The Control Panel is displayed to Page Editors (members of any role with page editing permissions), Administrators and the Host. It is divided into three sections: page management, module management and common tasks. There are 4 main sections to the Control Panel.

On the far left id the Mode section. You can select Edit, View (what you visitors will see) or Layout mode. Layout mode will display just the module titles in the skins pane layout without any content. This is handy when moving items around on a page.

The Page Functions section is located on the left side of the control panel and is accessible to Page Editors, Administrators and the Host. It enables these users to add a new page (Add), edit the current page settings (Settings), delete the current page (Delete), copy the current page (Copy), and preview the current page (Preview). Some other features are the ability to export a pages layout as a template so that you can duplicate the layout quickly.

The Module section is located in the center of the control panel and is accessible to Page Editors, Content Editors, Administrators and the Host. It enables these users to add new or existing modules as well as set the role visibility, title, the location and alignment of the module being added. You can also link or copy to a pre-existing module.

The Common Tasks section is located on the right side of the control panel and is accessible to Administrators and the Host.It provides quick links to the following administration tasks for this portal: Site (the Site Settings page), Users (the User Account page), Roles (the Security Roles page), Files (the File Manager), and Help (the online help URL set by the host). You can also Bookmark pages within your site for faster navigation.