{"id":2587,"date":"2019-07-01T19:12:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T19:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=2587"},"modified":"2020-10-08T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T15:35:55","slug":"screen-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/site-configuration\/screen-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Screen Options<\/strong> tab allows you to configure different parts of your site&#8217;s Dashboard, and can be found at the upper right of most of its pages.<\/p>\n<p>When clicked, this tab will expand to show various options that allow you to configure the visual layout of the Dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>These options differ depending on what page you are currently viewing in the Dashboard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2915\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2915 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/01\/screen-options-closed.png\" alt=\"unopened screen options tab\" width=\"270\" height=\"68\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unopened Screen Options tab in the upper right-hand corner of the dashboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Page Editor Screen Options<\/h2>\n<p>The Screen Options for a page editor have to do with how the editor is laid out, and which modules are displayed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1799\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1799 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Screen-Options-Open.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Screen-Options-Open.jpg 790w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Screen-Options-Open-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Screen-Options-Open-768x204.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The screen options of a page in the page editor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Checking a box in the<strong> Boxes<\/strong> section will display the module by that name in the page editor. Likewise, unchecking the box will remove this module from the page editor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3347\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/sidebar-position-module.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/sidebar-position-module.png 347w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/sidebar-position-module-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sidebar Position module enabled in the page editor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Layout<\/strong> section allows you to choose between a one or two-column layout for the page editor.<\/p>\n<p>In the one-column layout, modules are displayed below the <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/flexible-content-builder-modules\/full-width-text-module\/\">WYSIWYG editor<\/a>. In the two-column layout, they are displayed to the right of the WYSIWYG editor.<\/p>\n<p>Checking the box in the<strong> Additional Settings <\/strong>section will enable the full-height editor, which expands the WYSIWYG editor to fit larger amounts of content instead of adding a scrollbar.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3404\" style=\"width: 1414px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3404\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1414\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor.png 1414w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Full-height editor disabled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3405\" style=\"width: 1392px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3405 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-2-e1602098949167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1392\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-2-e1602098949167.png 1392w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-2-e1602098949167-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-2-e1602098949167-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-page-editor-2-e1602098949167-768x273.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Full-height editor enabled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Checking this box will also enable <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/managing-content\/editing-features\/\">Distraction-free writing mode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Menu Screen Options<\/h2>\n<p>The Screen Options for the Dashboard&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/site-configuration\/menus\/\">Menus<\/a> page have to do with the categories of content that can be added to a menu.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3409\" style=\"width: 1111px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3409 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-people-type.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1111\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-people-type.png 1111w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-people-type-300x26.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-people-type-1024x88.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/10\/screen-options-people-type-768x66.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Menu Screen Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Checking a box in the<strong> Boxes<\/strong> section will display its category in the Menu module. Likewise, unchecking the box will remove that category.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3141\" style=\"width: 351px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3141 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/all-people-menu.png\" alt=\"all people box checked in the People section of Menu module\" width=\"351\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/all-people-menu.png 351w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/all-people-menu-161x300.png 161w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People category enabled in the Menu module<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Any item in this category can then be added to a menu like any other menu item.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3142\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3142 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/all-people-menu-item.png\" alt=\"all people page menu item\" width=\"510\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/all-people-menu-item.png 510w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/all-people-menu-item-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All People page added as a menu item<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Screen Options tab allows you to configure different parts of your site&#8217;s Dashboard, and can be found at the upper right of most of its pages. 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