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title: Explorer
slug: blueprint/explorer
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createdAt: 2026-04-17T18:28:53.360Z
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The Explorer is the left panel of the Blueprint interface. It displays a hierarchical list of all projects, folders, and artifacts you have access to. Selecting any item in the Explorer loads it in the Main Content Area.

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ⓘ The Explorer panel is resizable. To adjust the width of the panel, click and drag the panel's border margin left or right.
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# Global Actions

The following actions are available from the **Explorer** panel and apply across all artifacts in the open project:

- **Publish All** — makes all your recent changes visible to other users; users always see the last published version when they open an artifact
- **Discard All **— discards your most recent unsaved changes
- **Close Project**  — removes the currently selected projects from the Explorer panel; projects are not deleted
- **Close All Projects** — removes all open projects from the Explorer panel; projects are not deleted

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# Organizing Artifacts

Blueprint organizes your work into three levels:

- **Projects** — A grouping of artifacts. You can open multiple projects at one time
- **Folders** — Containers for organizing artifacts within a project. Folders can be nested hierarchically
- **Artifacts** — The individual assets within a project. Blueprint supports several artifact types including Processes, Documents, and Folders

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# Main Toolbar

The toolbar at the top of the Explorer provides the following actions:

- :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/HRPaq4oJ2h9pHAfcjJGa6/QIqgDoTVn39TkX42BnLt1_cube.jpg" alt caption width="25" height="24"}**  Open Project** - open an existing Blueprint project
- :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/HRPaq4oJ2h9pHAfcjJGa6/K6PjfRAmTiXVOYgwLPhLT_new-artifact.jpg" alt caption width="25" height="24"} **Create New Artifact** - create a new artifact within the current project
- :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/HRPaq4oJ2h9pHAfcjJGa6/OSUS1JGLJ4mlEhxFkxY4S_refresh-all.png" alt caption width="41" height="34"} **Refresh All** - reload all projects and their contents
- :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/HRPaq4oJ2h9pHAfcjJGa6/irvx5jFMrIidYy9lbGCL9_more-menu.jpg" alt caption width="25" height="24"} **Project Actions** - Access project-level options: Import, Publish All, Discard All, Close Project, Close All Projects