History: Assigning Modules

            !Assigning Modules
Configuring modules and displaying them in the left and right columns is done through the page at __Admin->Modules__ or __tiki-admin_modules.php__. Before ((Tiki7)), this could be done only through a form and modules could only be assigned to left and right columns. 

With ((Tiki7)), modules can be assigned by dragging and dropping as well, and they can be assigned to other areas (like the header and footer areas). Both methods of assigning modules are described below. The settings for configuring the modules are explained on the next page, ((Module Settings Interface)).

!!# Using the Form
''Only available method prior to ((Tiki7))''

Here are the basic steps to configuring and displaying a module using the form:
* Go to the first tab on __Admin->Modules__ (or __tiki-admin_modules.php__)
* Select a new module to assign or a previously assigned module to reconfigure:
** ''New:'' 
*** ''Prior to ((Tiki7)):'' 
+++Select a module from the dropdown under the __Assign new module__ heading
*** ''With ((Tiki7)):'' 
+++Click on the ''Add module'' button, which will bring up an __Edit module__ tab with a dropdown for selecting the module to assign
** ''Existing:'' Click the edit icon ({img src="img/icons/page_edit.png"}) for the module you wish to reconfigure in the __Assigned Modules__ section
* Set or change the settings to your satisfaction (see ((Module Settings Interface)))
* Click ''Assign''

Mouse over this screenshot of the module admin page (version 6.x) illustrating these steps:
{TABS(tabs="6.x|7.x")}
{img fileId="550" thumb="y" stylebox="border" rel="box" button="y"}
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{img fileId="554" thumb="y" stylebox="border" rel="box" button="y"}
{TABS}
!!# Dragging and Dropping
''Available with ((Tiki7))''
* Go to the ''All Modules'' tab on __Admin->Modules__ (or __tiki-admin_modules.php__)
* Drag the gray module icon ({img src=img/icons/module.png}) for the module you want to the area where you want to place it. A yellow highlighted "drop zone" will appear wherever the module can be placed. Mouse over the thumbnail to see a screenshot of dragging a module to the left column until a drop zone appears:
+ {img fileId="552" thumb="y" stylebox="border" rel="box" button="y"} 
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* When you release the module into the drop zone, a box will pop up where you can set the module settings. Mouse over this thumbnail to see an example:
+ {img fileId="553" thumb="mouseover" stylebox="border" rel="box" button="y"} 
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* Set or change the settings to your satisfaction (see ((Module Settings Interface)))
* Click ''Save''
!!# Changing Module Position
In the __Assigned Modules__ sections above, action icons allow you to change the position of modules as follows:
* {img src=img/icons/resultset_up.png alt="Up"} -- Move the module up
* {img src=img/icons/resultset_down.png alt="Up"} -- Move the module down
* {img src=img/icons/arrow_right.png alt="Right"} -- Move the module from the left column to the right column
* {img src=img/icons/arrow_left.png alt="Left"} -- Move the module from the right column to the left column
!!# Where to Go From Here
Now that you have an idea of the mechanics of the two different ways of choosing the module to configure and assign, go to the net page, ((Module Settings Interface)), for an explanation of module settings.

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