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[Docs] Tour: Update user interface page for clarity (#7402)
* Refine user interface documentation for clarity Updated text for clarity and corrected typos in the user interface documentation. * Clarify server status and sync icon details Updated descriptions for server status and sync icon interactions. * Clarify server status and sidebar account display Updated server status descriptions for clarity and improved wording in the sidebar section.
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@@ -4,27 +4,28 @@ The user interface is divided into three parts:
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Standard on most screens:
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- On the left, we have the sidebar, which lets you easily switch between the various views, such as Budget, Reports, and Accounts.
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- The server and sync status (if used) are shown in the red box in the upper right corner.
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- The content of the rest of the interface depends on the functionality you have chosen in the sidebar. This screenshot shows an example of a Budget view.
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- The left sidebar lets you easily switch between the various views, such as Budget, Reports, and Accounts.
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- The server status (if used) is shown in the upper right corner (red box in the screenshot).
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- The content of the rest of the interface depends on the view you have chosen in the sidebar. This screenshot shows an example of a Budget view.
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## Top Right Corner
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- The eye icon will scramble the numbers on the screen. This is useful if you need to report a bug to the Actual team but want to keep your numbers private. There are some caveats to this, so please read the [Scramble and Hide Data](/docs/getting-started/tips-tricks#scramble-and-hide-data) section in the Tips & Tricks guide.
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- If clicking on the sync icon, your local file will sync to the server.
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- The current text, _Server online_ shows the connection status. Thus, it could easily read _Server offline_ if you are not connected to a server. If you click on this text, you can change your password, sign out of the server or change the server URL.
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- The eye icon will scramble the numbers on the screen. This is useful if you need to report a bug to the Actual team but want to keep your numbers private. There are some caveats to this, so please read [Scramble and Hide Data](/docs/getting-started/tips-tricks#scramble-and-hide-data) in the Tips & Tricks guide.
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- Clicking on the refresh icon will force a sync of your local file to the server. Note: it does **not** perform a bank sync.
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- Server status: _Server online_ shows the server is connected, _Server offline_ shows the server is disconnected, and _No server_ shows if you are not using a server. If you click on this text a server menu pops up.
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- The farthest right item is a Help menu.
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## The Sidebar
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From the sidebar, you have easy access to all Actual's functionality.
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From the sidebar, you have easy access to all Actual functions.
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- Access to your Budget, Reports and Schedules.
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- Less used functions are found under _More_, like managing Payees and Rules; this is where you find the software settings.
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- The sidebar also holds all of your accounts, both on budget and off budget; these will display in a list under the heading to which they belong e.g. On budget.
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- The sidebar also holds all of your accounts, both on budget and off budget; these will display in a list under their respective heading.
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Most of these will we cover later in the tour.
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