Navigation

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Learn the concept
This is the step-by-step. For what it is and how it fits the bigger picture, read Top Navigation in the reference.

What this is

The navigation bar along the top of Cloudby opens a panel when you click a module, instead of a menu that appears on hover. It comes in three densities, so you can choose how much of the bar it takes up.

The new navigation with the Sales panel open, items grouped into SALES and SETTINGS columns
Clicking a module opens its panel, with items grouped by column

Opening a module

  • Click a module name to open its panel. Items are grouped into columns, so a module with several document types and settings areas shows all of them at once.
  • Only one panel is open at a time, clicking another module or clicking outside closes the current one.
  • Press Esc to close a panel without navigating.

Choosing a density

A single button cycles through three densities:

  • Expanded, every module with a full text label.
  • Icons, the same bar compressed to icon-only buttons.
  • Start, a persistent module rail down the side with a launcher, for the most screen space back.
The navigation bar in Icons density, showing the same modules compressed to icon-only buttons
Icons density
Start density, with its Menu launcher opening a persistent module rail down the side
Start density: the bar collapses to a thin strip with a Menu launcher, which opens the module rail

Your choice is sticky and follows you across sessions.

Favorites and recents

Star a result in Jump Search to pin it as a favorite, it then appears in your favorites strip in Start density. Recently visited pages are tracked automatically, no action needed.

Switching back to the classic bar

Open your profile menu in the top right and look for the navigation toggle to switch between the classic bar and this one, at any time.

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