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A First Look at Method

Description of Home page tab functions available to Admins on login.

Updated over a week ago

🏠 Home Screen Overview

The Home screen provides a personalized overview of your day in Method — helping you stay on top of your upcoming activities, Method education, and business insights.

From one place, you can:

  • See your upcoming activities.

  • Explore guided tours.

  • View helpful insights.

  • Quickly create new records in your apps.


🔄 Sync Status (Admins only)

In the Welcome section of the Home screen, you will see a sync status. Hovering over the status will show connection details.

  • Sync: Connected - Your Method account is connected to your accounting software. Everything is syncing normally.

  • Sync: Disconnected - click the pill to open your Integrations > Sync page and reconnect.

For more information, see our article Sync Status.

📌 Note: Regular users will not see this element.


📊 Insights Tab

What it does:

Displays visual insights about your account — such as pending estimate value, active leads, or customer engagement — with quick links to take action.

How to use:

  • Open the Insights tab (it’s selected by default).

  • Each block shows a key metric or insight (for example, “Pending Estimate Value” or “Active Leads”).

  • Click the blue CTA link to jump directly to the relevant app or filtered view.

  • Insights update automatically each week.

📌 Note: Insights shown vary based on your role and permissions.


🎓 Learn Tab

What it does:

Provides step-by-step product tours to help you get familiar with key Method apps and workflows.

How to use:

  • Click the Learn tab to view available tours.

  • Each card includes a short description and estimated completion time.

  • Click Launch Tour to open an interactive walkthrough.

Completed tours will show a checkmark ✅ once you’ve finished them.

📌 Note: On mobile, the Learn section is hidden to simplify the layout.


✅ To-Do List (Activities)

What it does:

Shows a summary of your assigned activities and upcoming tasks.

How to use:

  • The To-Do section lists activities assigned to you, ordered by due date.

  • Check off tasks as you complete them to update their status instantly.

  • Use the configuration icon ⚙️ to adjust your view — for example, show only this week’s activities OR show my completed tasks (up to 7 days back)

  • Click any activity to open a quick-view modal with details and options to mark complete or open the full record.

  • When your list is empty, you’ll see: “Well done! You’re all caught up.”


⚡ Quick Actions (Shortcuts)

What it does:

Lets you quickly create new records (like contacts, invoices, or leads) without navigating through multiple screens.

How to use:

  • Find this section labeled “Quick Actions” on the right side of your Home screen.

  • Click a shortcut button (e.g., “New Contact,” “Create Invoice”) to go straight to that app’s Create New page.

  • Click the ⚙️ icon to customize which shortcuts appear — you can choose up to five actions.

  • Your shortcuts update instantly after saving.

  • If no shortcuts are available, you’ll see: “Nothing here yet! Quick actions will appear with app ‘Create’ permissions.”

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