How to: Customize the Navigation Pane

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You can customize the navigation pane with the Customize Navigation Pane window.

Note

Depending on the setting in the UI Elements Removal field in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server Administration tool, only menus that you have permissions for will appear in the Customize Navigation Pane window. For more information, see How to: Specify How UI Elements Are Removed.

To start customizing the navigation pane window

  • On the Application menu Microsoft Dynamics NAV Application menu, choose Customize, and then choose Customize Navigation Pane.

Renaming or Rearranging Buttons in the Navigation Pane

You cannot move, rename, or remove the Home button. The Departments button can be removed from the navigation pane, but not renamed or moved. However, you can move, rename, or remove other menu buttons in your navigation pane.

To move, rename, or remove buttons in the navigation pane

  • In the Customize Navigation Pane dialog box, in the left pane, select the button that you want to move, rename, or remove and then choose the relevant button in the middle of the window.

Creating a New Menu Button

To add a new button to your navigation pane

  1. In the Customize Navigation Pane dialog box, choose New and then type a name in the Name field.

  2. Choose the OK button.

Now you can add links to the menu.

If you have permission to view a list, such as the sales order list, you can add a link to the list to one of the menus in your navigation pane.

  1. In the Customize Navigation Pane dialog box, in the Navigation pane buttons field, select the menu that you want to add the link to.

  2. Choose the Add button.

  3. Browse to the link that you want to add, and then choose the OK button.

If you find a link in the Departments pages, you can also add it to the navigation pane. For more information, see Adding a Link from Departments to Your Role Center

  1. In the Customize Navigation Pane dialog box, in the Navigation pane buttons field, select the menu where the link currently appears.

  2. In the Lists pane, select the link that you want to move, and then choose Move To or Copy To

  3. Select the menu that you want to add the link to, and then choose the OK button.

To rearrange the order of a menu

  1. In the Lists pane, select the link that you want to move.

  2. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to position the link.

Restoring Default Settings

If you want to cancel all the changes that you have made (and saved) to the navigation pane, you can do this in the Customize Navigation Pane dialog box. All the customization of the navigation pane that you have ever made under your current user logon or since you last used the Restore Defaults button are canceled. The navigation pane is reset to the default configuration for your profile. For more information, see How to: Cancel UI Personalization.

To restore default settings

  • In the Customize window, choose Restore Defaults and then choose the OK button.

Your changes will appear in the navigation pane when you restart Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Add Department Links to the Role Center
How to: Customize Ribbons

Reference

Personalize the User Interface

Concepts

Customize the User Interface
Working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Learn About the RoleTailored Design

Other Resources

How to: Specify How UI Elements Are Removed