Exploring the list page
The first type of page you'll see in Dynamics NAV is the list page. You can see this by clicking on the Customers tab shown here:
The list page displays a number of records—as many as the screen allows—in a particular table. The list page is typically used for searching for a particular record that you want to work with.
On most list pages, if there is relevant data associated with the particular record, you'll find it to the right of the list page. These "frames" of information are called FactBoxes.
FactBoxes allow the user quick access to the information without having to bring up any additional icon. The nice thing about FactBoxes is that they are customizable and reusable if you're creating a new page related to, in this case, the customer table.
Typically, numbers are shown in the FactBoxes. If you want further details on, for instance, the outstanding sales orders for a particular customer, all you need to do is click on that number and a new list page will be...