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title: "Navigate interface"
slug: "how-to-navigate-the-interface"
description: "Learn how to navigate the user interface, including the Project panel and Layers panel on Flood Modeller."
updated: 2022-10-20T10:27:50Z
published: 2022-10-20T10:27:50Z
canonical: "help.floodmodeller.com/how-to-navigate-the-interface"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.floodmodeller.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigate interface

The Flood Modeller interface enables access to all functionality needed within your modelling projects. This comprises of tabs, panels, and the **Map** view.

![Projectsimagesmainview.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagesmainview.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T22%3A14%3A05Z&se=2026-11-10T23%3A14%3A05Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=G6JLXLL4MUi3teHq0gHYB803m1sMxfOrg5BqqjEXneo%3D)

The tabs are categorised by functionality type, with the **Home** tab, which is shown by default.

![Projectsimagestabs.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagestabs.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T22%3A14%3A05Z&se=2026-11-10T23%3A14%3A05Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=G6JLXLL4MUi3teHq0gHYB803m1sMxfOrg5BqqjEXneo%3D)

The **Project** panel and **Layers** panel are displayed on the left by default. The right-hand panel group can be navigated using the tabs along the bottom.

![Projectsimagespanels.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagespanels.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T22%3A14%3A05Z&se=2026-11-10T23%3A14%3A05Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=G6JLXLL4MUi3teHq0gHYB803m1sMxfOrg5BqqjEXneo%3D)

The **Map** view is displayed in the centre of the screen. Map tools are provided in the top left, or via the right-click menu.

![Projectsimagesmapview.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagesmapview.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T22%3A14%3A05Z&se=2026-11-10T23%3A14%3A05Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=G6JLXLL4MUi3teHq0gHYB803m1sMxfOrg5BqqjEXneo%3D)

Many areas of the interface contain right-click menus with functionality specific to the area.