While you were away widget

The While you were away widget displays a list of content a user has not yet viewed. 

The While you were away widget can be added to the following pages in Design Studio: 

• Default homepage: Homepage viewable to users who do not have access to an audience-specific homepage
• Audience Specific Homepage: Homepage specific to certain roles, such as Sales and new starters
• Default Manager Dashboard: Dashboard viewable to all managers who do not have access to a manager-specific dashboard
• Manager Specific Dashboard: Dashboard specific to managers in specific audiences, such as IT, Sales, or Marketing

• Community Specific: Homepage for a specific community, such as the IT, Sales, or Marketing communities

• User dashboard: Default dashboard viewable to all non-manager users who do not have access to an audience-specific dashboard

Clearing an item of content

You can clear an item of content from the While you were away widget, so that it no longer appears in the list.

To clear an item of content, click the cross in the top-right corner of the content card. 

Configuring the While you were away widget

If you are a Fuse admin, you can add the While you were away widget to a page, adjust the width, and change the positioning. 

To configure the While you were away widget: 

1. In the Admin Panel, click Design Studio. 
   
   Design Studio opens. 
   
   
2. Click one of the following tabs:
   
   • Default homepage: Homepage viewable to users who do not have access to an audience-specific homepage
   • Audience Specific Homepage: Homepage specific to certain roles, such as Sales and new starters
   • Default Manager Dashboard: Dashboard viewable to all managers who do not have access to a manager-specific dashboard
   • Manager Specific Dashboard: Dashboard specific to managers in specific audiences, such as IT, Sales, or Marketing

   • Community Specific: Homepage for a specific community, such as the IT, Sales, or Marketing communities

   • User Dashboard: Default dashboard viewable to all non-manager users who do not have access to an audience-specific dashboard
     

     
     

3. If you have clicked the Audience Specific Homepage or Manager Specific Dashboard tabs:
   1. From the Edit Layout for dropdown, select a layout. 
      
   2. Select either the default or custom layout. 
      
4. On the Widgets menu, select While you were away.
   
    The While you were away widget appears on the layout grid. 
   

5. [Optional] In the Widget title field, enter a custom title that will be displayed on the widget.
   

   If a custom title is not entered, the default While you were away title is displayed.

6. [Optional] Click and drag the widget to a new position on the layout grid. 

   
   
   Other widgets on the layout grid adjust their positions accordingly.

7. [Optional] Click and drag the square () in the bottom-right corner to resize the widget.
   
   Other widgets on the layout grid adjust their positions accordingly. 

   Notes:

   The recommended width for this widget is 2-3 columns wide. 

8. Click Publish. 
   

   To remove the widget from the layout grid, click the delete button ()