Dashboard - Welcome screen

The Welcome screen in the Dashboard shows the following options:

Search SDL Tridion
To search the texts of items in the Content Manager, enter your search term under Search for and click Search. Alternatively, to search user documentation, enter your search term under Search for, select SDL Tridion Documentation in Search in, and click Search.
Getting Started

These buttons take you to a number of documentation topics that explain basic concepts for the new user:

  • Getting to Know SDL Tridion gives you the basics of the user interface and how to use it;
  • Basic Content Manager Concepts introduces you to fundamental concepts such as Components and Pages;
  • Ribbon Toolbar Controls provides a reference of controls found in the Ribbon;
  • Keyboard shortcuts shows the handy keystrokes that can speed up your editing.
SDL Tridion SiteEdit-enabled Web sites
Points to a list of Web sites (if available) that have SiteEdit enabled. SiteEdit is an add-on SDL product that lets you edit and manage content directly on the published Web page.
Quick Access

These buttons jump to often-used functionality in the user interface:

  • Publications takes you to a list of Publications (which correspond to Web sites) that you have access to;
  • My Favorites shows the list of item you have bookmarked as favorites;
  • My Workflow Tasks shows you content items assigned to you that you have started work on;
  • System Administration takes you to administration tasks for the SDL Tridion system (this option may not always be available).