External Applications

 

Portal© allows you the ability to launch applications from the File Menu – External Applications list.  This screen is where you setup links to the applications you wish to list.  To launch an application you have linked, simply click on the desired application name in the menu listing.

 

External Applications Screen Elements

 

 

Application Grid

This grid displays all applications that you have currently linked, along with the file path to that application’s .EXE file.  Any applications that no longer exist (because they have been moved or deleted) will appear in white text on a red background.

 

Delete Link Button

Deletes the link to the currently selected application.  This does not delete the application, of course, only the link that you created to it from Portal©.

 

Application Link Field

This field is where you enter the name of the application.  This is the value that will appear on the main menu for you to select.  If you don’t enter a value here and then select an application via the Browse Button, the name of the .EXE file will be parsed into this field.

 

Filename Field

This field displays the full directory path to the application’s .EXE file.

 

Browse Button

Pressing this button allows you to explore to the application you desire.

 

Add Application Link Button

Pressing this button will create a link from Portal© to the application you have chosen.  Once a link has been created, you can then activate the application via Portal© by using the File menu -> External Applications list.

 

Replace Existing Link Button

Replaces the currently selected application link/filename with the new one.

 

Close Button

Closes the External Applications Screen.