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title: "A tour of the portal"
description: "Where everything lives in the management portal, and how the menu changes with your role."
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> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: http://localhost:4321/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# A tour of the portal

The menu is on the left on a computer or tablet, and behind the menu button on a phone. It is split into five groups, and only one group is open at a time. The group holding the page you're on opens automatically.

You only see the items your role allows. [Administrators](/reference/roles-and-permissions) see everything.

## The menu

| Group | Items | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| **Operations** | Bookings, Check in, Statistics, Customers, Tickets, Passes, Vouchers, Events, Slots, Closures | Selling sessions and looking after the people who book them. |
| **Merchandise** | Fulfilment, Orders, Products, Categories, Postage | The online shop. |
| **Marketing** | Configuration, Integrations, Export | Sending customers to your email marketing tools. |
| **Compliance** | Audit Log, Subject Access Request, Scrub Data | Data protection duties. |
| **Administration** | Team, Payments, Email, Branding, Account | Setting the system up. |

At the bottom of the menu is your name. Select it to open **My profile**, change the **theme** (Auto, Light or Dark), or **Sign out**.

## How screens work

The same pattern is used everywhere, so once you've learned one screen you've learned them all.

- **Lists** show what exists, with a **New…** button at the top and **Edit**, **Enable/Disable** and **Delete** on each row.
- **Creating and editing** opens its own screen with a back link. Saving takes you back to the list with a confirmation message.
- **One-click changes** such as enabling, disabling, activating or cancelling happen on the list itself.
- **Risky actions ask first.** Deleting, cancelling, refunding and similar actions open a confirmation box that names the action on its button.
- **Every page has its own web address**, so you can bookmark a screen, share a link to a booking with a colleague, and refresh without losing your place.
- **Prices use one currency** for the whole system, set under [Account settings](/setup/account-settings).

> **On a phone**
>
> Everything works on a phone, including checking people in. Lists become cards, and the menu slides in from the left.

Source: http://localhost:4321/getting-started/portal-tour/index.mdx