Accessing Leganto

Students generally access an embedded version of Leganto from within an LMS. Login is automatic when your institution is configured for single sign-on.

After logging in, you may see a Welcome screen. After closing the Welcome screen, you see the Lists page.

Log out by selecting Log out in the user menu.

If you have lost your username or password, or require any assistance, contact your library.

Navigating the UI

Leganto always displays a header bar, a main, central pane, and a left pane. The right pane displays when information is available.

The header bar includes:

• User Menu
• Useful links (when configured by your institution)
• a Help link
• Notifications (when configured by your institution)

The left pane includes your institution's logo, the Lists menu, and the Favorites menu.

Depending on your institution's configurations, the following appears on the right pane:

Right Pane

Icon	Function
	Suggestions
	Upcoming due dates

Setting the UI Language

You can change the language of the Leganto interface to your preferred language.

1. From the Settings  menu, select the current language. The Choose a language window opens.

   

   Language menu
2. Select your preferred language and select Close. The interface language now displays in your preferred language.

   

   Leganto in Hebrew

Configuring Accessibility Settings

You can set the font size and contrast.

1. From the Settings  menu, select Accessibility settings. The Accessibilty window opens.

   

   Accessibility settings menu option
2. Select your desired font size, preferred site contrast, how long to display a feedback message, and select Close. Your settings are applied.

   

   Accessibility settings

Viewing and Managing Notifications

Certain changes to lists or items create notifications that you can view in Leganto. When configured by your institution, these notifications are also sent to you by email.

• From the Notifications , you can view notifications for all lists or specified lists.

  

  Notifications

1. From the Settings  menu, select Notification settings. The Notification window opens.

   

   Notification settings
2. If your institution has enabled sending notifications by email, uncheck Receive notifications by email and select Save. Your settings are applied.

   

   Notifications settings

Getting Help

Depending on your institution's configuration, you can access help pages when selecting Help  .

Linking Leganto to an External Citation Manager

When configured by your institution, you can configure Leganto with the external site's credentials.

1. From the Settings  menu, select Reference managers. The Reference managers window opens.

   

   Reference managers
2. Select Add citation manager and select the relevant citation manager and add your credentials.

   

   Add citation managers

   

   RefWorks configuration

   

   Zotero configuration

   

   Mendeley configuration

Viewing Useful Links

When configured by your institution, web pages that your institution believes are of general interest to all students are accessible from Leganto.

• From the top menu, select Useful Links at the top of Leganto and select the page. The page opens in a new browser tab.

  

  Useful Links

Viewing a List

When accessing Leganto, the reading list is presented. The options available to you depend on your institution's settings; therefore, some of the options below may not be available to you.

The list header displays the following information:

• List name
• Courses associated with the list
• List info button to view more information about the list
• A share list icon
• List menu

From the list actions, you can use the view sections/ view items toggle, filter the list, and search the list.

List Menu

The list menu includes list actions:

• Display recent list changes
• Export list
• Print list

Section Menu

The section menu includes a share link and a menu.

The section menu includes the following actions:

• Export section
• Print section

Sections can be collapsed/expanded using the view sections/view items toggle. Your institution configures the default settings for sections to appear collapsed/expanded.

Item Details

The item includes:

• Item title
• Item type
• Item Due date
• Note
• Item tags
• Full details button
• Share item link
• Item menu actions

The item menu includes the following actions:

• Save as favorite
• Quick Cite
• Mark as done

Mobile Experience

When accessing Leganto from a mobile device, all users are presented with the student view. A banner indicates that editing options are only available from the desktop view.

Menus are accessed from the hamburger icon .

The action list opens at the bottom of each screen.

A back arrow  is available on each screen.