# Navigating the console (/getting-started/navigating-the-console)



The console has a persistent sidebar on the left and a working area on the right.
The sidebar is where you move between the main areas of the product. It can be
resized down to an icon rail or hidden entirely, and a command palette lets you
jump anywhere quickly.

## The main areas [#the-main-areas]

* **Assistants** is the dashboard where you create and open assistants.
* **Help Desks** is where you set up escalation destinations for your whole
  organization.
* **Inbox** is where you read the conversations your assistants had with visitors.
* **Improvements** is a board for tracking and fixing weak answers.
* **Insights** is your analytics: resolution rate, ratings, volume, and trends.
* **Alerts** shows operational issues that need attention, such as a connection
  that stopped working.

## The command palette [#the-command-palette]

Press the search shortcut to open the command palette from anywhere. Start typing
to find an assistant, a section, or an action, then select it to go straight
there. This is often faster than clicking through the sidebar.

## Scope: all assistants or one [#scope-all-assistants-or-one]

A switcher at the top lets you scope your view. You can look across all
assistants, or focus on a single assistant so the sidebar shows that assistant's
setup sections.

## The assistant editor [#the-assistant-editor]

When you open an assistant, the editor appears with three parts.

* On the left is the **setup rail**, a list of sections such as General,
  Knowledge, Flows, Help Desks, Style, and Publish.
* In the center is the **form** for the section you selected.
* On the right is the **live preview**, a working copy of the widget that updates
  as you make changes. You can refresh it, resize it, or hide the panel to give
  the form more room.

Because the preview is live, you can try a change and see how a visitor would
experience it before you publish anything.