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

# Find your way around

> What each part of UGCFirst is for, and where to find your credits, your ads and your settings.

> [!TIP]
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> **Short answer:** **Create** starts an ad. **My ads** holds everything you have made. **Products** keeps your saved products. **Settings** holds your plan and spending limits.
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> * Your credit balance is always at the bottom left.
> * Ads under **Needs review** are waiting for you, and cost nothing until you approve them.

Seven things in the left menu. Here's what each one is for.

## The left menu

| Where | What it's for |
| - | - |
| **Create** | Start a new ad. The green button at the top. |
| **Dashboard** | Your home screen — recent ads, credits, and anything waiting on you. |
| **Explore** | The gallery. Every Style and Playbook, with real examples you can play. |
| **My ads** | Everything you've made. Preview, download, check what failed. |
| **Products** | Products you've saved. Add once, use forever. |
| **Schedule** | Posting straight to your accounts. Coming soon. |
| **Settings** | Your account, plan, spending limits and brand. |

## Your credits

Bottom left, always visible. It shows how many credits you have available, a bar for how much you've used, and a **Buy credits** button.

Check it before starting an expensive ad. A full UGC video is 100 credits, so if you're showing 60, you'll need more first.

## Dashboard

Where you land when you sign in.

* **Continue where you left off** — anything part-finished. An ad waiting on your approval shows here with a **Review & approve** button. Nothing has been charged until you approve it.
* **Credits** and **Ads this week** — quick numbers.
* **Start a new ad** — paste a link without going to Create.
* **Recent ads** — your latest work.

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> The one to keep an eye on is **Needs review** in My ads. Ads sitting there aren't being made and aren't costing you anything — they're waiting on you.

## The rest, in one line each

**My ads** is filtered by status — All, Making, Needs review, Ready and Failed. See [finding and downloading your ads](https://ugcfirst.com/help/managing/where-to-find-and-download-your-ads.md).

**Explore** is the gallery of Styles and Playbooks, every preview a real ad. See [browsing Styles and Playbooks](https://ugcfirst.com/help/managing/browsing-styles-and-playbooks.md).

**Products** keeps everything you've imported so the research happens once. See [adding and reusing products](https://ugcfirst.com/help/managing/adding-and-reusing-products.md).

## Settings

Six sections: **Account**, **Plan & billing**, **Cost controls**, **Brand kit**, **Appearance** and **Notifications**.

Two are worth setting up on day one:

**Cost controls.** Set a maximum credit spend per run. Go over it and UGCFirst pauses and asks first. See [Cost controls](https://ugcfirst.com/help/billing/cost-controls.md).

**Brand kit.** Pick your brand voice — Friendly & upbeat, Confident & bold, Calm & premium, or Playful — and your accent colour. Every ad after that matches.

## Search

The box at the top, or press <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>K</kbd> (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>K</kbd> on Windows). It jumps to a page — Dashboard, Explore, My ads, Products or Settings — or starts a new ad.

It doesn't search inside your ads or products. To find one of those, use the search box at the top of **My ads** or **Products**.

## Getting help

The round green button at the bottom right is on every page. It opens help:

* Search these articles, and read the short answer to each one.
* Book a free call with our onboarding specialist, if you have not bought credits yet.
* Press **Contact support** to send us a message. You can add a screenshot or record your screen. We usually reply within 1 business day.


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