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The ownCloud Web Interface
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You can connect to your ownCloud server using any Web browser; just point it to 
your ownCloud server and enter your username and password.

  .. figure:: images/oc_connect.png
    :scale: 75%

    **ownCloud login window**

.. note:: Some apps like ``files_external`` or ``encryption`` are disabling the ``remember``
   checkbox (shown above) on purpose if they are enabled by your administrator. 

Navigating the Main User Interface
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By default, the ownCloud Web interface opens to your Files page.
Once you have accessed the ownCloud Server main web interface you can add files, 
remove files, and make changes based on the access privileges set by you
(if you are administering the server) or by your server administrator.

  .. figure:: images/oc_main_web_labelled.png
    :scale: 75%

  **Navigating the main user interface**

The ownCloud Main User Interface contains the following fields and functions:

* **Apps Selection Menu**: Located in the upper left corner, click the arrow to 
  open a dropdown menu to navigate to your various available apps.
  
* **Apps Information** field: Located in the left sidebar, this provides 
  filters and tasks associated with your selected app.  For example, when you 
  are using the Files apps you have a special set of filters for quickly 
  finding your files, such as files that have been shared with you, and files 
  that you have shared with others. You'll see different items for other apps.

* **Application View**: The main central field in the ownCloud user interface.
  This field displays the contents or user features of your selected app.

* **Navigation Bar**: Located over the main viewing window (the Application
  View), this bar provides a type of breadcrumbs navigation that enables you to
  migrate to higher levels of the folder hierarchy up to the root level (home).

* **New** button: Located in the Navigation Bar, the ``New`` button
  enables you to create new files, new folders, or upload existing files from a
  specified link.

.. note:: You can also drag and drop files from your file manager into the 
   ownCloud Files Application View to upload them to ownCloud. Currently, 
   the only Web browsers that support drag-and-drop folders are Chrome and 
   Chromium.

* **Upload** button: Located next to the ``New`` button in the
  Navigation Bar, the ``Upload`` button opens a file picker for 
  uploading files from your system to the ownCloud server. 

* **Search** field: The Search field is in the upper right hand corner of 
  your Web interface, for searching for files.

* **Personal Settings** menu: Click on your ownCloud username, located to the 
  right of the Search field, to open your Personal Settings dropdown menu. Your 
  Personal page provides the following settings and features:

  * Links to download desktop and mobile apps
  * Re-run the First Run Wizard
  * Server usage and space availability
  * Password management
  * Name, email, and profile picture settings
  * Interface language settings
  * Manage notifications
  * SSL certificate manager
  * ownCloud Version information

  See :doc:`userpreferences` section to learn more about those settings.

