Short URL
A Short URL is a convenient, user-friendly URL that can be used to access virtually any element of the platform.
Clicking the tilted "figure-8" icon on a page 
brings up dialog that gives you a URL you can copy. You can put that URL into an email, a web page, or a bookmark. Any authorized user who follows the link goes directly to the targeted page in the platform.
Using that icon, you can get any of the following:
- Application URL
http://{domain}/networking/application/{application_id}
- Dashboard URL
http://{domain}/networking/dashboard/{page_id}
- Document URL
http://{domain}/networking/document/{document_id}
http://{domain}/networking/record/{record_id}
http://{domain}/networking/record/{record_name}- Report URL
http://{domain}/networking/report/{report_id}
- View URL
http://{domain}/networking/view/{view_id}
Once you know the pattern, you can also simply type a URL that matches one of those patterns into your browser.
The Record URL is particularly worthy of note because, once things are set up properly, you can use the Record Name to define the URL. (More on that subject below.)