User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.2
9 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager
2 The Main Menu button: Click to reveal the Main Menu. See "Manage DSM with the Main Menu" for more
information.
3 The icons of open applications:
 Click the icon of an application to show or hide its window on the desktop.
 Right-click the icon and choose from the shortcut menu to manage the application window (Maximize,
Minimize, Restore, Close) or its taskbar icon (Pin to Taskbar, Unpin from Taskbar).
4 The Notifications button (with an exclamation mark): Click to check the logs of important events.
 Clear All: Click to remove all events and hide the Notification button.
 Show All: Click to see all notifications in another window.
 (Number) unread: If there are more than 30 unread notifications, (Number) unread will appear instead of
Show All to notify you of how many notifications have not been read. Click to see all notifications in another
window.
Note: For more information about system log, see "View System Logs".
5 The Options menu: Click to manage your user account settings or leave DSM.
 Options: Click to manage personal options for your DSM users. See “Manage Personal Options”.
 Logout: Click to exit your current account and return to login screen.
6 The Search icon: Click to enter keywords in the search field to quickly find a list of relevant applications and
DSM Help articles.
7 The Pilot View button: Click to have an instant preview of all open applications and hover your mouse over
the application windows for quick navigation.
Note: Pilot View is not supported by Internet Explorer.