# Accessing the Story Module

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Check out the various ways to access the Story module and the Create New Story options using the BDB Platform homepage.
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Various ways to access Story module & Create New Story option.
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## Accessing the Story Module&#x20;

### Accessing the Story Module from the Left-side Panel

* Navigate to the homepage of the platform.
* Click the ***Story*** module icon provided on the left-side panel.

<figure><img src="https://2340960528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb3U3HdVsN1h9bZt2fgoH%2Fuploads%2FjSsX11vCrWTDo8i4WqYk%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=9e6464e7-72f8-4091-8835-5fbe77b8fe9a" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Story module icon provided on the Platform Homepage.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Accessing the Story Module from the Apps Menu

This section covers how to access the ***Story*** plugin using the BDB Platform.

* Navigate to the homepage of the platform.
* Click the ***Apps*** menu icon.
* Click the ***Story*** module.

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## Access Create New Story Option&#x20;

* Navigate to the Platform homepage.
* Right-click anywhere on the ***My Documents*** or ***Public Documents*** blank space to get the context menu.
* Click the ***Create New Story*** option form the context menu.

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* Navigate to the Platform homepage.
* Click the ***Options*** icon to open the context menu from the Platform Homepage.
* Select the ***Create New Story*** option from the context menu.

<figure><img src="https://2340960528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb3U3HdVsN1h9bZt2fgoH%2Fuploads%2FvxocYATixyz6WeFrZJ7B%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c28ff214-bbab-4e61-ba70-b36c4eabd6e7" alt=""><figcaption><p>Two ways to access the Create Story option on the Platform Homepage.</p></figcaption></figure>

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*

* *The user can search for a specific Data Store by using the **Search** bar.*
* *Navigate back to the space where the story document creation was intended (i.e., In this case, Navigate to the **My Documents** space).*
* *You can see the newly created Story document added to the **My Documents** space.*
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