# A tour of your dashboard

> Find your way around CoreHue: the sidebar, quick-create buttons, notifications, the account menu and where every settings page lives.

Source: https://help.corehue.co/docs/getting-started/a-tour-of-your-dashboard/

CoreHue has two fixed parts: a **sidebar** down the left and a **header** across the top. Everything else is the page you're working on. Here's where things live, so you can find them before you need them.

## The sidebar, top to bottom

Some items open into a small group when you click them.

| Item | What's inside |
| --- | --- |
| **Home** | Your week at a glance, what needs your attention, and quick actions. See [Your home screen](/docs/getting-started/your-home-screen). |
| **Bookings** | **Inquiries** (with a badge for unopened ones), **Calendar**, **All bookings**, **Services** and **Settings** (Availability, Booking page, Emails, Integrations). |
| **Contacts** | **Contacts**, your leads and clients, and **Contact forms**, the public forms that bring new people in. |
| **Messages** | Your client conversations. A badge shows unread replies. |
| **Galleries** | Every gallery you've made, published or not. |
| **Payments** | **Invoices**, **Payments** and **Settings** (General, Invoice defaults, Display, Tax rates, Payment methods). |
| **Documents** | **Proposals**, **Contracts** and **Questionnaires** you've sent or are drafting. |
| **Templates** | Reusable **Items** (your prices), plus contract, questionnaire and email templates. |
| **Reports** | **Finance**, a record of the money that moved through CoreHue. |

Badges count up to 99, then show **99+**.

## The quick-create plus

On a computer, hover over an item in the sidebar and a small **+** appears on the right. It skips the list and opens a new one straight away.

You'll find it on **All bookings**, **Contacts**, **Messages**, **Galleries**, **Invoices**, **Proposals**, **Contracts** and **Questionnaires**.

## The header

**Breadcrumb.** The trail on the left shows where you are. The last part is the page title, and the earlier parts link back up a level.

**Trial and billing pill.** During your trial a small pill shows how long is left, like "Plus trial · 6 days left". If a payment needs attention it says so instead, for example "Payment failed" or "Update card". Click it to open your billing page.

**Bell.** Your notifications. The panel shows recent ones with **Mark all as read**, and the full page lets you filter by Galleries, Downloads, Collections, Private photos, Bookings, Payments, Documents and Messages. Choose which ones also reach you by email in [notification settings](/docs/account/notification-emails).

**Your avatar.** The account menu, covered next.

## The account menu

Click your avatar in the top right. You'll see your name, email and a plan chip (**Trial**, **Free**, **Plus** or **Pro**), then:

- **Profile**: your name, photo, CoreHue URL, country, time zone and default currency
- **Billing**: your plan, usage and billing history
- **Settings**: all your account settings
- **Appearance**: **Light**, **Dark** or **System** for the dashboard
- **Contact support**: opens an email to our team
- **Log out**

## Where settings live

Your account settings open from the account menu as one row of tabs: **Profile**, **Business**, **Domains**, **Billing**, **Notifications**, **Reminders** and **Account**. The **Reminders** tab only appears on Plus and Pro.

Two settings pages sit in the sidebar instead, because they're about how a section works rather than your account: **Bookings → Settings** and **Payments → Settings**.

| To change | Go to |
| --- | --- |
| Your name, photo, URL, time zone, currency | [Profile](/docs/account/your-profile) |
| Business name, logo, address, signature, client page look | [Business](/docs/account/business-details-and-logo) |
| Custom domain | [Domains](/docs/account/connecting-a-custom-domain) |
| Plan, usage and billing history | [Billing](/docs/plans-and-billing/your-billing-page) |
| Email notifications | [Notifications](/docs/account/notification-emails) |
| Automatic client reminders | [Reminders](/docs/account/automatic-reminders) |
| Email, password, Google, devices | [Account](/docs/account/signing-in-and-security) |

## On a phone

The sidebar tucks away behind the menu icon in the top left, and a back arrow replaces the full breadcrumb. The quick-create plus needs a mouse to hover, so use the **New** button on each page instead. See [Using CoreHue on your phone](/docs/getting-started/using-corehue-on-your-phone).

## Frequently asked questions

### Where is Settings? I can't see it in the sidebar.

Account settings open from your avatar in the top right. Only the booking and payment settings sit in the sidebar.

### Does dark mode change what my clients see?

No. **Appearance** only changes your own dashboard. Your client pages have their own light or dark setting under [Branding your client pages](/docs/account/branding-your-client-pages).

### Why don't I see the Reminders tab?

Automatic reminders are part of Plus and Pro, so the tab is hidden on the Free plan.

### How do I contact support from inside CoreHue?

Choose **Contact support** in the account menu, or email hello@corehue.co. See [Getting help from the CoreHue team](/docs/getting-started/getting-help).