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      CommBox OS Experience: Side-Menus

      The side-menus are always visible at the edge of both sides of the screen and are the main way you navigate through the screen. The side menus are visible no matter the input you are on.

      To open the side-menu, tap on the side-menu handles on either side the screen.

      No

      Command

      Function

      Notes

      1

      Login

      If you have CommBox Accounts enabled, you will see the login tab at the very top

      Logging in, gives you access to personalise the screen to suit you.

      You can also log in with the built-in NFC card reader at the bottom of the screen.

      2

      Logged in: Your name

      If you have CommBox Accounts enabled and you are logged into your CommBox account, you will see your name at the top instead of “Login”.

      Tapping your name will give you access to

      • Manage your NFC Card
      • Extend your Session
      • Logout

      3

      Help

      Opens the Help app with video and user guides to help you get the most out of the CommBox Classic S5

      The apps works online
      and offline

      4

      Navigation

      This is the locked down part of the side-menu that helps you navigate around the screen

      This tab is a subtitle and is not interactive

      5

      Home

      Returns you to the Home screen

      Home button just like on your phone

      6

      Back

      Takes you back to the last action you did

      Back button just like on your phone

      7

      Launcher

      Opens the launcher where you can open inputs, apps, overlay tools and web links

      This is where you can drive you whole CommBox Screen
      from

      8

      My Favourites

      This is the customisable part of the side-menu that allows you to choose which short-cuts you have on your side-menu

      Drag any app from the launcher into there to pin it to the sidebar. If you are logged into a CommBox account, your favourites will be saved.

      9

      Browser

      This opens the Chrome browser

      Search through the internet using google

      10

      Whiteboard

      This opens the Whiteboard

      Start a whiteboard session using the whiteboard app

      11

      Screensharing

      This open the screensharing app

      Cast to your CommBox Screen from your phone, computer or other CommBox Screen

      12

      Store

      This opens the CommBox store

      Browse through over 100 apps that you can download onto your CommBox

      13

      Files

      This opens the Files app

      Browse through downloaded documents and
      pictures

      14

      Settings

      This opens the Settings app

      Customise your CommBox device settings and preferences

      Customising the side menu

      The tabs in the “My Favourites” section is customisable. This means that you can add and delete shortcuts to apps, tools, inputs, and websites so that the side-menu shows you items you frequently use.

      ‘Help’ and ‘Navigation’ cannot be customised as they are headings.

      Deleting side menu items

      To delete a menu item, long press and tap delete.

      Add side menu items

      To add an app or web link to the side-menu, open the Launcher. Find the app or web link you want to add and drag it to the side-menu. You can drop the new menu item into the last spot or drag and drop it between existing menu items.

      Re-order side menu items

      To re-order the apps or web links in the side-menu, long press on the menu item and drag it to the new position. Note: If you have edited the side-menu and you would like it to return to the default layout provided by CommBox when the screen was installed, you can either:

      1. Drag them all back into their original position by referring to the image above
      2. Reset the side menu app. Open settings, applications, side menu, clear cache