# Getting started with Phocas

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Navigation</strong></td><td>Learn about the user interface (UI) and how to find your way around Phocas.</td><td></td><td><a href="navigation">navigation</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Phocas homepage</strong></td><td>Learn about the key elements of your homepage and how to find your content items.</td><td></td><td><a href="homepage">homepage</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Data access</strong></td><td>Learn how database permissions and restrictions determine what you can see in Phocas.</td><td></td><td><a href="data-access">data-access</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>User licenses, profiles and permissions</strong></td><td>Learn how user licenses and permissions determine what you can do in Phocas.</td><td></td><td><a href="user-permissions-and-licenses">user-permissions-and-licenses</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Account settings</strong></td><td>Learn about the personal settings you can change to customize your user account.</td><td></td><td><a href="account-settings">account-settings</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Databases</strong></td><td>Learn about databases, the foundation upon which your Phocas site is built.</td><td></td><td><a href="databases">databases</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dimensions</strong></td><td>Learn about dimensions (groups of data), a core concept in Phocas.</td><td></td><td><a href="dimensions">dimensions</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Periods</strong></td><td>Learn about periods (time and date ranges), a core concept in Phocas.</td><td></td><td><a href="periods">periods</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sharing and folders</strong></td><td>Use the sharing and folders features for optimal team collaboration.</td><td></td><td><a href="sharing-and-folders">sharing-and-folders</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Subscriptions</strong></td><td>Subscribe to favorites, dashboards and alerts to receive email notifications whenever they're updated.</td><td></td><td><a href="subscriptions">subscriptions</a></td></tr></tbody></table>