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Managing Favourites – Desktop View

In the default view, you will not yet see any Applications in the “Favourites” area of the Home Screen.

View of the home screen. The notification You currently do not have any favourites is highlighted in the Favourites menu. The Show Favourites Only button below is also highlighted.

You have the option to customise and condense your Home Screen view so that you only see the favourites you have selected. To do this, click on the Show Only Favourites button, which separates the "Favourites" and "All Applications" areas (see last screenshot).  The view updates and only your favourites are displayed.

To undo this, click the Show All Applications button.

View of the Show all Applications button.

The view updates once more and both areas are displayed again.

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Add Favourites

To mark an application as a favourite, proceed as follows:

1. Find the desired application (e.g. My Degree Programme) in the Application Menu.

2. If you move the mouse over the application, the colour changes from light blue to dark blue. Click the Star Icon in the top left corner of the application button.

View of the dark blue application button My Degree Programme. The star icon in the top left corner is highlighted, as is the accompanying explanatory hover text.

3. The view updates and the application appears in your “Favourites” menu.

View of the home screen. The Favourites menu contains the highlighted application My Degree Programme. In the application menu below, the application My Degree Programme and the dark blue star symbol in the upper left corner are highlighted.

4. Alternatively, you can also click the More Options Button in the right corner of the tile. A context menu Add to Favourites appears.

View of the My Degree Programme application button. The more options button in the upper right corner and the Add to Favourites menu selection below it are highlighted.

5. If you click on the button, the application will also appear in your “Favourites” menu.

Remove Favourites

1. To remove an application from your “Favourites” menu, click the Star Icon again. It makes no difference whether you select the application button in the “Favourites” menu or in the application menu. Both lead to the same result.

View of the dark blue application button My Degree Programme. The star icon in the top left corner is highlighted, as is the accompanying explanatory hover text.

2. Alternatively, you can also click on the More Options Button in the right corner of the tile: a context menu opens with the options Remove from Favourites and Move to Folder.

View of the My Degree Programme application button. The more options button in the upper right corner and the Remove from Favourites menu selection below it are highlighted.

3. Click Remove from Favourites: The application is no longer displayed in the “Favourites” menu.

Please note: This function is only available in the “Favourites” menu. In the application menu, the more options button only opens the Add to Favourites context menu, which is disabled at this point.

Add Favourites to Folders

KLIPS 2.0 also offers you the option to group your favourites into folders (e.g. by topic). To do this, proceed as follows:

1. In the “Favourites” menu, click the More Options Button on the very right.

Excerpt of the home screen view. The favourites menu is visible. In the upper right corner of the menu, the menu button and menu selection Create New Folder is highlighted.

2. A context menu opens: The button Create New Folder appears. Click the button.

3. A pop up will appear asking you to name the new folder. Enter a folder name, e.g. "Exams", and click on Save.

View of the Create New Folder pop-up. The entered folder name Exams is highlighted, as is the Save button below it.

4. The view updates and the folder now appears in your “Favourites” menu.

Excerpt of the home screen view. The favourites menu is visible. The newly created Exams folder to the left of the My Degree Programme application is visible and highlighted.

5. To add an application to the folder, the desired application must already have been added to the “Favourites” menu. Click the More Options Button in the right corner of the tile. A context menu appears with the menu items Remove from Favourites and Move to Folder.

View of the Exams folder and the Exam Dates application button next to it. Highlighted is the more options button in the top right corner of the application button and the Move to Folder menu selection below it.

6. Click on Move to Folder.

7. A pop up will appear asking you to select the folder to which you want to move the application. Open the drop down menu and select the desired folder: in this case "Exams". Click Add to confirm your choice.

View of the Move to Folder pop-up. The arrow to open the Select Folder drop-down menu and the Add button below it are highlighted.

8. The view updates. If you now click on the "Exams" folder icon, a menu with the added applications will appear underneath. Click on the desired application to open it.

Excerpt of the home screen view. The Exams folder is displayed as well as the contents of the folder in another application menu below it. The folder contains the Exam Dates application, which is highlighted.

Remove Folders

1. To remove a folder, click on the More Options Button in the right corner of the respective folder icon and select the corresponding Remove item in the context menu.

Excerpt of the home screen view. The Exams folder is displayed as well as the contents of the folder in another application menu below it. The folder contains the Exam Dates application. In the upper-right corner of the folder, the more options button and the Remove menu selection below it are highlighted.

2. Remove causes both the folder and the favourites it contains to be deleted. Click Yes to confirm deletion.

View of the Delete Folder pop-up. The Yes option to confirm folder deletion is highlighted.

3. The view updates: To add an application to the “Favourites” menu again, select the application in the application menu and mark it as a favourite again.

Rename Folders

1. To rename a folder, click on the More Options Button in the right corner of the respective folder icon and select the corresponding Rename item in the context menu.

View of the Exams folder. Below the more options button in the upper right corner of the folder, the Rename menu selection is highlighted.

2. Enter the new folder name and confirm your changes by clicking Save.

View of the Rename Folder pop-up. The new folder name is highlighted, as is the Save button below the new folder name.

3. The view updates.