> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pensiv.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 1.5 Pensiv UI terms

> Sidebar, main navigation, section, tab, header, toolbar, panel, split view

In Pensiv, once you understand the screen, the structure makes sense.\
These terms are Pensiv’s basic language.

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## 🧱 Sidebar

The vertical strip on the far left.\
It holds main navigation and sections —\
**the full project structure**.

What the sidebar does:

* Shows the project’s hierarchy
* Add and reorder sections
* Create files
* Drag to rearrange structure

The sidebar is not just a list;\
it’s a **map of where you are in the work**.

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## 🧭 Main navigation

The fixed top level of the sidebar.

It includes:

* Project home
* Graph
* Tasks
* Notes
* Bookmarks
* Projects

What it does:

* Switch thinking mode
* Move through the project
* Reach top-level areas

Switching from document to Graph to Tasks\
happens here.

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## 🗂 Section

Units under Projects that are **role-based**, not just folders.

Examples:

* Character
* Plot
* Document
* Research

Sections are not the same as folders:

* Folder → storage
* Section → role

From a section’s menu you can add\
documents, sheets, plotboards, canvas, folders.\
Sections define\
**how you treat the work**,\
not only where it lives.

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## 🏷 Tab bar

The row of open files at the top.\
You keep several files open\
and switch without losing context.

Tabs are not just a file list;\
they’re **the set of things you’re actively thinking about**.

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## 📌 File header

The band under the tab bar with file information.

It includes:

* File path
* Status
* Tags
* Connection info
* Settings
* File options

Metadata and controls for the current file.\
**Context for what you’re looking at**.

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## ✏ Toolbar

The editing tools under the file header.\
For a document, examples:

* Font
* Alignment
* Formatting
* Search
* View options
* Word count

The toolbar is for **shaping content**.\
Not for changing structure.

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## 🧩 Panel

The main workspace where work happens.\
Documents, plotboards, sheets, and canvas\
open inside a panel.

A panel is not just a window;\
it’s **the space you’re focused in**.

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## 🪟 Split view

Splitting the layout so you can see several files at once.

You can:

* Split left/right
* Split top/bottom
* Use multiple tabs

Split view is not about opening more files;\
it’s about **not losing context**.

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## One-line summary

* Sidebar = structure
* Tabs = open thoughts
* File header = context
* Toolbar = editing
* Panel = focus
* Split = extend

Pensiv is not a tool for storing files;\
it’s a workspace for **keeping context and extending your thinking**.