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<section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets">
  <title>Interface portlets</title>
  <para>
    The Interface portlets are the front-end components of the Portal. They provide ways for users to interact with
    the portal. &PRODUCT; provides the following Interface Portlets:
  </para>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Banner">
    <title>Banner portlet</title>
    <para>
      This portlet contains the organization's slogan, logo, and icons.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/BannerPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/BannerPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="120mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Breadcrumbs">
    <title>Breadcrumbs portlet</title>
    <para>The portlet displays the navigation path of the selected page.</para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Breadcrumbs.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Breadcrumbs.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="120mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Dashboard">
    <title>Dashboard portlet</title>
    <para>
      This portlet is used for hosting mini-applications known as gadgets. The dashboard uses a variety of
      graphical effects for displaying, opening, and using gadgets.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Dashboard.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Dashboard.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="150mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
    <para>
      Refer to
      <xref linkend="sect-User_Guide-Dashboard_Portlet"/>
      or
      <xref linkend="chap-User_Guide-Gadgets_Administration"/>
      for more information.
    </para>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Footer">
    <title>Footer portlet</title>
    <para>
      This portlet provides the footer for a site. This footer provides information or links about the site's
      author/institutional sponsor, the date of the last revision made to the site, copyright information,
      comments form and navigational links.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Footer.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Footer.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1" contentwidth="120mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Gadget_Wrapper">
    <title>Gadget Wrapper portlet</title>
    <para>
      This portlet allows users to view a gadget in canvas mode.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/GadgetWrapper.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/GadgetWrapper.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="150mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Homepage">
    <title>Homepage portlet</title>
    <para>This portlet is the home page for a portal. The home page is the first page displayed when you visit the
      site.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Frontpage.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/Frontpage.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="120mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Iframe">
    <title>IFrame portlet</title>
    <para>
      This portlet is used to create inline frames (IFrame) elements for a site. An Iframe is an HTML element
      which
      can embed another document into a parent HTML document. By using IFrames, the embedded data is displayed
      inside
      a sub-window of browser. This does not mean the full inclusion, the embedded document is independent and
      both documents are considered as separated documents.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/IframePortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/IframePortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="120mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Navigation">
    <title>Navigation portlet</title>
    <para>
      This portlet provides a navigation bar. A navigation bar is a menu that helps users to visualize the
      structure of a site and provide links to quickly move from page to page.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/NavigationPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/NavigationPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="100mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Sitemap">
    <title>Sitemap portlet</title>
    <para>
      This portlet displays a sitemap page of website. It is a graphical representation of a website. It lists
      pages on a website, typically organized in the hierarchical architecture to help visitors find pages on the
      site quickly.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/SiteMap.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/SiteMap.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1" contentwidth="130mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>
  <section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets-Webbrowser">
    <!-- Thomas: It has been removed AFAIK???-->
    <title>Web Browser portlet</title>
    <para>The portlet provides a web-browser-like application for users. It enables you to connect to other sites
      over Internet.
    </para>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject role="html">
        <imagedata fileref="images/WebExplorer1.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
      </imageobject>
      <imageobject role="fo">
        <imagedata fileref="images/WebExplorer1.png" format="PNG" align="center" scalefit="1"
                   contentwidth="130mm"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </section>

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<varlistentry>
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         Use this portlet for common tasks such as writing and formatting text, creating tables and inserting links or pictures.
     </para>
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</section>


