# Getting Started

### **Login & Access**

When you first open the app, you will see the login screen

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* Admins can access the app using a pairing code (via <https://shapes.app/start> or the headset pairing button in the web dashboard).
* **Users assigned to a workstation can only log in using their workstation key.**

Read more about signing in and logging in [here](/places/places-dashboard/signing-in.md).

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you continue without logging in, access to spaces is limited - only sample spaces are available for viewing
{% endhint %}

### Lobby&#x20;

After logging in, you’ll land in the Lobby.

Here you can browse:

* Your Places (published and created spaces).
* Sample spaces provided by the app.

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Creating new places from samples is only available through the web Dashboard.
{% endhint %}

To open a place or sample, point and tap it with your finger or use a pinch gesture.

Use the account menu in the top-right to:

* Check your account.
* Log out.
* Quit the app.

### Controls & Navigation

* **Reach out and grab** objects to interact with them.

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* **Pinch and drag** with two fingers to move around.
* **Point and hold** to teleport.

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* The **arrow buttons on the wrist menu** are used to switch between frames.

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* Press **Reset** to restore objects to their original positions.
* Press **Home** to return to the lobby.


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