Sugar Community Edition User Guide Version 5.0

Accessing Sugar

You access Sugar through a Web browser.

To log into the system

1.	Enter the Sugar URL in the address bar of your Web browser.

The Login window displays on the page. If the login screen does not display, verify that you have typed the URL correctly, or contact your system administrator to verify that you have the correct URL

By default, the Sugar application uses the Sugar theme and the US English language pack. For more information on themes, see “Common Module Options” on page 16.

2.	Enter your user name and password.

The system administrator assigns a user name and password to every system user. If you have not received your user name and password, contact your system administrator.

If you cannot log in, take one of the following actions as appropriate:

•	Verify that the user name and password are correct, including any capital letters.

•	Verify with your system administrator that you have the correct user name and password.

•	Contact your system administrator to ensure that your account has not been disabled.

3.	If applicable, select the language and theme that you want to use.

You can also choose the language that you want to use when working in the system and the theme or visual appearance you want the system to have. Languages and themes can be found at http://www.sugarforge.org/.

4.	Click Login.

The time zone drop-down list displays on the page.

5.	Select your time zone from the drop-down list and click Save.

The Sugar Home page displays on the page. The figure below illustrates the default Sugar theme. For an overview of the Home module as well as other modules, see “Sugar Modules” on page 14.