Social Explorer pages share the same layout: a sidebar on the left for navigation, a header at the top with help and other links, and your account menu at the bottom of the sidebar.
The sidebar
The sidebar contains, from top to bottom:
- Create new...: start a new project. Choose Map, Story, Report, or Report Template. See Create New Projects.
- Home: your Home page.
- My Projects: all your saved maps, stories, reports, and templates, including projects others have shared with you. See Manage your work in My Projects.
- Data Library: browse and search all datasets, open documentation and data dictionaries, and start reports or maps from a dataset. See Find data in the Data Library.
- Teach and Learn: teaching resources such as lecture launchers and training modules.
Under More from Social Explorer, you'll find other Social Explorer tools. They open in a new tab:
- Demographic Profiles: ready-made demographic profiles for places.
- Geodata: the Geodata Library of downloadable boundary files.
Some items appear only for logged-in users or depend on your plan.
Collapse the sidebar
To get more space, click the arrow at the bottom of the sidebar. The sidebar shrinks to icons only; hover over an icon to see its name. Click the arrow again to expand it. Social Explorer remembers your choice in this browser.
The header
The icons in the top-right corner of every page give you:
- Help (?): links to this Help Center, our LibGuides, and Feedback, where you can send us a message.
- More (three dots): Privacy and Legal, 508 Compliance, and the Social Explorer Website.
Your account menu
Your avatar (your photo or initials), your name, and your current plan are shown in the bottom-left corner of the sidebar, for example Professional plan or Basic plan. If your access is provided by an institution, its name appears under the plan.
Click your avatar to open the account menu:
- Your organization's name: shown only to institution administrators. Opens the admin panel for your organization. If you administer more than one organization, click Change organization to switch.
- My Account: change your name, email address, or password. Opens in a new tab.
- My Licenses: see your plan and, for self-serve subscribers, manage billing and download invoices.
- Sign Out: log out of Social Explorer.
| Note: If you use Social Explorer through your institution's network without logging in, you'll see Create Account and Log In buttons in the bottom-left corner instead of an avatar. |