If your organization uses Role Centers, your Role Center is your default home page within Microsoft Dynamics AX.

For more information about Role Centers, see Role Centers.

You can use list pages to view a list of similar records, select a record, and then perform actions against that record.

For more information about list pages, see List pages.

You can display an area page by clicking a module button in the Navigation Pane. Area pages contain menu items that link to frequently used forms for the selected module.

Menu items are displayed in a tree view that is divided into groups on the area page. Common groups that might appear on an area page are Periodic, Setup, Reports, and Inquiries.

You can expand or collapse each group by clicking the arrow in the upper-right corner of the group.

To expand a top-level menu item that appears in a group, click the plus sign (+) next to the item. For example, in the General ledgermodule, within the Setupgroup, click Sales taxto display a list of forms, such as the Sales tax codesform.

To collapse a menu item, click the minus sign (-) next to the item.

To return to the last content page (Role Center, list page, or area page) that you viewed, click the Backbutton on the address bar.

If you have navigated to a previously viewed page and you want to return to your most recently viewed page, click the Forwardbutton and click the page in the list.

To view one of the last 40 pages that you visited in this session, click the arrow icon button next to the Backor Forwardbutton and click the page in the list.

You can use the address field to navigate to specific content pages within Microsoft Dynamics AX. You can type a path or click the arrow icon button next to each entry in the path to choose your next location.

The path that you type in the address field must meet the following general structure:

Company account /Home/ Module name / List page or area page name

For example, to navigate to the Bank Accountslist page for company account DAT, you would type the following path:

DAT/Home/Bank/Bank Accounts

The Refreshbutton appears to the right of the address field. Click this button to refresh the content in the content page that is displayed.

The Windowsmenu appears to the right of the Refreshbutton and also is available from the Microsoft Dynamics AXmenu. Click the Windowsbutton to bring focus to a Microsoft Dynamics AX form that is currently open but hidden from view.

The Viewmenu is next to the Windowsmenu and also is available from the Microsoft Dynamics AXmenu. Click this menu to hide or show various elements of the Microsoft Dynamics AX workspace.

The Helpmenu is next to the Viewmenu, and also is available from the Microsoft Dynamics AXmenu, and as an icon button on the toolbar on individual forms. Click this menu for a list of resources that you can use to learn more about Microsoft Dynamics AX. For more information, see Using Help.