> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Find Your Way Around > The instructor sidebar, the top bar, your dashboard and the Help Center, plus what an admin does for you. Step by step, with screenshots. This guide covers the instructor side of the platform: where each tool lives, what your dashboard tells you, and how your work reaches learners. > [!NOTE] > > Everything below is for the **web app** on a computer, signed in with an **Instructor** account. > The screenshots come from the test platform, so your figures and trainings will be different. *** ## Table of contents * **Step 1 — The sidebar and the top bar** * **Step 2 — Read your dashboard** * **Step 3 — Get help** * **What you do, what an admin does** * **Good to know** *** ## Step 1 — The sidebar and the top bar After you sign in, the platform opens on your **Dashboard**. The sidebar on the left leads to every instructor tool: ![The instructor dashboard with the sidebar, the overview cards and the two earnings charts](https://mintcdn.com/docs-strived/mW47iWgR0oToq_qs/images/instructor-guide/dashboard/01-dashboard.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=mW47iWgR0oToq_qs\&q=85\&s=29643e456b6143c29bb1ce2f9514c3be) The instructor dashboard, with the sidebar on the left. | Sidebar item | What you do there | Guide | | :- | :- | :- | | **Dashboard** | Your sales and earnings at a glance. | This page | | **Profile** | Your public profile: bio, skills, education, work experience, certificates. | [Build your public profile](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/build-your-public-profile.md) | | **Trainings** | Create your trainings, write their chapters and lessons, keep learners informed. | [Create and update trainings](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/create-and-update-trainings.md) | | **Quizzes** | Create mock exams and quizzes, and write their questions. | [Create exams and quizzes](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/create-exams-and-quizzes.md) | | **Classrooms** | Lead a group of learners, with shared content and a group chat. | [Classrooms and chatrooms](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/classrooms-and-chatrooms.md) | | **Chatrooms** | Read and answer the group chats of your classrooms. | [Classrooms and chatrooms](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/classrooms-and-chatrooms.md) | | **sales details** | What each training and exam has sold, and your share. | [Track your sales](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/track-your-sales.md) | **Settings** (password, language, notifications, two-factor authentication) is not covered in this guide. Your name, photo and bio are edited from **Profile** instead. At the bottom of the sidebar, **Light** / **Dark** switches the theme, and the **arrow** next to the **Strived** logo folds the sidebar down to icons. ### The top bar ![The avatar menu showing the instructor's name and e-mail, Settings, Dark Mode and Logout](https://mintcdn.com/docs-strived/mW47iWgR0oToq_qs/images/instructor-guide/dashboard/02-avatar-menu.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=mW47iWgR0oToq_qs\&q=85\&s=f199d510e3788f9659f2d1e5246209e5) The avatar menu, top right. | Icon | What it does | | :- | :- | | **?** | Opens the **Help Center** (Step 3). | | Bell | Your latest notifications. | | Avatar (your initials) | Shows your name and e-mail, with **Settings**, **Dark Mode** and **Logout**. | *** ## Step 2 — Read your dashboard The **Overview** sums up your sales. All amounts are in TND and are **your share**, after the platform's part. | Card / chart | What it shows | | :- | :- | | **Total revenue** | Everything you have earned, trainings and exams together. | | **Trainings sold** / **Exams sold** | How many orders include your trainings and your exams. | | **Trainings Earnings** / **Exams Earnings** | What you earned on each kind. | | **Training & Exams Earnings** | Your earnings over time, one line for **Training**, one for **Exam**. | | **Total Earnings** | Your total earnings over time. | Both charts switch between **Week** and **Month** at their top right. The round-arrow button at the top right of the **Overview** reloads the figures. > [!TIP] > > For the detail per training or per exam (each order, its date and your share), open > **sales details** — see [Track your sales](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/track-your-sales.md). *** ## Step 3 — Get help Click **?** in the top bar. ![The instructor Help Center with the search box, six topic cards and the service desk banner](https://mintcdn.com/docs-strived/mW47iWgR0oToq_qs/images/instructor-guide/dashboard/03-help-center.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=mW47iWgR0oToq_qs\&q=85\&s=86802b0630c6846135e41b2ccda17f8f) The instructor Help Center. * Search a topic, or use the **Popular:** shortcuts (**Trainings**, **Exams**, **Dashboard**). * Six cards cover **Dashboard**, **Trainings**, **Exams**, **Profile Setup**, **Classrooms** and **Settings**. **View guide** opens the video guide of the topic. * **Still stuck? Talk to the service desk** gives the service desk's hours, phone number and e-mail. **Contact support** opens an e-mail ready to send. The service desk answers in English, French or Arabic. *** ## What you do, what an admin does You write the content; the platform's admins take care of the business side: | You (instructor) | An admin | | :- | :- | | Create and update your trainings, chapters and lessons. | **Publishes** your training or exam, so that it appears in the catalog. | | Create exams and quizzes and write their questions. | Archives or deletes trainings and exams. | | Notify the learners of your trainings and classrooms. | Gives learners access without an order, creates vouchers and coupons. | | Create classrooms and lead their chatrooms. | Confirms payments, sets your revenue percentage. | > [!NOTE] > > A new training or exam is saved as a **Draft**: learners do not see it yet. When it is ready, ask > an admin to publish it. *** ## Good to know > [accordion] My revenue percentage looks wrong > > Your share of each sale is set by an admin (in **Users → Set Revenue**). Contact the platform's > admins or the service desk. > [accordion] The figures look out of date > > Click the round arrow at the top right of the **Overview**: the figures load again from the > server. > [accordion] Can I use the platform on my phone? > > Yes, the mobile app has an instructor space too: see [Mobile App](https://docs-strived.mintlify.site/instructor-guide/mobile-app.md). > This guide describes the web app, which has every tool, including the editors. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.