The sidebar provides members in your Academy with multiple gadgets for easier navigation. These range from Shortcuts to Games to Groups. The sidebar is always visible on the left side of the screen, even if you have none of the gadgets set-up.
Navigation
As an Admin, you can decide which Gadgets users can see. Click on the three dots next to the sidebar and select Academy Sidebar Settings. These settings can also be found in the Academy Workspace by going to Academy Admin -> Settings -> Control Panel.
Scroll down to Sidebar to open your gadget settings.
Gadget Order
The default order in which the gadgets show up in the sidebar is the order as shown in these settings. To change the default order, click on Reorder on the top and drag and drop the gadgets in your desired order.
Learners can change their personal order in their settings. Managing the Sidebar (Learner)
Gadget Settings
For each gadget, you can decide the Academy Standard for the Gadget Visibility and Workspace Visibility. For Shortcuts, you can also decide on the standard order of the workspace gadgets.
If you turn off both options for the Gadget Visibility, members will not be able to see or adjust this gadget at all for themselves. For the Workspace Visibility, as well as the shortcut selection, you will just be setting the default.
After you decide which gadgets should be visible, and what the standard options should be, members can adjust this to their personal preference. See: Managing the Sidebar (Learner)
Available Gadgets
Shortcuts
The Shortcuts gadget lets you decide on up to six shortcuts that show in the sidebar. By default, it will show the first six shortcuts available for your platform (web or mobile) and permissions. Users can fine-tune this to their preferences.
Games
The Games gadget shows your active games and your progress in this game.
High Priority Announcements
High Priority Announcements shows the current high priority announcements. Whether an announcement is high priority, and if it is, how long for, is decided upon the creation of the announcement.
My Groups
The My Groups gadget shows you the latest updates of groups you are in.
Suggested Groups
The Suggested Groups gadget shows you groups that are suggested on you based on your role and Academy use.
Manage On-the-Job Training
Manage On-the-Job Training shows those with OJT Sign-Off permissions the On-the-Job Trainings they need to sign off on.
My Development
The My Development gadget shows a summary of a your goals, performance reviews, coaching sessions and skills.
Latest Certificates
The Latest Certificates gadget shows the your recent certificates.
Bookmarks
The Bookmarks gadget shows the bookmark set up.
To create a bookmark, select New bookmark set.
Give the bookmark set a name and description, and select Add bookmark to add one or more links. You can also link to a page within the Academy.
Either add another set, or click save to add the bookmark set.
Notes
The color scheme used for the sidebar is part of the colors you decided on when setting up the Academy Branding. See: Customizing Your Academy's Look (Branding)