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# 3.2 - Explore the plan interface

This guide explores the different parts of the plan interface.

The plan interface features a canvas in the center with a menu bar, a footer, and two sidebars.

![](/files/VxGPn1ayvsDQ7UxFkLeU)

## Menu bar buttons

1. Select **Security** to configure user permissions and security settings within the planning sheet.

![](/files/T6iiMiJ5P4IkQ4HT7mCZ)

2. In the Security window, you can set up read and write access for data input, scenarios, comments, and data writeback.

![](/files/rGasZDhxWLd0v1y5i88E)

3. To add and view comments, select the **Comments** dropdown.

![](/files/6cssMNyYoLmXuZX1ujyH)

4. Select **Reading** dropdown to toggle between the *Editing* and *Reading* views in the planning sheet.

![](/files/URG1dkjorgXT5LAItlfN)

5. Select **Save** to save changes in the planning sheet.

![](/files/vPSf0DuVUlDYuFHk4StT)

## Menu bar tabs

1. Use the **Home** ribbon to add planning, powertable, or intelligence sheets and access file settings.

![](/files/70cGk4HXMVP2ep1qIwzs)

2. Use the **Planning** ribbon to insert rows and columns, apply basic formatting, bulk edit data, pivot data, filter and rank data, export data, create annotations, and access audit logs.

![](/files/gRaTYg9I7q3LKjRnA8Gt)

3. Use the **Model** ribbon to access forecasts, scenarios, driver-based models, and cubes.

![](/files/P9xEM7g2ShsVgjhBZTW7)

4. Use the **Format** ribbon to apply basic and advanced formatting, including conditional and semantic formatting.

![](/files/ZjmybpvnsQzhLguZzPPO)

5. Use the **Writeback** ribbon to configure writeback settings, writeback data to destinations, and view logs.

![](/files/uL3S4h9iae0iApi3GljK)

## Explorer pane

1. After selecting **+** to add subsequent planning, powertable, or intelligence sheets, you can use the Explorer pane to navigate between them.

![](/files/Hjzl8Daw6KgAxitc3gRh)

2. Select the arrow to expand or collapse the Explorer pane.

![](/files/CfKTsZXyUI1JsamolUyj)

3. Navigate between the planning, intelligence, and powertable sheets in your plan workload using the Explorer pane.

![](/files/4onDDfBumjqNfe5q6E88)

## Sidebar

1. Select the **Data** icon to expand or collapse the Data pane and manage data from semantic models, sheets, cubes, or queries.

![](/files/ZP5yEPvN8bL8YwCVSC1P)

2. Select the **Fields** icon to expand the Fields pane so you can view and map the required dimensions, measures, and values from the Data pane to the Fields pane.

![](/files/aoOahnXEF9kxHZMQ6er6)

3. Select the **Filter** icon to expand the Filter pane where you can apply page-level and global filters. Only the filtered data is included in the planning sheet.

![](/files/6H8GuMzJLXEWnvVBn5W8)

4. Select the **Comments** icon to expand the Comments pane and view and manage comments.

![](/files/U07CEV8Grop7kkeLeVgN)

5. Select the **Bookmarks** icon to create and manage bookmarks.

![](/files/suwea4SvoJH4DsOh72qS)

## Footer

1. Select **Rows** and **Columns** in the footer to view statistics for dimensions and measures.

![](/files/FotvhOndIqh9RdCWoItS)

2. Navigate between pages using the first, last, previous, and next controls.

![](/files/dBeJkCqmwLiBXjjl6RUv)

3. Control the canvas zoom level using the slider, the **-** and **+** icons, or the text box.

![](/files/BqONB1npfps2raUPSsdS)

4. Configure panel aggregation and rows per page in **Settings**.

![Screenshot showing Settings button on footer](/files/VqPnkQs5IO4QcD0xlXS4)


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