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find, share, use Cloud intranet Product description Copyright © 2016 Company Net Ltd Contents Homepage and layout Homepage widgets Administration Homepage .......................................... 3 Most popular ..................................... 18 Automatic log-in ................................ 29 Master pages ...................................... 4 Tasks and tools ................................. 19 Security groups .................................. 30 Navigation Search Mobile and tablet Global navigation .............................. 5 Content search .................................. 20 Responsive design ............................. 31 Local navigation ................................ 6 People search .................................... 21 Breadcrumb navigation .................... 7 Staff profiles ...................................... 22 Search panel ...................................... 23 News Quick find .......................................... 24 News centre ....................................... 8 Authorship tags ................................. 25 Highlight news panel ........................ 9 Internal news ..................................... 10 Sites Breaking news ticker ......................... 11 Sites and subsites ............................. 26 Content and publishing Social features Pages .................................................. 12 Yammer integration .......................... 27 Page editor ......................................... 13 Comments and ratings ..................... 28 Pages library ...................................... 14 Document library ............................... 15 Blogs ................................................... 16 Noticeboard ....................................... 17 Homepage and layout 3 Homepage What it is The homepage is the heart of your intranet. It draws information from throughout the intranet, with a variety of homepage widgets available. The homepage comes with a selection of personalisation options, which can be turned on or off by administrators. This layout personalisation is stored either in a cookie or against their Active Directory profile. Why we developed it The homepage is your users’ way into the knowledge and content held on your intranet. One style of Kira homepage If the homepage is unattractive, unintuitive or too dense with content, users will soon stop using the intranet as a whole. Kira works to ensure the homepage of your is a dynamic, fresh and relevant starting point for users, whether they arrive seeking information or are just browsing. http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] Homepage and layout 4 Master pages What it is Master pages define the look and feel of your website, providing an overall layout, and generating the branding, header and footer elements. Layouts can be selected based on the profile of the user currently browsing the site. This allows different business areas, geographical locations or internal brands to enjoy a different look and feel, while using the same underlying intranet and content. Why we developed it By using a set of master pages, the design of your site can be quickly altered or even changed completely. Master pages also allow the user experience to be personalised based on the user’s needs and situation. A typical page layout based on a master page http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] Navigation 5 Global navigation What it is The global navigation bar offers direct routes into the content of your intranet. This top-level menu is fixed and will always appear the same for every user. Typically this menu includes links to the homepage, News Centre, Employee Directory and Quick Find. We can work with you to develop an information architecture based on your users’ needs, from which additional top-level menu items can be drawn. Why we developed it The global navigation provides a consistent and familiar entry point to the most important information on your intranet. Some examples of top-level navigation http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] Navigation 6 Local navigation What it is A second level of navigation is provided by the area the user is currently browsing. This lets users access related content with just a few clicks. In the example pictured, the user is browsing the “Customer Hub” site. The local navigation provides links to its parent site (Departments) as well as other sites at the same level (Customer Relations, UK Finance) and child pages of Customer Hub (Contact Us, Meet the Team). This navigation therefore remains static within each site. This provides a constant reference point for users, as well as clear signposting to other related and relevant parts of the site. Why we developed it Local navigation means users can explore a particular area of the intranet, such as a departmental site, without getting lost. It provides a consistent set of links that also help the user identify where they are in the site structure. http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] Navigation 7 Breadcrumb navigation What it is Breadcrumb navigation provides a very clear picture of where the user is currently located within the intranet. Each level is also a link that can be clicked to take the user back up the hierarchy. Why we developed it As with local navigation, the breadcrumb navigation feature helps prevent users from getting lost, and shows them their current location in the site hierarchy. Examples of breadcrumb navigation http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] News 8 News centre What it is The News Centre is a dedicated section which brings together news from across the organisation in one place. Why we developed it We know that one of the biggest advantages a good intranet offers is the ability to share news across the whole organisation. On the back of research with many of our customers, we developed our News Centre to go a step beyond that, tailoring news to be totally relevant to the user. http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] News 9 Highlight news panel What it is The highlight news panel is a homepage widget which brings key news items and their associated images to the attention of users. The widget is very flexible, and can be presented as a static panel or as a dynamic carousel of items. Why we developed it The highlight news panel was developed to reflect the fact that some news articles are more important than others. By promoting certain news stories in a very visually attractive way, users are more likely to read and act on them. Static (left) and dynamic highlight news panels http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] News 10 Internal news The internal news widget provides a highly- What it is configurable way of displaying news items An unlimited number of additional news items beyond the Highlight News Panel. can be added to the homepage as required In the real world, most businesses will want using internal news item widgets. to display more than just the most important Every news article has a ‘priority’ setting in news items. its metadata. This lets content creators set The internal news widget lets you give visibility the importance of a news item, and controls to additional news items that might otherwise whether the item appears in the highlight news go under the radar. panel, or further down. Multiple styles of internal news items can be created, allowing them to be grouped by priority. As with the majority of content on your Kira- based intranet, news items can be filtered based on the user’s identity, business area and physical location. This ensures that, for example, a marketer in Edinburgh does not receive news that is only relevant to IT staff in London. Why we developed it http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] News 11 Breaking news ticker What it is The breaking news ticker appears above the Highlight News Panel. It relays important recent news in a very visual and attention-grabbing way. Why we developed it Our customers requested a way to use the intranet to convey important breaking information, such as travel problems or adverse weather conditions. The breaking news ticker enables administrators to issue an alert that will catch every user’s attention. http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] Content and publishing 12 Pages This ensures a consistent user interface and What it is user experience, whether you are editing a Most content on your intranet is stored in page on a subsite, a news item or a blog post. pages. Pages can contain content including That means a smaller training requirement text, images, links and embedded media. and a far smoother content creation process, As well as the content, each page will also significantly reducing traditional barriers to display: content creation. • who created the page, and when (with a link to the author’s profile, and – if Skype for Business is integrated – employee presence information) • who last updated the page, and when (with a link as above) • tags such as business area, department and location, plus any additional metadata tags specified by the author • optionally, the opportunity to rate and comment on the page Why we developed it We developed Kira intranet to use Pages at its primary form of content. http://company-net.com/kira/ +44 (0)131 559 7514 [email protected] Content and publishing 13 Page editor When