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title: Console buttons
description: The buttons at the bottom of the administrative console change depending on where you are in the configuration process.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.0
page_id: pingfederate:getting_started_with_pingfederate:pf_console_buttons
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.0/getting_started_with_pingfederate/pf_console_buttons.html
revdate: July 5, 2022
---

# Console buttons

The buttons at the bottom of the administrative console change depending on where you are in the configuration process.

The following table describes these buttons.

| Button         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Save**       | Saves changes for all tabs in the current task and returns to thewindow from which the task or tab was accessed. This button is available only when the **Save** operation is valid.                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Done**       | Marks all steps as complete for a current task, but does not save the configuration because further tasks or steps are necessary. To save your changes, click **Save**, or continue the configuration until you see a **Save** button. When creating a new service provider (SP) or identity provider (IdP) connection, click **Save Draft**. |
| **Save Draft** | Saves a connection's draft configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Cancel**     | Discards all changes and returns to the window from which the current task was accessed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Previous**   | Returns to the previous tab.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Next**       | Proceeds to the next tab if all required steps are complete in the current tab.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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| - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | Do not use the browser's **Back**, **Forward**, or**Refresh** buttons. Always use the navigation buttons in the PingFederate user interface, **Previous**, **Next**, or **Done**. |