Getting Started / Using the Administration Console |
Learn the basic User Interface controls on the Administration Console.
The following figure uses the Sites screen to show some of the user interface controls available in a typical Administration Console screen.
Navigation bar. Click a button to display a screen.
Tabs. Click a tab to display a page in a screen.
Screen title. Displays the screen name.
Fields. Click a field to select or edit a value in a page.
Help button. Click the ? button to display context-sensitive help.
Buttons. Click a button in a page to perform an action.
Some pages have buttons that open dialog boxes. For example, when you click the Add New User button on the Users page, it opens the Add New User dialog box:
Dialog boxes have tabs that group complex information to make it easier to enter and understand. Most have both a Save and Save & Continue button.
Clicking Save will save the data and close the dialog.
Clicking Save & Continue will save the data and clear the fields, leaving the dialog open to allow faster entry of new information.
If you click Cancel, or close the dialog without clicking Save or Save & Continue, changes are discarded.