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title: "Overview of the navigation redesign - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "overview-of-the-navigation-and-dashboard-redesign"
description: "See what changes in the redesigned Payhawk Web Portal navigation: the Spend app, spend types and saved views in the side panel, and what each role sees."
updated: 2026-10-15T11:16:58Z
published: 2026-10-15T11:16:58Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/overview-of-the-navigation-and-dashboard-redesign"
---

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

# Overview of the navigation redesign

Payhawk is redesigning the Payhawk Web Portal navigation. The apps you have been using will remain the same, but where you find them and how you move between them is changing.

## What changes

The Payhawk Web Portal introduces the following changes:

- The **Expenses** app becomes **Spend**, because the new name is broader in meaning and not every type of spend is an expense.

![Payhawk Spend app showing the All spend list on the Submit tab, with the spend views listed in the left sidebar.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/virtual-qa/2026-10-14-38546409945-1/overview-of-the-navigation-and-dashboard-redesign-01.png)
- The different spend types, such as **Bill**, **Card spend**, or **Reimbursement**, appear in the side panel, so that you no longer have to filter by spend type.

![Overview of card spending with detailed expense entries and categories listed.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/navigation-redesign_20260826_ai/spend_types.png)
- The expense details become denser, resizable, and include editable line items in the **Amount** section, which shows all amounts in one column.

![Invoice details for PricewaterhouseCoopers EOOD, including amounts and due dates.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/navigation-redesign_20260826_ai/expense_details.png)
- Saved views become accessible from the side panel. For example, if you’re a Payhawk Administrator, you can now access the **All spend** and **My spend** from the side panel.

![Overview of expenses including amounts and categories for various transactions.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/navigation-redesign_20260826_ai/saved_views.png)
- The **Inbox** and notifications are still available in the top-right bar, but they’re also accessible from the app switcher in the top left. The **AI Office** opens from its icon in the top-right bar. To see it in full screen, click on the expand icon at the top of the **AI Office** panel.

![The app switcher opened from Inbox, listing Dashboard, Spend, Cards, Funds, Requests, Trips, Suppliers, Subscriptions, Employees, Export, Settings, and Inbox.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261015/inbox_ai_office_app_switcher_20261015_ai.png)

> [!TIP]
> The app switcher and side panel become available after your entity completes onboarding and verification, including the billing step. Until then, you can use the **Dashboard**. If you have several entities, each active one will show the full navigation as usual. For any questions, contact your Payhawk representative.

## What each role sees

As before, Payhawk Administrators and Payhawk Accountants see the full set of spend types and views, while Payhawk Employees see a shorter list, built around their own work. You only see the spend types, apps, and views that apply to your role.

For example, Payhawk Employees can see only their own spend under **My spend**, and Team Managers and Budget Owners can see team and budget views, along with their own spend.

## Useful resources

- [Before and after: Spend (formerly Expenses)](/help/before-and-after-using-spend-formerly-expenses)
- [Before and after: expense details](/help/before-and-after-working-with-the-expense-details-screen)
- [Before and after: the Requests, Trips, and Cards apps](/help/requests-trips-and-cards-in-the-new-navigation)