1.4 Getting to Know the Vibe Interface and Its Features
When you first launch Vibe, you see the What’s New page. This page shows you what’s new in your teams, favorite places, and more. For more information about the What’s New page, see Finding What’s New.
1.4.1 Understanding the Masthead
The Masthead contains the following features:
Name Link: Click your linked name in the upper right corner of any Vibe page to view the following options:
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Data Quota information: (Conditional) Your current data quota and the amount of your quota that you have used are displayed.
If this option is not displayed, the Vibe administrator has not restricted you to a data quota. For more information about data quota in Vibe, see
Managing Your Data Quota
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View Profile:
Displays your Vibe profile. -
Personal Preferences:
Displays your personal preferences. You can configure the following personal preferences:-
Entry Display: Specify the default behavior when clicking a file name. For more information, see Configuring the Display Style of Entries.
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Items per Folder Page: Specify how many entries you want to appear on a given page. For more information, see Configuring the Number of Entries to Display on a Folder Page.
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Hide ‘Public’ Collection: If applicable, select this option to hide the icon
in the masthead so that it is no longer displayed in the web client. For more information about viewing files that have been shared with the public, see Accessing Public Files and Folders.
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Live Feed:
Displays live feeds of the latest entries in your teams, places you are following, or across the entire site.For more information, see Viewing Live Feeds.
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Change Password:
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Help:
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Download Vibe Applications:
(Conditional) Displays the Vibe desktop app download page.If this option is not available, the Vibe administrator has not enabled it.
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Vibe Resource Library:
(Admin only) Displays the Vibe Resource Library, which includes additional information and resources, including downloadable custom forms and workflows, relevant articles, and more. -
Ideas Portal:
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Sign out: Signs you out of the Vibe site.
1.4.3 Understanding the Action Toolbar
The Action toolbar contains the following features:
Expand/Contract Navigation Panel Icon:
Hides and displays the left Navigation panel.
Expand/Contract Masthead Icon:
Hides and displays the Masthead.
Workspace Toolbar Icon:
Displays the Workspace toolbar, which enables you to quickly navigate to any location where you have rights.
My Workspace: Displays your personal workspace.
What’s New: Displays the What’s New page, where you can quickly see what’s new in your teams, favorite places, and more.
For more information, see Finding What’s New.
My Favorites: enables you to add a place as a favorite, or to quickly visit your favorite places on the Vibe site.
For more information, see Managing Your Favorite Places.
My Teams: Displays links to all of the team workspaces where you are a member.
Recent Places: Displays the places that you have most recently visited.
For more information, see Viewing and Revisiting Recent Places.
View: enables you to accomplish various tasks, such as seeing what’s new or unread in the workspace or folder, viewing who has access, viewing the Vibe clipboard, and accessing the Vibe Trash.
Search: enables you to search the entire site or specific areas within the site for entries, places, and people.
Click the icon 
if you want to narrow your search to only people, places, or a tags. You can also save your searches or perform Advanced Searches.
For more information about searching in Vibe, see Searching for Information.