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Overview

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Main eZ interface consists of the Navigation hub and options of one of thre= e work modes.

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Navigation hub=20
Dashboard
Work modes=20
- Features of work= modes=20
  - Content mode
  - Page mode

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Navigation hub

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Once you log in to eZ, you are shown a welcome screen introducing you to= the features of the application.

At the top of the screen you can see the Navigation hub:

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3D"Navigation

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The bar is always visible when you are working with eZ and allows you to= perform the following actions:

	Click the logo to return to the welcome page.
	Go to the Content mode interface.
	Go to the Page mode interface.
	Go to the Performance mode.
	Go to the &= nbsp;Admin panel.
	Log out as the current user and return to the lo= gin screen.

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Dashboard

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The first thing you see when you log in to eZ Platform is the Dashboard.=

The Dashboard lists the Content items that are most relevant to your wor= k. You can use it to quickly view and start editing the most important cont= ent.

The Dashboard displays three kinds of Content items, divided into blocks= :

My Drafts. All your current Content item drafts.<= /li>
V1.7 EZ ENTERPRISE All Drafts Scheduled for Futur= e Publication.
V1.7 EZ ENTERPRISE My Drafts Scheduled for Future= Publication.
My Content. All Content items that you have modif= ied.
All Content. Last Content items that have been mo= dified.

Wherever you are in the application, you can always return to the Dashbo= ard by clicking the eZ logo in the top left corner of the screen.

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Work modes

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eZ offers three different work modes: Content mode, Page mode and Performance mode.

Each of these modes fulfills different needs of the users:

Content mode gives access to the content repository. It is mostly the r= ole of eZ Platform, but for users of eZ Enterprise it is enriched with spec= ific Studio functionalities.
Page mode allows you to manage website pages and website content from t= he pages themselves. It is only available for eZ Enterprise users. It can b= e enriched by eZ Services functionalities for users subscribed to them.
Performance mode gives access to optimization capabilities such as Anal= ytics and cloud services management tools.

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Features of work modes=

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Content mode

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The focus of Conten= t mode is creating, modifying, organizing and publishing Content items.= Content mode is an interface for the repository, that is the place in whic= h eZ stores all the content.

This mode lets you navigate the Content tree and edit any content presen= t in it, as well as to move, copy and delete it. You can also create new co= ntent using the previously defined Content Types.

You can preview any Content within the tree, but the Content mode does n= ot allow you to edit a Content item directly from this preview.

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Page mode

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The Page mode allows f= ront-end editing, which helps you to edit your landing pages while previewi= ng them. This basically means managing the content in the context of the we= bsite.

This mode also gives access to a very specific eZ Enterprise functionali= ty of creating Landing Pages and managing the flow of content going through= them.

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