View Control
You can switch between views by selecting one of two icons in the View Control located in the upper right of the Dashboard page:
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Camera ViewSelecting this will take you to the Camera View page with Cameras being the primary focus (see Camera View). |
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Project ViewSelecting this will take you to the Project View page with Projects being the primary focus (see Project View). |
By Default you will be in Project View.
Project View
When you login into the TrueLook application you will land on your Project Dashboard.* Your Project view shows you all of your active and completed projects. You can choose to see the active Projects or the Completed projects by selecting the correct tab.

Active projects are displayed by default with a green bar on the left of the Banner Bar for that project. From this view, you can also easily see the current weather conditions for each active project.

To see Completed Projects, toggle over to the Completed tab, right next to the active tab.
Completed projects are displayed by default with a gray bar on the left of the Banner Bar for that project.

*Note: Users only have access to the projects they are assigned to.
The Account Admin for your company has complete control over which projects each user can access. If a user is given access to only one project, they will not be able to access the main dashboard or the dropdown list of other projects.
Project Carousel
The Project Carousel allows you to access all the cameras that are associated with a specific project. By moving your mouse cursor over the camera names list on the right, and the thumbnail image will be displayed on the left.
Clicking on the camera name or on the thumbnail image will take you to the default view page for the camera selected.

On the far left of the camera name list are icons that when clicked perform the following functions:
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FavoritesThis icon allows you to set or unset a particular camera as a favorite and the camera will appear under the Favorites banner bar on the Camera View page (see Favorites Banner Bar). |
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Live ViewSelecting this icon takes you to the Live View page for the particular camera (see Project Live View). |
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Default ViewThis will take you to the Default View for the particular camera. |
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Time-LapseThis selection takes you to the Time-Lapse page for the particular camera. |
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Photo AlbumSelecting this icon takes you to the Photo Album page for the Project. |
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Security RecordingsThis selection takes you to the Security Recordings page for the camera. |
Camera View
Your Camera Dashboard shows you all of your active and completed cameras. You can choose to see the active Cameras or the Completed cameras by selecting the correct tab.

There are 3 distinct sections within the Camera View.
Active Jobsite Surveillance Alerts Banner Bar
Active Jobsite Surveillance Alerts Banner Bar at the top of the screen.

This section will appear ONLY when there is an Active Jobsite Surveillance Alert and if you have the correct permissions to see the Projects that are covered by Jobsite Surveillance (see the Jobsite Surveillance section of the documentation for more information).
Favorites Banner Bar

Favorites banner bar will always appear at the top of the page (except when there are Active Jobsite Surveillance Alerts).
The Favorites section displays all of the thumbnails from cameras that you have marked as a favorite for easy access of your most frequently used cameras (See Project Carousel and Camera Tool Bar).
Project Banner Bar
Project banner bar which will appear above all cameras for each project.

At the left of the Project banner bar there will be a color that will let you know if the Project is active (green) or if the Project is completed (grey). Below the Project banner bar will be the thumbnail images for the camera(s) that are configured for this Project. You can click on the thumbnail image and you will open the Default View for the camera.
Tool Bar Menu
The Tool Bar menu appears on the right side when your hover your mouse pointer over a thumbnail image in Camera View.

When you click on the Tool Bar it will open to reveal 7 Icons.

The icons shown perform the following functions when clicked:
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FavoritesThis icon allows you to set or unset a particular camera as a favorite and the camera will appear under the Favorites banner bar on the Camera View page (see Favorites Banner Bar). |
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Live ViewSelecting this icon takes you to the Live View page for the particular camera (see Live View). |
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Default ViewThis will take you to the Default View for the particular camera (see Live View). |
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Time-LapseThis selection takes you to the Time-Lapse page for the particular camera (see Time-Lapses). |
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Photo AlbumSelecting this icon takes you to the Photo Album page for the Project (see Photo Albums). |
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Security RecordingsThis selection takes you to the Security Recordings page for the camera (see Security Recordings). |
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Camera SettingsSelecting this icon opens the camera setting for the camera (see Camera Settings). |
Breadcrumb Menu
In the page header, whether you are in Project View or Camera View, you will see the TrueLook logo and your company name.

Once you have clicked on a camera thumbnail you will see the Breadcrumb menu.

Returning to the Dashboard View
To return to the dashboard (Project View or Camera View) you can click on the TrueLook logo or your company name in the Breadcrumb Menu.
Changing Projects
If you would like to change to a different project, click on the Project Name in the Breadcrumb Menu and a list of the other projects available to you will be shown. When you select another project you will be taken to the first active camera view of that project.

Changing Cameras
If you would like to change to a different camera, click on the Camera Name in the Breadcrumb Menu and a list of the other cameras available in that project will be shown. When you select another camera you will be taken to the Default View of that camera.

Changing Pages
If you would like to change to a different Page View, click on the Page Name in the Breadcrumb Menu and a list of the other pages available will be shown. Select another page and you will be taken to that page.

The pages available are:
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Live ViewSelecting this icon takes you to the Live View page for the particular camera (see Project Live View). |
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Time-LapseThis selection takes you to the Time-Lapse page for the particular camera (see Time-Lapses). |
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Security RecordingsThis selection takes you to the Security Recordings page for the camera (see Security Recordings). |
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Photo AlbumSelecting this icon takes you to the Photo Album page for the Project (see Photo Albums). |
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Project DetailsSelecting this icon takes you to the Project Details / Weather page (see Project Details). |
Weather Bar

Once you have selected a camera the location and weather for that site is displayed in the Navigation Bar on the righthand side. If you click on this section you will be taken to the Project Details page where you can view any details for the project as well as weather and weather history (see Project Details).
Action Icons
There are four additional icons in the upper right of the screen:

Account

From here you can edit your profile and Change your Email address, Phone number, First and Last name, or change your Password. You can also log out of TrueLook from the Account icon.
Notifications

The Notification Bell will show you messages about your TrueLook account. Such as:
- Camera Offline Alerts
- Jobsite Surveillance messages
- Motion Alerts
- Movie Rendering messages
- Integration messages
Note: The red circle indicator shows you how many new messages you have.
Help
Clicking on the Help icon takes you to the support pages where you can find help from TrueLook Support and the documentation for the TrueLook Application.
Settings

From the Settings icon you can visit, based upon your permission within TrueLook, the following sections:
User Management | This is where administrators can add, edit or delete users (see User Management). |
Camera Settings | Here is where administrators to configure different settings for each camera (see Camera Settings). |
Integrations | This is where you configure which integrations you will use, if any (see Integrations). |
Subscriptions | Here is where administrators can create email subscriptions for any user (see Subscriptions). |
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