Set Polaris PowerPAC features on the menu bar

All menu features are available regardless of screen size, but certain options shift to accommodate display on a narrow phone screen. The example below shows main menu options on a desktop or tablet screen.

For the narrow screen size (phone), certain options move from the default desktop/tablet position to a menu.

When the user taps Menu, a "flyout" menu displays the main menu options .

To set Polaris PowerPAC features on the menu bar:

  1. In the Administration Explorer tree view, open the Profiles folder for the organization, and select the PowerPAC tab in the details view.

Note:
You can set these profiles at the system, library, or branch level.

  1. To allow access to an events page, double-click Navigation: Events, and select Yes. This setting displays the Events option on the Library Info menu. When the patron selects Events, the events page on the Web server, Polaris/PowerPAC/library/events.aspx, is displayed. For information about editing the events page, see Add text to the Events page.
  1. To allow access to a policies page, double-click Navigation: Policies, and select Yes. This setting displays the Policies option on the Library Info menu. When the patron selects Policies, the policy page on the Web server, Polaris/PowerPAC/library/policies.aspx, is displayed. For information about editing the policies page, see Add text to the Policies page.
  1. To allow patrons to send an e-mail message to a designated library address, double-click Navigation: Ask Us, and select Yes. This setting displays the Ask Us option on the Library Info menu. For information about setting up the Ask Us feature, see Set up and start Ask Us.
  2. To allow access to patron accounts, double-click Navigation: Patron Account, and select Yes. This setting displays the My Account option on the main menu bar. See Setting Public Access Profiles and Parameters.
  3. To offer access to help topics, double-click Navigation: PAC Help, and select Yes. This setting controls access to the html help files that Innovative Interfaces provides with Polaris PowerPAC. See Polaris PowerPAC Help.
  4. To allow access to the e-Sources page, double-click Navigation: E-Sources, and select Yes. This setting displays the E-Sources option on the Search menu. E-sources are non-Z39.50, proprietary databases that may require authentication for use. See Setting Public Access Profiles and Parameters. When the patron selects this option, the e-Sources page is displayed.
  5. To allow access to an Hours page, double-click the PowerPAC profile Navigation: Hours, and select Yes. This setting displays the Hours option on the Library Info menu. When the patron selects Hours, the hours page on the Web server, Polaris/PowerPAC/library/hours.aspx, is displayed. The Hours page includes location information and optional schedule information for the current connection organization. The schedule information is drawn from settings in the Patron Services parameter Hours of operation for the connection organization. The location information comes from the organization administration record. For formatting options, see step 10.
  6. Select File, Save.
  7. To set the information to display on the Hours page, choose one or both of the following PAC profiles:

Note:
These settings also affect Mobile PAC.

Important:
The hours listed in the table on the PAC Hours page are controlled by the settings in the Patron Services parameter Hours of operation. Even if you do not want to display the table on the PAC Hours page, you must set up the organization’s schedule in the Patron Services parameter Hours of operation, because these settings also affect due dates and other circulation processes.

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Choose a language from those licensed for Polaris PowerPAC. Then double-click the message field in the Display text column and type the message (up to 500 characters). Click OK.

Notes:
You can insert diacritic characters in your message. Click Diacritics. In the Character Picker dialog box, select a graphic character set. Then select the character, and click Insert.

You can also use the PAC profile Multiple language strings to specify the message. This method may be more convenient if you have multiple messages to customize. For more information, see Editing Messages and Labels.

  1. Select File, Save.

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