> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.felt.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.felt.com/getting-started/tour-the-interface.md).

# Tour the interface

Find your way around Felt's toolbar, legend, table, and workspace home page. Learn how to switch between view mode and edit mode.

You work in two places in Felt: a map, where you add, style, and share data, and the workspace home page, where you find and organize maps. Maps open in view mode. To change a map, click **Edit map** in the toolbar at the top right of the map, or press **Shift+E**.

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## View mode and edit mode

Use view mode to explore a Felt map and edit mode to change it.

* Enter edit mode: click **Edit map** at the right end of the toolbar, or press **Shift+E**. With Contribute access, the button is **Contribute**, and you can add and edit features and draw annotations.
* Leave edit mode: click **Done**. Felt saves your edits as you make them.

If you see neither **Edit map** nor **Contribute**, you have View access to the map. Ask someone with Edit access to give you Contribute or Edit access. See [Permissions](/administration/permissions.md).

## Parts of a map

A Felt map has five main parts: the toolbar, the legend, the detail panel, the table, and the map itself.

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### Toolbar

The Felt toolbar runs along the top of the map.

* At the top left is the **Felt** menu, under the Felt logo. It holds file, edit, view, and help commands, such as export, print, and **Help and account**. Next to it is the map's name. To rename the map in edit mode, click the name and enter a new one.
* In the center, in edit mode, are the [tools](#tools) for building the map, such as **Add to map**, **Data sources**, **Upload Anything**, **Analysis**, and **Dashboards**.
* At the top right are the people on the map with you, the [basemap](/styling/basemaps.md) menu, **Open table**, [Search](/tools/search.md), [Comment](/share/comments.md), [Felt AI](/felt-ai/ai-assistant.md), [Share](/share/share-a-map.md), and **Edit map**.

### Legend

The legend in Felt is the left panel of a map. The **Legend** tab shows layers as they appear to people viewing the map. In edit mode, the **List** tab shows everything on the map, including layers, annotations, and components. Use it to select, reorder, and edit them. See [Legend](/layers/legend.md).

### Detail panel

The detail panel opens on the right when you select a layer or annotation. Use it to view and change the selection's settings. For a layer, the detail panel has **Style**, **Filter**, **Components**, and **Data** tabs. See [Style vector layers](/styling/style-vector-layers.md).

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### Table

The table in Felt shows a vector layer's data as rows and columns at the bottom of the map. To open it, click **Open table** in the toolbar or press **Shift+4**. See [Table](/tools/table.md).

### Map

The map is the area in the middle of the screen. Your layers and annotations appear here on a basemap: the background map beneath your data. See [Navigate the map](/maps/navigate-the-map.md) and [Keyboard shortcuts](/getting-started/keyboard-shortcuts.md).

## Tools

Use the tools in the Felt toolbar to build your map. The tools appear in edit mode when you have Contribute or Edit access to the map. Some need a paid plan. See [Compare plans](https://felt.com/pricing#compare).

| Tool                                 | What it does                                                                                                                     | Plan            |
| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| Add to map                           | Draws annotations, such as pins, lines, and shapes. See [Draw on the map](/annotations/draw-on-the-map.md).                      | Free            |
| Add to map, then a layer in its menu | Adds features to a layer. See [Edit features](/layers/edit-features.md).                                                         | Team and up     |
| Data sources                         | Adds layers from your workspace's sources and the Global Library. See [Data sources](/upload-anything/data-sources.md).          | Free            |
| Upload Anything                      | Uploads files, adds data from a URL or QGIS, or adds a source. See [Upload files](/upload-anything/files.md).                    | Team and up     |
| Analysis                             | Runs spatial analysis operations, such as buffer and join. See [Spatial analysis](/analysis-and-dashboards/spatial-analysis.md). | Team and up     |
| Dashboards                           | Adds charts, statistics, and filters. See [Dashboards](/analysis-and-dashboards/dashboards.md).                                  | Business and up |
| Developer Platform                   | Adds extensions that turn the map into a custom application. See [Extensions](/developers/extensions.md).                        | Business and up |
| Map settings                         | Controls what people viewing the map can do. See [Map settings](/maps/map-settings.md).                                          | Free            |

## Workspace home

The workspace home page opens when you log in to [felt.com](https://felt.com). A workspace holds your team's maps, projects, and data sources. Each workspace has its own members, plan, and billing. See [Workspaces](/administration/workspaces.md).

The left sidebar has these sections:

* Maps: **Recent maps**, **Drafts**, **Offline maps**, and your projects. Drafts hold maps that aren't in a project yet. To create a map, click **New map** (**+**) next to **Maps**. See [Organize maps](/maps/organize-maps.md).
* Data sources: **Recent data**, the Global Library, and your workspace's sources. See [Data sources](/upload-anything/data-sources.md).
* The workspace menu: click your workspace name in the sidebar to switch workspaces, open **Workspace settings** or **Account settings**, invite members, or log out. See [Account and login](/getting-started/account-and-login.md).


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