Understand the TYPO3 Backend Screen

1. Login to the backend. When you first login the default screen is divided into two sections. On the left is the  TYPO3 Menu and on the right are descriptions of the menu items. Note: Sometimes the menu items are referred to as "backend modules" or "modules."
2. Click on Page. The page tree is located toward the middle of the screen when TYPO3 menu options on the left need access to pages. It shows a hierarchical view of the pages and storage folders in your website.
3. In the page tree, click on the title of a page. The section on the right shows the content area. It lists the content elements on this page. It will show different types of information based on the menu item selected at the left.
4. At the left, click on List. This is "list view" and shows a list of the database records associated with the page. Page view and list view are used frequently in the TYPO3 Backend.