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title: "Navigating the Learning Portal"
space: "Learning"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/learning/basic-settings/navigating-learning-portal"
updated: "2026-05-06"
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Frappe Learning operates across two distinct interfaces to separate student-facing content from administrative backend tasks.

1. **The Learning Portal:** The primary student and instructor-facing website where learning and content creation happen.
2. **The Desk:** The administrative backend.

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## Interface Access & Switching

You can jump between these two environments at any time:

- **To Portal:** Click the `Learning` icon on your Desk Dashboard, or navigate to your base URL (default is `/lms`).
- **To Desk:** Click on your `User Profile Icon` **>** `Apps` **>** `Desk`. Alternatively, go to `/desk` URL.

:::note
All basic functionalities are available in the Learning Portal, which is where you will be spending most of your time.
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## Navigating Learning Portal

- **The Sidebar:** Located on the left, this contains quick links to Courses, Programs, and Batches.
- **Instructor/Student Toggle:** Located at the top of the homepage. This allows creators to preview exactly how content appears to a learner.
- **User Menu:** Click your avatar to access Theme Settings (Light/Dark mode), Account Settings, etc.
- **Help Center:** Click on the help icon on bottom center of your sidebar. This will take you to `Getting Started` wizard if it is incomplete or to `Help Center` if that is done.

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