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description: In Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce site and Salesforce Classic, the global header lets you switch between your sites and your Salesforce org.
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# Enable the Global Header for Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce Sites

In Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce site and Salesforce Classic, the global header lets you switch between your sites and your Salesforce org.

### Required Editions

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d23094e70">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d23094e70 ">To create permission sets:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d23094e70 ">Manage Profiles and Permission Sets</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d23094e70 ">To assign a permission set to a user:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d23094e70 ">Assign Permission Sets</td>

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Digital Experiences must be enabled in your Salesforce org to use the global header.

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/images/icon_important.png)

Important The global header is visible only in Salesforce orgs using Salesforce Classic. Salesforce orgs using Lightning Experience can use the App Launcher to switch between the org and various experiences.

![Communities Global Header](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/communities/images/header_after_callout.jpg)

The View Global Header permission is disabled by default for all standard profiles. To view the global header, assign the View Global Header permission either by selecting it on standard profiles, creating custom profiles, or by creating a permission set. Create permission sets to easily assign this permission to specific people.

1. From Setup, enter Permission Sets in the Quick Find box, then select **Permission Sets**.
2. Click **New** and create a permission set that includes the System Permission View Global Header.
3. Assign the permission set to the appropriate users.

Users with this permission set see the global header at the top of all pages. They can use the menu on the left to switch between their Salesforce Classic internal org and any experience they have access to.

The **Your Name** menu on the right side contains links to edit contact information and log out. Internal users can also access Salesforce Help and links to Setup and other tools depending on user permissions and enabled features.

In a Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce site, users with either the Manage Experiences or the Create and Set Up Experiences permission see a gear icon (![Community management gear icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/communities/images/communities_gear_16x16.png)) they can use to switch to Experience Workspaces or Experience Management.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/images/icon_note.png)

Note Within Experience Workspaces or Experience Management, users see the global header and the Community Management menu, even if they don’t have the View Global Header permission. However, we recommend that you still assign the View Global Header permission so users can switch between your Salesforce Classic internal org and experiences.

![Community Management menu](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/communities/images/communities_global_header_comm_mgmt_menu1.png)

#### See Also

- [Switch Between Your Salesforce Org and Your Experience Cloud Sites](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.networks_navigate.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "If you use Experience Builder sites and Lightning Experience, use the App Launcher to switch back and forth between your Salesforce org and your Experience Cloud sites associated with it. If you use Tabs + Visualforce sites and Salesforce Classic, use the global header. You can embed a site URL directly into buttons or links. You can also redirect a user to another site or to a specific page within another site.")
- [Enable the App Launcher in Experience Builder Sites](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.community_builder_enable_app_launcher.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Display the App Launcher in Experience Builder Sites to make it easy for members to move between their sites and their Salesforce org. This functionality is available in any site based an Experience Builder site template or Lightning Bolt solution.")