# Getting around the interface

> The sidebar, the ⌘K command palette, the work window (tab drawer), keyboard shortcuts and using the app on a phone.

The app has no top header: all navigation lives in the left sidebar. This page covers the sidebar, the command palette, the tabbed work window and the keyboard shortcuts so you can move quickly.

## Sidebar

From top to bottom: the `⌘K` search box, the **Tab** button (opens the work window, with the number of open tabs), the **Phòng thí nghiệm** (Lab) group (Tổng quan/Overview, Công trình/Works, Tệp của tôi/My files, Venue, Thành viên/Members, Hỏi AI/Ask AI, Thống kê/Statistics, Cài đặt/Settings), the **Lối tắt** (Shortcuts) group (Tạo công trình/Create work, Tải phiên bản lên/Upload version, Hỏi cả kho/Ask the whole repository, Phím tắt/Keyboard shortcuts, Hướng dẫn sử dụng/User guide) and the account menu at the bottom.

- Items only appear when your role can open them: researchers do not see **Thống kê** (Statistics) or **Cài đặt** (Settings).
- The account menu has Settings, Appearance, Keyboard shortcuts and Sign out; you can switch light/dark and the **màu nhấn** (accent colour) right there.
- From 1280px wide: full sidebar, collapsible to an icon rail (`M` or `⌘B`). From 768 to 1279px: icon rail with tooltips.

![Sidebar and the Overview page on desktop](../../../../assets/shots/tong-quan.webp)

## Command palette ⌘K

Press `⌘K` (macOS) or `Ctrl+K`, or `/`, to open the command palette. Type a title, an `ISL-…` code or a page name; search **ignores Vietnamese diacritics**, so typing `hau` finds "Phạm Văn Hậu". **Enter** opens the work page; the button on the right of a row opens the work in a tab. The palette also finds files in My files.

![Command palette: find a work and jump to a page](../../../../assets/shots/bang-lenh.webp)

## Work window (tab drawer)

The **Mở trong tab** (Open in tab) button at the end of each work row opens a compact view of the work in a right-hand panel without leaving the list: code, venue, members, to-dos, versions and an **Mở trang đầy đủ** (Open full page) button. Open several works and each becomes a tab; **Đóng tất cả tab** (Close all tabs) is at the top of the panel.

![The work window opens a work while keeping the list behind it](../../../../assets/shots/drawer.webp)

Tabs also preview files: version files, files in My files, and check artifacts (PDF diff, logs). Links can be shared:

| Parameter | Opens |
| --- | --- |
| `?open=work:<id>` | A work |
| `?open=version:<id>` | A version |
| `?open=vfile:<id>&page=3` | A version file, at page 3 |
| `?open=file:<id>` | A file in My files |
| `?open=artifact:<id>` | An artifact of one check run |

Join several tabs with commas. If you are not allowed to see something you get a not-found message; the file name is not revealed.

## Keyboard shortcuts

Press `?` to see all shortcuts.

| Key | Action |
| --- | --- |
| `⌘K` / `Ctrl+K`, `/` | Open the command palette |
| `⌘J` / `Ctrl+J` | Open or close Ask AI |
| `M`, `⌘B` | Collapse or expand the sidebar |
| `G` then `D` / `C` / `V` / `M` / `A` / `S` | Go to Overview / Works / Venues / Members / Ask AI / Settings |
| `?` | List of shortcuts |

![Keyboard shortcuts dialog](../../../../assets/shots/phim-tat.webp)

## On a phone

Below 768px the sidebar becomes a bottom bar: **Tổng quan · Công trình · Tạo · Hỏi AI · Thêm** (Overview · Works · Create · Ask AI · More). **Thêm** (More) opens a bottom sheet with all navigation, your account, light/dark and the accent colour. The works list turns into cards, filters move into a bottom sheet, and the work page has a sticky action bar at the bottom.

![Works list on a phone](../../../../assets/shots/mobile-cong-trinh.webp)

## Help inside the app

Every page of the app has a **Hướng dẫn** (Guide) button at the right of the title (on a phone only the question-mark icon remains). It opens a two-item menu: **Hướng dẫn từng bước** (Step-by-step guide) shows the steps for that exact page in a right-hand panel, and **Đọc bài hướng dẫn đầy đủ** (Read the full guide) opens the matching article on this docs site in a new tab. **Hướng dẫn sử dụng** (User guide) in the Shortcuts group (on a phone: under **Thêm**) opens the docs home page; the sign-in, 2FA and invitation pages have a guide link right below the form.