The login screen has a new look! Notice the new shade of blue, new logo, and the sign-in portal front and center. There is no new password required, continue to sign in as normal.

After the login screen, if VIC is not installed, an error message warning the user appears.

• In the old UI, clicking Continue acknowledged the message and continued sign in.
• In the new UI, to acknowledge VIC is not running and proceed with logging in, select Login without local resources.

Your first time logging in might be a shock!

The old design had a dark background and used various colors for the different modules and operations. The new design has a white background and uses a very minimal color palette. Also, the colorful main ribbon usually at the top of the screen is gone.

Don't panic! Remember: Same functionalities, new design.

The main ribbon once stationary at the top of the screen is nested in a new collapsible side menu on the left. Users can favorite modules of their choice and add shortcuts directly to the home screen.

Keep reading for a more in-depth look at the changes in the new design.

There is now a Home icon. Click on the house icon located at the upper-left corner of the screen to navigate back to the main page.

Previously, the VIC icon was either red or green to indicate if VIC was successfully connected. Now, the icon is a chain link. If it is not connected, there will be a red line through the icon.

The main ribbon once stationary at the top of the screen is nested in a collapsible side menu in the upper-left corner. To locate the modules, click on the dotted grid icon and expand the menu panel.

At the bottom of the menu panel are two new toggles. Previously, these operations were executed by right clicking a program. Now, simply click on the desired toggle.

Expanding the menu reveals new features, such as a search bar/filter and some space-saving drop-down menus:

Users can favorite modules of their choice and add shortcuts directly to the home screen. In the menu panel, select the blank star next to the desired operation and a shortcut will appear on your home screen. The star should also fill in a solid yellow color.

There is no limit to the number of favorites you can have. The first five operations appear at the top row of your favorites (as well as in the left sidebar), but this can be rearranged by clicking the Edit icon.

Tabs for each running operation are now located at the top of the screen.

In the old UI, In-App Help was enabled by clicking the small i icon on the top-right of the screen. In the new UI, select the Support icon and then enable the In-app help toggle.

The logout icon has a new location on the bottom-left corner of the screen. When logging out of the old UI, you had options to either Logout and Keep Session or Logout and End Session. When logging out of the new UI, click on the Logout icon and the system will automatically log you out and end the session.