1.4 Getting to Know the Micro Focus Vibe Interface and Its Features

When you first launch Micro Focus 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:

  • 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 in the Micro Focus Vibe 4.0.8 Advanced User Guide.

  • View Profile: Displays your Vibe profile.

  • Personal Preferences: Displays your personal preferences. You can configure the following personal preferences:

  • 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.

  • Change Password: (Non-LDAP users only) Specify your current and new password. For more information, see Changing Your Password.

  • Help: Displays the Vibe Web Application User Guide.

  • Download Vibe Applications: (Conditional) Displays the Vibe desktop app download page.

    If this option is not available, the Vibe administrator has not enabled it.

  • 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: (Admin only) Links to the Micro Focus ideas portal.

  • Sign out: Signs you out of the Vibe site.

1.4.2 Understanding the Navigation Panel

The Navigation panel contains a navigation tree that displays the current workspace and all sub-workspaces and sub-folders.

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 Search Options 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.

1.4.4 Understanding the Relevance Tabs in the Home Page of Your Personal Workspace

The home page of your personal workspace contains various tabs that are designed to help facilitate your work. Use these tabs as a central location where you can quickly be informed of new entries, upcoming tasks, your daily meetings, and more.

What’s New: Displays new entries in your teams, in places you are following, or across the entire site.

Recent: Lists your recent posts and entries that you have recently visited. You can view who has recently visited your workspace and see your personal tags.

Tasks and Calendars: Shows the tasks that are assigned to you, lists the calendars that you are following, and displays today’s events on those calendars.

Accessories: Contains an Accessory panel that lists entries from your Guestbook, Blog, and Photo Album folders. You can manage these accessories as described in Section 9.0, Managing Accessories.

1.4.5 Understanding the Content Area

The Content Area in Vibe is where the majority of information is displayed, such as workspaces, folders, and entries.