What’s changing?
The new navigation in the Control Panel aims to simplify the user experience, reduce clutter, and improve accessibility. Thanks to a modern and revised design, users can locate products and features more easily and navigate the Control Panel more efficiently.
Improvements with the New Menu
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Simplified Structure: The new menu divides the features into clear categories- Products and Configuration—to make navigation easier and more intuitive.
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Logical Grouping: Features are now grouped based on functionality, making related tools easier to find without confusion.
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Reduced Clutter: The side navigation has fewer items, minimizing visual overload and focusing on key tools.
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Modernized Design: The new interface is more responsive and cleaner, catering to user expectations for a modern digital experience.
New Navigation Structure Overview
The redesigned menu offers a better user experience by organizing the side navigation and top bar into clearer sections, enabling users to access important features quickly.
Side Navigation
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Products: Displays the products activated on the tenant, with logical groupings like Email Security.
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Discover Products: Customers and partners can explore all the standalone products/features and activate the ones that interest them the most.
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Configuration and audit: Includes Settings and Audit logs.
Top Bar
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Customizable Enterprise Logo and Control Panel Name
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Product Drop-Down: Allows switching between products.
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Scope Selector: Enables managing different scopes.
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Help Drop-Down: Displays help options and resources.
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User Avatar Drop-Down: Allows access to the user panel and logout.
Feature Breakdown
The following tables summarize the changes to features and where they were located before:
1. Email Security products
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Feature |
New location |
Previous location |
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Spam & Malware Protection |
Email Security > SMP |
Security Settings > SMP |
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Advanced Threat Protection |
Email Security > ATP |
Security Settings > ATP |
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Email Encryption |
Email Security >Email Encryption |
Security Settings > Email Encryption |
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Email archiving |
Email Security > Email archiving |
Security Settings > Email archiving |
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Signature and disclaimer |
Email Security > Signature and disclaimer |
Security Settings > Signature and disclaimer |
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Continuity service |
Email Security > Continuity service |
Security Settings > Security Settings > Continuity service |
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Email statistics |
Email Security > Email statistics |
Reporting & Compliance > Email statistics |
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Threat live report |
Email Security > Threat Live Report |
Reporting & Compliance > Threat live report |
2. Spam & Malware protection features
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Feature |
New location |
Previous location |
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Spam & Malware Protection settings |
Email Security> SMP > settings |
Security Settings > SMP |
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Content Control |
Email Security > SMP > Content Control |
Security Settings > Content Control |
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Compliance Filter |
Email Security > SMP > Compliance Filter |
Security Settings > Compliance Filter |
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Quarantine Report |
Email Security > SMP > Quarantine Report |
Security Settings > Quarantine Report |
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Email Authentication |
Email Security > SMP > Email Authentication |
Security Settings > Email Authentication |
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Allow and Deny List |
Email Security > SMP > Allow and Deny List |
Allow and Deny List (main menu) |
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M365 Settings |
Email Security > SMP > M365 Settings |
Security Settings > M365 Settings |
3. Configuration and Audit
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Feature |
New location |
Previous location |
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Mailboxes |
Settings > Mailboxes |
Customer Settings > Mailboxes |
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Groups |
Settings > Groups |
Customer Settings > Groups |
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Domains |
Settings> Domains |
Customer Settings > Domains |
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Authentication |
Settings> Authentication |
Customer Settings > Authentication |
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Service Dashboard |
Settings> Service Dashboard |
Service dashboard (main menu) |
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Customization |
Settings > Customization |
Customization (main menu) |
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Audit Logs |
Audit Logs |
Reporting & Compliance > Auditing 2.0 |
Conclusion
With the new navigation, we have greatly simplified the user experience. The features are now grouped logically, reducing confusion and making it easier to access the necessary tools. The streamlined design ensures that users can locate essential features quickly and without hassle, improving overall productivity and satisfaction.