# Understand Statuses, Common Controls, and Accessible Navigation

Read shared Workganic states, understand consequential controls, and navigate with a keyboard or assistive technology.

Reviewed 2026-09-02

## Status glossary

- **Draft** means editable work that has not reached its final audience.
- **Saved** means Workganic retained the current version.
- **Queued** means processing is expected but not complete.
- **Processing** means the task has started.
- **Completed** means the Workganic step finished.
- **Skipped** means the item was intentionally not processed.
- **Failed** or **Needs attention** means a specific item requires review.
- **Sent** means Workganic recorded an outbound action; delivery can have a separate state.
- **Published** means a public version exists and still requires public verification.
- **Archived** keeps an item outside active work without necessarily removing it.
- **Trash** is a recoverable removal state when the interface says recovery is available.
- **Approved** records authorization; it does not prove a later payment, delivery, filing, or outside completion.

Use the status shown on the exact record. Similar words can have different consequences in different apps.

## Common controls

- **Save** retains the current values but does not necessarily send, publish, approve, or complete them.
- **Publish** makes an approved public version available.
- **Send** starts an external communication and requires final recipient review.
- **Approve** records a controlled decision and should show the reviewer and result.
- **Archive** moves an item out of active work while preserving the available record.
- **Restore** returns an eligible prior item or state; verify where it returns.
- **Delete** or **Remove** can be recoverable or permanent. Read the confirmation every time.
- **Retry** can repeat an external effect. Check history before using it.
- **Discard** replaces an unneeded draft with the current saved or published state described by the confirmation.

## Use keyboard navigation

Move forward with **Tab** and backward with **Shift+Tab**. Use **Enter** or **Space** on the focused button, tab, checkbox, or menu item. Use **Escape** to close a dialog or menu when supported.

Follow the visible focus indicator. If focus disappears, stop before a consequential action and return to the page heading or first control.

## Use landmarks and labels

Screen-reader users can move among the page header, navigation, main content, complementary panels, and footer. Controls should announce their purpose, current state, and expanded or selected state.

Do not rely only on color. Read the status text and accessible label. When a table is wide, use its headers and row labels to keep the active value in context.

## Motion and zoom

Workganic follows available reduced-motion preferences. Browser zoom and text scaling can reflow docks, tables, and navigation. Recheck the active record and focused control after layout changes.

## Report an accessibility problem

Use [Workganic Support](/support/). Include the page or guide title, control label, browser or assistive technology, approximate time, and what you expected. Do not include passwords or private client information.