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Infinite Campus New Look

Infinite Campus has a new look and feel! All Infinite Campus customers can now toggle a switch to replace their existing Infinite Campus with a new UI and navigational structure. This new Infinite Campus experience contains all of the same tools as the current Infinite Campus but includes several improvements.

 

Simplified Navigation

Navigation is greatly simplified in the new look of Infinite Campus. Gone are the days of row after row of tabs, tools buried below multiple other tools in the Campus outline, and the frustration of not knowing where to look for a particular set of tools. With the new Infinite Campus interface, all tools within a menu item (i.e., Instruction, Student Information, Behavior) are displayed on a single screen, organized by category. You can quickly and easily see all tools available and understand tool relationships based on their category. 

screenshot showing the names of each area of the new look of campus layout

The new Infinite Campus also remembers the last tool you selected, meaning navigating back to the last tool you were working in is as easy as hitting the back button on your browser. Infinite Campus will even retain the student you are currently working on.

For users who access a small number of tools or who prefer a navigation style similar to Classic Campus, you can toggle the Main Menu to display and list tools in a flat, organized list of tools per menu item by clicking the the main menu button icon. You can then return to the new navigation style at anytime by clicking the the main menu button button.

screenshot of the button you press to modify the main menu layout

Responsive UI Design

The New Look of Infinite Campus is designed with a responsive UI. This means no matter the size of the screen or device, you will still have access to the same functionality and tooling.

gif showing the screen respond to the size of the screen shrinking

As the screen gets smaller, the banner shrinks along with it until it becomes a series of icons.For usability on smaller screens such as a phone, the Main Menu becomes a flat list of tools. Note: Related Tools are not available on small screens.

screenshot of the main menu as it behaves on a mobile device

On smaller screens, flags are visible by selecting the the expand iconicon (see image below).

screenshot of the person card on a mobile device

User-Created Menu of Favorite Tools

You can also quickly access a menu of recently visited tools by clicking the recently used tools icon icon. This speeds up the process of jumping back and forth between different tools when working through various workflows. 

Many tools throughout the New Look of Infinite Campus provide a Related Tools toolbar on the right-hand side of the screen. This toolbar functions much like how tabs worked in Classic Campus, allowing you to visually see what tools are related to each other and easily navigate to these tools to fill out related data. 

screenshot of the related tools menu

Another useful aspect of the toolbar is its ability to remember the context of what you are working on. For example, if you are filling out a student's enrollment record, navigating to Demographics automatically goes into that student's Demographics record without the need to search for and select the student again. 

Intuitive Related Tools Toolbar

Many tools throughout the New Look of Infinite Campus provide a Related Tools toolbar on the right-hand side of the screen. This toolbar functions much like how tabs worked in Classic Campus, allowing you to visually see what tools are related to each other and easily navigate to these tools to fill out related data. 

screenshot of the related tools menu

Another useful aspect of the toolbar is its ability to remember the context of what you are working on. For example, if you are filling out a student's enrollment record, navigating to Demographics automatically goes into that student's Demographics record without the need to search for and select the student again.

Navigable Breadcrumbs

Navigable breadcrumbs are provided on the right-hand side of the screen when working within a tool. Clicking an item in the breadcrumb will send you to the category or menu item selected.

screenshot highlighting the breadcrumbs for a tool

Robust In-tool Person Search

When selecting a tool which requires a person be selected, a robust person search prompt is provided, allowing you to search for the person using a variety of options. 

screenshot of the person search options

Unified Search Menu

The search menu allows you to quickly and easily search a multitude of data within Infinite Campus. Simply click the magnifying glass icon screenshot of the search icon,select the type of data you wish to search (i.e., Student, Household, Tool, etc), and enter your search criteria. Results will appear below the search box.  

screenshot of search context options

Selecting a search result will send you to the appropriate tool for that piece information.

screenshot of viewing information from a person selected from search results

The search menu also remembers your last search results, allowing you to quickly toggle back and forth between the list of tools within the Main Menu and search results without losing your place in either screen. Search results also remain visible within the left-hand panel while you interact within a tool you got to by selecting a search result.

Advanced Search

Advanced search functionality in the New Look of Infinite Campus functions the same as it does in Classic Campus. To do an advanced search, click the magnifying glass icon, select the search context, and click the Advanced button (see image below). For more information about this feature, see the Searching in Campus article. 

Note: Some search contexts do not have advanced search functionality.

screenshot of selecting advanced search options

Person Information Card

Tools focused on a specific person now contain a useful information card which when selected, details important person information as well a summary of their enrollment record(s) in the active school year. This is especially useful for reviewing enrollment information without the need to navigate away from the tool you are currently working in. 

The card is also useful for viewing information no longer shown in the banner because you are using a device with a small screen (such as a phone or tablet).

screenshot of accessing the person information card

Where Did My Campus Instruction Tools Go?

All Campus Instruction tools are available by selecting the Instruction menu item (see image below). The new look and feel of Infinite Campus rejoins Campus Instruction with the rest of the Campus tools and removes the need to use two separate spaces of Infinite Campus to do your work. This change modifies how you navigate to Campus Instruction tools but DOES NOT impact their functionality. 

screenshot of where instruction tools now live

Help! I Can't Find a Tool

One of the most challenging aspects of the new navigation is finding where tools are now located. To ease this burden, we highly suggest you take advantage of the Tool search located within the unified search found by selecting the magnifying glass icon screenshot of the search icon.

screenshot of search functionality

You can also find tools quickly and easily by creating your own list of favorites.

Can I Control Where My Custom Tools/Reports Appear?

Yes! Using Custom Tool Setup, you can customize where in the New Look and Feel of Campus navigation UI your custom tools/reports will live. You can either place custom tools/reports within existing menu items and categories or customize and create your own menu items and categories.

Infinite Campus would love to hear any feedback you might have! You can do so by clicking the Feedback icon near the top of the search tool (see image below).

screenshot of how to submit feedback