# Overview
If you would like to learn how to start staking immediately, head to How to Start Staking Via the Dashboard\[hyperlinked]. This section provides some additional information about the different tabs in the UI.
In the [dashboard](https://dashboard.azero.dev), you will see a variety of tabs: *Overview, Nominate, Pools, Payouts, Validators, Favourites and Resources.* Let’s go over each one and its purpose.
### **Overview**
The Overview tab (testnet).
The *Overview* tab gives you a detailed view of the current stats of the staking mechanism, including:
* Total nominators (number of nominators active or waiting)
* Active nominators
* Current era number
* Historical reward rate
* Inflation rate
* Percentage of the supply which is staked
* Number of active nomination pools
* Amount of coins bonded in pools
* Number of active pool members
* Minimum bond for a direct nomination
Once connected, the tab also displays your account’s:
* Total balance
* The portions of the balance which are: available, unlocking, nominating, and pooled
* Reserve balance (existential deposit)
* Recent payouts, as well as a 10-day average
### **Nominate**
The *Nominate* tab allows you to make a direct nomination (tutorial available here\[hyperlinked]), as well as manage your already active one.\
The Nominate tab (testnet).
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The minimum bond (for a direct nomination) is displayed at the top of the page. If you are already staking (and your accounts are connected), this tab also allows you to view:
* Your balance, separated into: active, bonded (via a direct nomination), unlocking and free
* Which era your unbonding coins will be unlocked
* Your reward destination
* The status of your staking setup (waiting, earning rewards, etc)
* Your controller account
* Which validator you are nominating
It also allows you to make changes to your current staking setup. From this tab, you can:
* Bond more coins
* Unbond coins
* Rebond coins which are in the process of unbonding
* Change your reward destination
* Change your controller account
* Stop nominating your current validator and select a new one
### **Pools**
The *Pools* tab allows you to join or create a nomination pool (tutorial available here\[hyperlinked]), as well as manage your already existing membership in one.
The Pools tab (testnet).
It is split into three sections by default: *Overview, All Pools and Favorites.* If you have already joined a pool (and your accounts are connected), a fourth section is available – *Members*. By default, in the *Overview* section, you can view:
* The number of active pools
* The minimum bond to join a pool
* The minimum bond to create a pool
If you have already joined a pool (and your accounts are connected), it also allows you to view:
* Your balance, separated into: active, bonded (in pools), unlocking and free
* Which era your unbonding coins will be unlocked
* The amount of rewards available to be claimed
* The status of your pooled staking setup (waiting, earning rewards, etc)
* Which validator the pool is nominating
* The different role accounts for the pool (depositor, root, nominator, state toggler)
* The pool’s state (open, closed)
* The amount of members in the pool
* The total amount of coins bonded to the pool
* The amount of coins that have been claimed by pool members
* The amount of coins available for pool members to claim
In addition, it allows you to perform a variety of account actions. From this tab, you can:
* Bond more coins
* Unbond coins
* Withdraw or bond your claimable rewards
* Leave the pool
* Create your own pool
The *Members* section allows you to view every other member in the same nomination pool as you.
In the *All Pools* section, you can view every pool on the network (and their stats). You can sort through the pools using the filters, or search for a specific pool using the search bar. You can also set a pool as favorite by clicking the heart symbol next to it.\
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Lastly, the Favorites section allows you to view all the pools which you have set as favorite. Here you can sort using filters and manage the list of favorite pools.
### **Payouts**
The *Payouts* tab allows you to see the total amount of coins paid out for the last active era (Last Era Payout), as well as your account’s payout history.
The Payouts tab (testnet).
### **Validators**
The *Validators* tab allows you to see all validators and sort through them using the filters or search for a specific validator using the search bar. You can also set a validator as favorite by clicking the heart symbol next to it.
The Validators tab (testnet)
It also displays:
* The total number of validators on the network
* The number of active validators on the network
* The average commission rate
### **Favorites**
The *Favorites* tab allows you to see and manage all validators who you have favorited, as well as sort through them using filters.
The Favorites tab (testnet)
### **Resources**
The *Resources* tab contains helpful definitions for many staking terms as well as links to useful resources and guides.
The Resources tab (testnet)