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Set Up the User Interface in Salesforce Classic

Set Up the User Interface in Salesforce Classic

The improved Setup user interface provides a streamlined experience for viewing and managing personal and administrative setup tasks.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic
Available in: All editions except Database.com

When the improved Setup user interface is enabled in an organization, you see several differences from the original user interface.

  • The Setup menu is accessed from the Setup link on the upper-right corner of any Salesforce page.
  • The Setup menu is organized into goal-based categories: Administer, Build, Deploy, Monitor, and Checkout.
  • Personal settings, which all Salesforce users can edit, are available from a separate My Settings menu.

    To access My Settings, click your name in the upper-right corner of any Salesforce page, then click My Settings. You can also access My Settings from your Chatter profile page: in the right pane, click My Settings.

  • The My Settings home page includes quick links for easily accessing the most commonly used personal settings tools and tasks.
Important
Important When enabled, the improved Setup user interface is activated for every user in an organization. Be sure to notify your organization before enabling or disabling this setting.

To enable the improved Setup user interface, from Setup, enter User Interface in the Quick Find box, then select User Interface, then select Enable Improved Setup User Interface.

Note
Note The improved Setup user interface:
  • Is not supported in Internet Explorer version 6
  • Is available only when the new user interface theme is enabled
  • Find Items in Setup with Advanced Setup Search (Beta)
    With Advanced Setup Search, users can search for many types of items in Setup. These items including approval items, custom objects and fields, custom profiles, permission sets, workflow items, users, and so on.
  • Setup Search Results Page (Beta)
    The Setup Search Results page displays various types of items in Setup that match your search terms, including approval items, custom objects and fields, custom profiles, permission sets, workflow items, users, and so on.
 
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