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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]] > UM-4.5 Navigate: general
  
[[Image:UM-4.5.png|500px|right|thumb|Navigation from the View screen]]
 
  
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Navigating involves understanding the current location (entity and page), what can be done from that location (view, edit, add new, search, etc.), how to get related entities, and how to go to other pages to do other things unrelated to the current entity.
  
Navigating ICA-AtoM involves understanding your current location (record and screen), what you can do from that location (view, edit, add, search, etc), how to get related records and how go to other screens to do other things unrelated to your current record.
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[[Image:UM-4.5.png|500px|right|thumb|Navigation from the view page]]
  
  
1. '''Screen title'''
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== Page title ==
  
*The [[screen title]] tells you what kind of [[entity]] you are looking at ([[archival description]], [[authority record]], [[archival institution]], or [[term]]) and what kind of screen you are on ([[edit screen]], [[view screen]], import screen etc.).
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The [[Glossary#Page title|page title]] displays what [[Entity types|type of entity]] you are looking at ([[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]], [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]], [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]], or [[Glossary#Term|term]]) and what [[Page types|type of page]] you are on ([[Glossary#Edit page|edit]], [[Glossary#View page|view]], import, etc.).
  
  
2. '''Title bar'''
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== Title ==
  
*On a [[View screen|view]] or [[edit screen]], the [[title bar]] tells you the name of the current record. You can also click on the [[title bar]] to switch between between [[View mode|view]] and [[Edit mode|edit modes]] (if you have edit [[Access privilege|access privileges]]).
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On a [[Glossary#View page|view]] or [[Glossary#Edit page|edit]] page, the [[Glossary#Title|title]] displays the name of the current entity. You can also click on the [[Glossary#Title|title]] to switch between between [[Glossary#View mode|view]] and [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit]] modes (if you have edit [[Glossary#Access privilege|access privileges]]).
  
  
3. '''Search / browse box'''
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== Search/browse box ==
  
*The [[Search / browse box|search/browse box]] is available on every screen and allows you to quickly retrieve a new set of records (which are displayed on a [[list screen]]).
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The [[Glossary#Search/browse box|search/browse box]] is available on every page and allows you to quickly retrieve a new set of entities (which are displayed on a [[Glossary#List page|list page]]).
  
*Be careful when launching a search or browse from the [[edit screen]]: '''always be sure to first save your changes, or else these will be lost when ICA-AtoM runs the search / browse operation.'''
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Be careful when launching a search or browse from the [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]]: '''always be sure to first save your changes, or else these will be lost when the search/browse occurs.'''
  
4. '''Text links'''
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*Blue text always represents a link to a related record (e.g. from an [[Archival description|archival description]] to the [[Authority record|authority record]] of the records [[Creator|creator]]). When you put your cursor over a link, the text is highlighted (changes to white text against a black background).
 
  
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== Text links ==
  
5. '''Context menu box'''
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Blue text always represents a link to a related entity (e.g. from an [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]] to the [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]] of the record's [[Glossary#Creator|creator]]). When you hover your cursor over a link, the text is highlighted (changes to white text against a black background).
  
*Provides a series of links to records related to the current record.
 
  
*See [[UM-4.6|UM4-6 Navigate: context menu box]] for more on this feature as it applies to different record types.
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== Context menu ==
  
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Provides a series of links to entities related to the current entity.
  
6. '''Home page links'''
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See [[context menu]] for more on this feature as it applies to different [[entity types]].
  
*The [[application logo]] and the home link in the [[system menu]] both return you to the [[home page]].
 
  
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== Home page links ==
  
7. '''Main menu bar'''
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The [[Glossary#Application logo|application logo]] and the "home" link in the [[Glossary#System menu|system menu]] both return you to the [[Glossary#Home page|home page]].
  
*The [[main menu bar]] provides access to the key functions of ICA-AtoM.
 
*Note that what appears on the [[main menu bar]] depends on your [[user role]]. For example, the menu bar does not appear at all for [[Researcher|researchers]] while the [[translate tab]] and [[Admin tab|admin tab]] appear only to users who have [[Translator|translator]] and [[Administrator|administrator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]].
 
  
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== Main menu ==
  
8. '''Column headers'''
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The [[Glossary#Main menu|main menu]] provides access to key functions.
  
*[[Column header|Column headers]] appear on [[List screen|list screens]], giving the names of the [[Field|fields]] for whatever is listed below.
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What appears in the [[Glossary#Main menu|main menu]] depends on your [[Glossary#User role|user role]]. For example, the main menu does not appear at all for [[Glossary#Researcher|researchers]] while the [[Glossary#Translate menu item|translate menu item]] and [[Glossary#Admin menu item|admin menu item]] appear only to users with [[Glossary#Translator|translator]] and [[Glossary#Administrator|administrator]] [[Glossary#Access privilege|access privileges]].
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== Column headers ==
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[[Glossary#Column header|Column headers]] appear on [[Glossary#List page|list pages]], giving the names of the [[Glossary#Field|fields]] for whatever is listed below.
  
  
 
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Navigating involves understanding the current location (entity and page), what can be done from that location (view, edit, add new, search, etc.), how to get related entities, and how to go to other pages to do other things unrelated to the current entity.

Navigation from the view page


Page title

The page title displays what type of entity you are looking at (archival description, authority record, archival institution, or term) and what type of page you are on (edit, view, import, etc.).


Title

On a view or edit page, the title displays the name of the current entity. You can also click on the title to switch between between view and edit modes (if you have edit access privileges).


Search/browse box

The search/browse box is available on every page and allows you to quickly retrieve a new set of entities (which are displayed on a list page).

Be careful when launching a search or browse from the edit page: always be sure to first save your changes, or else these will be lost when the search/browse occurs.


Text links

Blue text always represents a link to a related entity (e.g. from an archival description to the authority record of the record's creator). When you hover your cursor over a link, the text is highlighted (changes to white text against a black background).


Context menu

Provides a series of links to entities related to the current entity.

See context menu for more on this feature as it applies to different entity types.


Home page links

The application logo and the "home" link in the system menu both return you to the home page.


Main menu

The main menu provides access to key functions.

What appears in the main menu depends on your user role. For example, the main menu does not appear at all for researchers while the translate menu item and admin menu item appear only to users with translator and administrator access privileges.


Column headers

Column headers appear on list pages, giving the names of the fields for whatever is listed below.