> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.custral.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sections

> Top-level groupings in the sidebar.

A **Section** is a top-level, collapsible group at the top of your workspace's page tree. Sections hold [Pages](/surfaces/navigation/pages) and [Folders](/surfaces/navigation/folders), and are the widest layer of the navigation hierarchy: usually one per team or area, like *Sales*, *Success*, or *Support*.

## Creating a section

A new workspace starts with **no sections**. You build the tree yourself. Custral doesn't ship pre-named sections; the built-in surfaces (Inbox, Calls, Tasks, and so on) are reached from the **Modules** rail and the mode rail instead.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a section">
    From the page tree, create a Section and give it a clear, short name and an icon.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill it with pages">
    Add [Pages](/surfaces/navigation/pages) (dashboards, databases of records, or documents) directly in the section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Group with folders">
    Use [Folders](/surfaces/navigation/folders) to group related pages as the section grows.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What a section holds

* **Pages**: each opens a surface (a dashboard, a database view, or a document) with one or more view tabs.
* **Folders**: pages that hold other pages, so a busy section stays organized. Folders nest a level or two deep.

Collapse a section from the chevron on its header to tuck away what you're not using. A section's **⋯** menu covers renaming it, adding a page, creating another section, and deleting the section (and everything in it).

## Shared across the workspace

Sections, their pages, and the order they appear in are **shared with everyone in your workspace**. They're saved on the workspace, not stored as a personal layout. Inside a section, drag pages to reorder them or nest them into a folder, and those changes persist for the whole team.

<Note>
  Want a page only you can see? Create a **Private page** instead. Private pages live in their own part of the sidebar, below the shared tree, and never appear in a Section.
</Note>

## Permissions

A section is a permissioned [entity](/surfaces/entities). By default it inherits access from the workspace, so everyone can see it. You can restrict a section (and every Page and Folder inside it) to a specific group; for example, a *Finance* section visible only to the Finance team. Pages inherit their access from the section they live in unless you override them individually. See [Permissions](/team/permissions/overview) for how access grants cascade.

## See also

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Navigation Overview" icon="compass" href="/surfaces/navigation/overview" />

  <Card title="Folders" icon="folder" href="/surfaces/navigation/folders" />

  <Card title="Pages" icon="file" href="/surfaces/navigation/pages" />

  <Card title="Permissions" icon="lock" href="/team/permissions/overview" />
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Navigation Overview](/surfaces/navigation/overview.md)
- [Playbook analytics](/comms/playbooks/analytics.md)
- [Library](/surfaces/navigation/library.md)
- [Page recovery](/surfaces/navigation/page-recovery.md)
- [GitHub](/integrations/github.md)