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# Navigate the Console

> Orient yourself in the Hyjal Console: the Organization switcher, the Project grid, the top bar, the command palette, and theme.

This article describes how to move around the Hyjal Console at
[console.hyjal.cloud](https://console.hyjal.cloud): the top-level surfaces you
pass through before you reach a Resource. Read it once so the names in the rest
of the console guide are already familiar. Everything here has a counterpart in
the [`hyjal` CLI](/reference/cli).

## Organizations

The Console opens on your **Organizations**. An Organization is the top-level
account container: it holds members, roles, and billing. If you belong to more
than one, the **Organization switcher** in the top-left of the top bar changes
which one you are viewing. The switcher shows the current Organization name and
opens a list of the others you can access.

Members, roles, and billing for the current Organization are reached from the
switcher menu. Access rules are covered in
[Teams and access](/billing/teams-and-access).

## The Project grid

Selecting an Organization shows its **Project grid**: one card per
[Project](/platform/projects-and-resources). Each card carries the Project
name, a count of its Resources, and its recent deploy status. A search field
above the grid filters cards by name.

The example throughout these docs is the `acme` Project: a `web` front end and
a Go `api`, backed by Neon Postgres.

Open a Project card to enter its workspace. From there the three working
surfaces are the [Explorer](/get-started/console/explorer), the
[Board](/get-started/console/board), and the Resource workspace with its
[tabs](/get-started/console/workspace-tabs).

## The top bar

The top bar is present on every Console screen.

| Element                | Purpose                                                          |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Organization switcher  | Change the active Organization                                   |
| Breadcrumb             | Organization → Project → surface; each segment is a link back up |
| Command palette button | Opens the palette (or press `⌘K`)                                |
| Theme toggle           | Switch between light and dark                                    |
| Account menu           | Profile, sign-out, and your personal access tokens               |

## The command palette

Press `⌘K` anywhere in the Console to open the **command palette**. The palette
is a keyboard-first way to jump to a Project, a Resource, or a Console action
without leaving the keyboard. Type to filter; press `Enter` to run the
selected entry.

The palette is the fastest route between two Resources in different Projects.
For opening files and Resources inside the Project you already have open, use
quick-open (`⌘P`), described in
[Workspace tabs](/get-started/console/workspace-tabs).

`⌘K` is the global command palette. `⌘P` is scoped quick-open within the
current Project. They are different surfaces.

## Theme

The theme toggle in the top bar switches the Console between light and dark.
The choice is stored per account and applies across every Organization and
Project you open.

## Next steps

* Work through a Project's files and Resources: [The Explorer](/get-started/console/explorer)
* See a Project as a topology: [The Board](/get-started/console/board)
* Learn the identity panel: [The Inspector](/get-started/console/inspector)