{"id":6035,"date":"2021-02-25T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/?p=6035"},"modified":"2021-02-24T06:19:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T06:19:45","slug":"configure-launch-pad-in-salesforce-lightning-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/2021\/02\/25\/configure-launch-pad-in-salesforce-lightning-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure Launch Pad in Salesforce Lightning Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this blog, we will see how to configure the Launch Pad in Salesforce. As Launch Pad is a standard Lightning Component which you can add to any Lightning page. They create a shortcut to important places for users. You can add any items that have tabs associated with them\u2014standard and custom objects, Lightning web components, Lightning pages, Visualforce pages, and external websites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Launchpad component is available for all the three kind of pages in Lightning Experience: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-ea056c61-9dad-4b18-97be-a4acdc3372cc\"><li>Home Page<\/li><li>App Page<\/li><li>Record Page<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Launchpad component for Record Page<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the below steps to setup the component for Record Page type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on \u201c<strong>Gear<\/strong>\u201d icon and then click on \u201c<strong>Edit Page<\/strong>\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1.-Edit-Page.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #A9A9A9; padding: 2px; margin: 2px; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1.-Edit-Page.jpg\" alt=\"Edit Page\"><\/a><\/center>\n<font size=\"2\"><center><i>Edit Page<\/i><\/center><\/font>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Firstly, drag the Launchpad component from standard component and add on the canvas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.-Launchpad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #A9A9A9; padding: 2px; margin: 2px; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2.-Launchpad.jpg\" alt=\"Launchpad Component\"><\/a><\/center>\n<font size=\"2\"><center><i>Launchpad Component<\/i><\/center><\/font>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.Drag-Launchpad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #A9A9A9; padding: 2px; margin: 2px; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.Drag-Launchpad.jpg\" alt=\"Drag and Put Launchpad\"><\/a><\/center>\n<font size=\"2\"><center><i>Drag and Put Launchpad<\/i><\/center><\/font>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Secondly, in properties pane, click on \u201c<strong>select<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4.-Select-Launchpad-Items.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #A9A9A9; padding: 2px; margin: 2px; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4.-Select-Launchpad-Items.jpg\" alt=\"Select Launchpad Items\"><\/a><\/center>\n<font size=\"2\"><center><i>Select Launchpad Items<\/i><\/center><\/font>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thirdly, add navigation items.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5.-Navigation-Items.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #A9A9A9; padding: 2px; margin: 2px; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5.-Navigation-Items.jpg\" alt=\"Navigation Items\"><\/a><\/center>\n<font size=\"2\"><center><i>Navigation Items<\/i><\/center><\/font>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on <strong>\u201cOK\u201d<\/strong> button to save the list.<\/li><li>After that, click on \u201c<strong>Activation<\/strong>\u201d button, to activate the LaunchPad component.<\/li><li>Finally, click on \u201c<strong>Save<\/strong>\u201d button to save the layout.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6.-Save-Launchpad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #A9A9A9; padding: 2px; margin: 2px; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/6.-Save-Launchpad.jpg\" alt=\"Save Launchpad\"><\/a><\/center>\n<font size=\"2\"><center><i>Save Launchpad<\/i><\/center><\/font>\n\n\n\n<p>Once saved, you will now view the Launch Pad. Please see the below screenshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/7.-Lightning-Record-Page.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #A9A9A9; padding: 2px; margin: 2px; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/salesforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/7.-Lightning-Record-Page.jpg\" alt=\"Lightning Record Page\"><\/a><\/center>\n<font size=\"2\"><center><i>Lightning Record Page<\/i><\/center><\/font>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Launchpad for Home page<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the similar way, you have to follow the same steps to add a LaunchPad Component for Home Page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On your desktop, navigate to the Lightning page that you want to add a launchpad to.<\/li><li>Click the Setup gear icon, then click&nbsp;<strong>Edit Page<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Meanwhile, from the list of standard Lightning web components, find Launchpad and drop it into the desired spot on the page.<\/li><li>In addition, enter a custom title for your launchpad or keep the default.<\/li><li>Finally, click&nbsp;<strong>Select&#8230;<\/strong>&nbsp;under Launchpad Items.<\/li><li>From the list of available items, drag and drop at least one item into the Selected list<\/li><li>Click&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li><li>After that,&nbsp;Select an item from the list to view and edit the details.<\/li><li>Similarly, add any component visibility filters that you want.<\/li><li>Subsequently, click&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>Activate<\/strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>Assign as Org Default<\/strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>Desktop and Phone<\/strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li><li>In conclusion, click&nbsp;<strong>Back<\/strong>&nbsp;to view your changes on desktop<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you may find this blog resourceful and helpful. 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