the same computer.
• If users have trouble remembering their password they can follow the forgotten your password link located on the login box.