Sun Java System Portal Server
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Using the Desktop (Frames)

The Sun Java System Portal Server standard Desktop allows you to access all of the portal services and features that your administrator has made available and that you have selected. You might have:

The features on your standard Portal Desktop are displayed through content providers called channels. Channels are arranged on your standard Portal Desktop in containers called tables. Additionally, your standard Portal Desktop configuration might provide a type of channel container called sections as a means of organizing channels on multiple standard Portal Desktop pages.

Your standard Portal Desktop has a set of links that you can use to customize the standard Portal Desktop and perform general desktop operations. The links are:

Accessing the Standard Portal Desktop Sections Using Page Links

The left panel of your standard Portal Desktop contains links to your desktop sections. The link, My Front Page is the default page displayed when you login. Depending on how your administrator has configured your desktop, you might have additional pages used to organize your standard Portal Desktop channels.

When you choose a link, the standard Portal Desktop displays that section in the right pane of your standard Portal Desktop.


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