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title: Getting Started
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## Getting Started

This section explains how to open TDEI Workspaces, sign in, and find the main Workspaces pages.

_For a list of all guides on the TCAT Wiki, refer to the [Guides List](../../guides-list/index.md)._{ .guides-list-ref }

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### Open Workspaces

1. **Open** [TDEI Workspaces](https://workspaces.sidewalks.washington.edu/)
2. **Select** **Sign In** when the landing page appears
3. **Enter** your **TDEI Username** and **Password**
4. **Select** **Sign In**

The landing page describes Workspaces as an integrated editing platform for TDEI datasets. After you sign in, the landing page button changes to **Go to Dashboard**.

![TDEI Workspaces landing page with the Sign In button and Learn more about the TDEI link](../../resources/images/workspaces/user-manual/02-getting-started/01-landing-light.avif#only-light)
![TDEI Workspaces landing page with the Sign In button and Learn more about the TDEI link](../../resources/images/workspaces/user-manual/02-getting-started/01-landing-dark.avif#only-dark)

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### Navigate the Workspaces interface

Use the navigation bar to open the main pages:

- **Home** — returns to the Workspaces landing page
- **Dashboard** — main page showing your project group's workspaces
- **Create Workspace** — opens the workspace creation options
- **Help** — opens documentation and support information

The account control at the right side of the top navigation bar shows the signed-in TDEI user.

![TDEI Workspaces home page after sign-in, with the Home navigation item selected and the Go to Dashboard button](../../resources/images/workspaces/user-manual/02-getting-started/02-home-light.avif#only-light)
![TDEI Workspaces home page after sign-in, with the Home navigation item selected and the Go to Dashboard button](../../resources/images/workspaces/user-manual/02-getting-started/02-home-dark.avif#only-dark)

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### Open Help & Support

1. **Select** **Help** in the navigation bar
2. The **Documentation** card links to this documentation here on the TCAT Wiki
3. Use the **Contact Support** card to contact the TDEI helpdesk via email at `helpdesk@tdei.us`

![Workspaces Help & Support page with Documentation and Contact Support cards](../../resources/images/workspaces/user-manual/02-getting-started/03-help-light.avif#only-light)
![Workspaces Help & Support page with Documentation and Contact Support cards](../../resources/images/workspaces/user-manual/02-getting-started/03-help-dark.avif#only-dark)

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