how to navigate in salesforce lightning

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How to activate Salesforce Lightning?

Set the Default Interface to Lightning Experience

• From Setup in Lightning Experience, enter Lightning in the Quick Find box, then select Lightning Experience Transition Assistant. ...
• Select the Roll Out phase.
• Click Launch Lightning Experience to expand the stage.
• Click Switch Users next to Make Lightning Experience the default interface. ...
• Click the + button next to the users you want to switch.

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Why to move to Salesforce Lightning?

• Switch back to Classic
• Select the Reports tab
• Locate the reports (or dashboards) that you want to move
• Click on the report and drag and drop into the correct folder

What are the benefits of Salesforce Lightning?

Salesforce Lightning vs Classic: The benefits of Lightning

1. Enhanced customer engagement. There’s no denying that a significant number of Salesforce customers have been blown away by the look and accessibility of Lightning experience.
2. A sleeker way of working. The new tools and features available on Lightning make Classic look somewhat outdated in comparison and trickier to stay connected with the rest of ...
3. Easy for Salesforce newbies to use. If you’re new to Salesforce, you shouldn’t bother familiarising yourself with Classic edition. ...

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How to get ready for Salesforce Lightning?

Get Ready to Troubleshoot

• Learning Objectives. Explain the benefits of working with unminified code. ...
• Lightning Web Components Have Unique JavaScript Challenges. ...
• Before You Begin. ...
• Follow Along with Trail Together. ...
• Set Up Your Troubleshooting Environment. ...
• Open DevTools. ...
• DevTools Menu. ...
• Change the Location of DevTools. ...
• Enable Custom Formatters. ...
• Use Ignore List. ...

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How to generate URL in Lightning?

To generate a URL in your component, use the generateUrl () method in lightning:navigation to resolve the URL. generateUrl () returns a promise, which calls back with the resulting URL. To enable a component to navigate directly via a URL, add the lightning:isUrlAddressable interface to your component.

What is an inactive page?

A page is considered inactive if it’s not currently visible in the DOM, such as a minimized page. To navigate to a page or component, use the navigate () method in lightning:navigation. This approach is a substitute for a navigateTo* event, and both are supported.

Can you use pagereference in Salesforce?

You can use a pageReference instead of parsing or creating a URL directly. This approach helps you avoid broken navigation if Salesforce changes URL formats in the future. Use the following resources to simplify navigation across your apps. URLs for components using these resources are case-sensitive.