<h3 class="help-header centered">Welcome to <span ng-include="'app/core/html/branding.html'"></span></h3>

<b>{{branding.appName}}</b> is a lightweight and <a href="http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio/plugins/index.html">modular</a> HTML5 web console with <a href="http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio/plugins/index.html">lots of plugins</a> for managing your Java stuff

##### General Navigation #####
Primary navigation in [{{branding.appName}}](http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio "{{branding.appName}}") is via the top navigation bar.

Clicking on a navigation link will take you to that plugin's main page.

##### Switching Perspectives #####
You can switch between perspectives in {{branding.appName}} by clicking the (<i class='icon-caret-down'></i>) perspective menu, which is the left-most item in the main navigation bar. The perspective menu also maintains the last 5 remote connections that have been made so that you can quickly connect to other JVMs.  If there is only one active perspective or if you have not connected to another JVM previously, then the (<i class='icon-caret-down'></i>) perspective menu may not be shown.

##### Getting Help #####
Click the Help icon (<i class='icon-question-sign'></i>) in the main navigation bar to access [{{branding.appName}}](http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio "{{branding.appName}}")'s help system.
Browse the available help topics for plugin-specific documentation using the help navigation bar on the left.

##### Logging Console #####
The logging console is accessible by clicking the icon (<i class='icon-desktop'></i>) in the main navigation bar.
Information from the console can be useful when reporting issues to the <a href="http://hawtio.github.io/hawtio/community/index.html">hawtio community</a>.
And from the Preferences you can configure the logging level use by the console logger.

##### Preferences #####
The Preferences is accessible by clicking the user icon (<i class='icon-user'></i>) in the main navigation bar,
and then clicking the Preferences icon (<i class='icon-cogs'></i>).

In the Preferences you can among others configure whether to show this welcome page on startup or not.

