# Enhanced Dashboard Navigation

Airship's dashboard usability updates and new features help you move faster and operate more efficiently.

This release introduces a modern, intuitive layout, streamlined sidebar navigation, reorganized settings, smart shortcuts, quick-access tools, and a redesigned Create experience. These updates are for all Airship messaging projects.

## Navigation changes

We retired the navigation header, relocated its menus, and added search capability.

![The messaging project menu](https://www.airship.com/docs/images/whats-new/messaging-project-menu_hu_6cd94e0889fd1124.webp)

*The messaging project menu*

Key updates:

* **Collapsible sidebar** – This is where we moved the Messages, Content, Audiences, Experiments, and Reports menus, plus the Journey map. Expand or collapse the sidebar as needed for more screen space.

* **Settings in the project menu** – This is where we moved Settings and project details. We also moved Brand Guidelines from your project settings to this menu. To access these options, select the dropdown menu (
) next to your project name.

   After selecting **Settings** from the project menu, you'll find new section groupings: **Channels**, **App settings**, and **Project settings**. We also rebuilt several Settings pages for consistency and clarity.

* **Search bar** – Quickly find composers, settings, and other individual dashboard pages by name.

## A redesigned message creation experience

![Sidebar options in a messaging project](https://www.airship.com/docs/images/whats-new/messaging-project-sidebar_hu_9242816f92b73334.webp)

*Sidebar options in a messaging project*

Launching messages and campaigns is faster than ever with the new creation flow:

* **Quick create** — Select the **Create** dropdown menu (
) to choose **Message**, **Journey**, **Apple News**, **Scene**, or **A/B Test**.

* **Global create** — Select **Create** to access all message creation options:
   * Recommended and the most commonly used composers are listed first. Under **Build from scratch**, select **View all** for more.
   * AI-generated [Journeys](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#journey) for various messaging scenarios
   * [Composer Favorites](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#composer_favorites).

When the sidebar is collapsed, select the compose icon (
) in the header to access the Create dropdown menu options.

## Usability enhancements

We've added thoughtful touches to help you get where you need to go:

* **Messages Overview shortcut** — Select **Home** in the sidebar to go directly to [Messages Overview](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#messages_overview).

* **Favorites** — You can bookmark dashboard pages for quick access. On a page you want to bookmark, select the star icon (
) in the header, enter a page name, and then select **Save**. Your saved pages are available in the **Favorites** sidebar menu. To change a page name or remove it from Favorites, select the star icon (
) again.

## Early access to future enhancements

The features and updates in this release came from our new **Airship Pilot** program. Thank you to everyone who participated and provided feedback!

This first set of improvements now generally available were developed while the program was restricted to a limited user group. However, all Airship users can now get early access access to enhancements and help shape the product direction. See [Early access to product enhancements](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/features/pilot/) in *The Airship Dashboard*.

## Finding moved features 

Use this table to find the new locations for various features:

| Feature | Previous location | How to find it now |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Project Details | Settings sidebar | Select the dropdown menu (
) next to your project name, then select **Project Details**. |
| Brand Guidelines | Settings | Select the dropdown menu (
) next to your project name, then select **Brand Guidelines**. |
| Automation and [In-App Automation](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#iaa) composers | The global create menu | First, select **Create**. Then, under **Build from scratch**, select **View all**, and then select **Automation** or **In-App Automation**. |
| [Templates](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#template) | The global create menu and the Audience menu | Templates are now only available from the Content menu: Select **Content**, then **Templates**. |
| [Sequence](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#sequence) composer and templates | The global create menu and the [Journey Map](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#journey_map) | In the sidebar, select the **Create** dropdown menu (
), then select **Journey**. In the modal window, select **Sequence**, then select **Start from scratch** or a template. You can access the same menu by selecting the add icon (
) in the Journey map, or by selecting **Create**, then **Journey**. |
| [Composer Favorites](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#composer_favorites) for creating new messages | The global create menu and your list of all Composer Favorites | Select **Create** see the list under **Composer Favorites** or select **View all** for the full list. You can also still create messages from your list of all Composer Favorites. See next row. |
| [Composer Favorites](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#composer_favorites) for editing | A link in [Messages Overview](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#messages_overview) | Select the dropdown menu (
) next to your project name, then select **Settings**, then **Project settings**, then **Composer Favorites**. |
| Tag Groups | Settings and the Audience menu | Tag Groups are now only available from the Audience menu: Select **Audience**, then **Tags**. |
| Error console | Bottom of dashboard pages | Select the dropdown menu (
) next to your project name, then select **Settings**, then **Project settings**, then **Error Console**. |

## Documentation

We updated our documentation for the new navigation steps. For general orientation information, see [The Airship dashboard](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/getting-started/ui/dashboard/). The [Wallet dashboard](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/wallet/user-guide/ui/dashboard/) remains unchanged.