# The top menu

_What each button on the top bar does: navigation, quick shortcuts, notices and the help center._

> **💡 Tip**
>
> **New account?** Start with **Help center (❓) → Setup guide**: it walks you, section by section, through everything to configure before operating (shop, services, team, first customer and the AI).

The **purple top bar** is present on **every screen** of TecPet — it's the system's main navigation. Here's what each part does.

![TecPet top bar with the navigation buttons and shortcuts](https://help.tec.pet/_md-assets/menu-superior__barra.png)

## The navigation buttons

On the left are the main areas:
- [**Calendar**](/en/operacao/agenda/entender-a-agenda/) — the home screen, with the day's appointments;
- [**Customers**](/en/operacao/clientes-e-pets/tela-de-clientes/) — customer and pet list and registration;
- [**Plans**](/en/operacao/planos/acompanhar-planos/) — the plans and packages sold;
- [**Dashboard**](/en/operacao/dashboard/os-paineis-do-dashboard/) — business reports and indicators;
- [**Billing**](/en/operacao/financeiro/cobrancas/) — the invoices (pending, paid, overdue);
- **ERP** — the invoicing/stock module (when contracted).

The **TecPet logo** always takes you back to the Calendar.

## The quick shortcuts

The block of **highlighted icons** holds day-to-day operation shortcuts — among them [**New appointment**](/en/operacao/agenda/criar-um-agendamento/) (calendar-with-"+" icon), which opens the booking wizard from any screen. The others give quick access to the service area, screen lock and search.

## Settings, help, notices and account

On the right are:
- **⚙️ Settings** — opens the settings area (asks for the admin password);
- **❓ Help center** — manual, support and the setup guide;
- **🔔 Notices** — the Notices panel;
- **Account name** — account menu (Change password, Log out) and, in networks, shows the unit.

## Notices panel

The **bell (🔔)** opens the **Notices panel**, where the system shows important notifications for you. It splits notices into **Unread** and **Read**, and the **See all** link opens the full list. When there's nothing pending, it shows *"No notices"*.

![Notices panel open, with the Unread and Read tabs](https://help.tec.pet/_md-assets/menu-superior__avisos.png)

## Help center and the Setup guide

The **❓** opens the **Help center**, with:
- **TecPet Manual** — the documentation;
- **Contact Support** — direct contact;
- **Setup guide** — a **first-use** step by step, split into sections (Your business in control, Structuring services and team, Pricing, First customer) up to **activating the AI Assistant**.

The guide is especially useful for **new accounts**: it shows what's still missing and helps get the system ready to operate.

![Help center with the Setup guide in sections](https://help.tec.pet/_md-assets/menu-superior__ajuda.png)

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_feature: menu-superior · atualizado em 2026-06-09 · fonte: https://help.tec.pet/en/primeiros-passos/menu-superior/ — TecPet Central de Ajuda_