
Security Desk has a standard user interface in the Monitoring task and most reporting tasks, which has four main parts: the Area view, Report pane, Canvas, and Controls.

| A | Report pane | Displays information in the form of a table listing events, active alarms, or query results, depending on the task you are using. The information can appear as text or graphics (cardholder picture, timeline, thumbnails, and so on). | 
| B | Controls | Contains widget commands related to the entity type displayed in the selected tile in the canvas. | 
| C | Canvas | Allows you to view and control entities in tile mode or map mode. | 
| D | Area view | Lists all the entities that are part of your system, which you can drag into the canvas. | 
| E | Hide controls | Click to hide or show the controls. | 
| F | Hide area view | Click to hide or show the area view. | 
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