Adding apps and shortcuts

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Add apps and shortcuts

Workday offers the ability to customize which Apps and Shortcuts are displayed in your global navigation menu.

Adding apps

To add an app to your global navigation menu, open the global navigation menu and then click the Add Apps button in the bottom left of the page.
A search window will appear. Type the name of the app you would like to add.
Click the plus sign icon (+) to add the app, then click Back to Menu to save your changes and return to the global navigation menu.

Screenshot of the Workday apps search menu. The user has typed "Proces" and the "Processes Awaiting Me" app is reveled. The plus symbol is circled.

Adding shortcuts

Open the global navigation menu. Click the Shortcuts tab at the top of the menu.
Click the Add Shortcuts button in the bottom left of the page.
A search window will appear. Type the name of the shortcut you would like to add.
Click the plus sign icon (+) to add the shortcut. Up to 10 shortcuts are allowed.

Screenshot of the Workday apps search menu. The user has typed "Expense" and several results are displayed. The plus symbol next to "Create Expense Report" is circled.

Click Back to Menu to return to the global navigation menu.

Edit custom apps and shortcuts

You can change the order of apps or shortcuts in the global navigation menu.
First, open the global navigation menu. Next, click the Apps tab or the Shortcuts tab at the top of the menu, depending on which section you want to edit.
Click the Edit button at the bottom of the menu.
To change the order of an app, click and drag the six dots icon (⠿) for that app, placing it in the order you prefer. To remove an app, click the minus icon (⊖).

Screenshot of the edit Workday apps menu. The six dots icon next to "Processes Awaiting..." and the minus icon next to "Learning" are circled

Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the menu when you are finished