Content Manager Explorer
The Content Manager Explorer is the interface to the Content Manager. This section describes the main navigation areas within the Content Manager Explorer.
- Browser
- Address bar
- Content Manager Explorer window
- Ribbon
- Navigation pane
- List view
- Edit window
- Content Manager Explorer Ribbon
The Content Manager Explorer displays buttons and controls in a Ribbon. The Ribbon is a tabbed toolbar that contains ribbon contains controls for all the operations you can perform. - Dashboard
When you log on to Content Manager Explorer, you see the SDL Tridion Dashboard. The Dashboard gives you quick access to important functionality and support options. - Breadcrumb trail
The breadcrumb trail shows the path to your current location in the navigation tree on the left. - Content Manager Explorer options
The Content Manager Explorer options bar allows you to Set your Content Manager Explorer user preferences, access the User Manual online, e-mail a link to a Content Manager item, add a Content Manager item to your favorites and create shortcuts to Content Manager items. - Navigation pane
The navigation pane located on the left-hand side of the screen is the area is where you navigate to the various areas of the application. - List view
The list view displays the items within a Folder or Structure Group or the results of a search. This section describes how to filter, open, move, copy and paste, and delete items in the list view. - Edit window
When you open or create an item, an edit window opens. The edit window displays the fields you use to edit or create an item. - Content Manager Explorer Message Center
To provide information, issue warnings and report errors, Content Manager Explorer uses the Message Center. - Shortcut keys
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate and use items in Content Manager Explorer: - Remembered settings
When you close your browser the Content Manager Explorer remembers the last visited location in the Publication tree, whether the toolbar Ribbon was collapsed or expanded, the Target Types selected when you last published content and your Publish settings.