Introduction to the interface
Before we dig into the contact record, let's briefly review the CiviCRM interface. Navigate to your own installation of CiviCRM in Drupal, Joomla!, or WordPress, or use the online demos available at demo.civicrm.org, and begin exploring.
The CiviCRM interface consists of three primary regions, namely, the horizontal navigation menu, the left sidebar, and the main content region. Depending on the CMS that you are using, these three regions will look slightly different, though they are fundamentally the same and provide identical functionality. Note the following exceptions and comments:
- WordPress does not currently support the left sidebar.
- In Drupal, the horizontal navigation menu will be located at the top of the screen, replacing the standard Drupal admin menu bar, unless your installation has moved it from this default screen location. You can toggle between the CiviCRM and Drupal menu by clicking on the CiviCRM icon in the navigation bar.
- In Drupal, the...