Introducing the Document Editor user interface

Document Editor uses a tabbed interface where editing commands are grouped into tabs by functionality.

The editor interface consists of the following main elements:

1. Editor header displays the logo, opened documents tabs, document name and menu tabs.

   In the left part of the Editor header there are the Save, Print file, Undo and Redo buttons.

   

   In the right part of the Editor header the user name is displayed as well as the following icons:

   • Open file location - in the desktop version, it allows to open the folder where the file is stored in the File explorer window. In the online version, it allows to open the folder of the Documents module where the file is stored in a new browser tab.
   • - allows to adjust View Settings and access the editor Advanced Settings.
   • Manage document access rights - (available in the online version only) allows to set access rights for the documents stored in the cloud.
2. Top toolbar displays a set of editing commands depending on the selected menu tab. Currently, the following tabs are available: File, Home, Insert, Layout, References, Collaboration, Protection, Plugins.

   The Copy and Paste options are always available at the left part of the Top toolbar regardless of the selected tab.

3. Status bar at the bottom of the editor window contains the page number indicator, displays some notifications (such as "All changes saved" etc.), allows to set text language, enable spell checking, turn on the track changes mode, adjust zoom.
4. Left sidebar contains the following icons:
   • - allows to use the Search and Replace tool,
   • - allows to open the Comments panel,
   • - allows to go to the Navigation panel and manage headings,
   • - (available in the online version only) allows to open the Chat panel, as well as the icons that allow to contact our support team and view the information about the program.
5. Right sidebar allows to adjust additional parameters of different objects. When you select a particular object in the text, the corresponding icon is activated at the right sidebar. Click this icon to expand the right sidebar.
6. Horizontal and vertical Rulers allow to align text and other elements in a document, set up margins, tab stops, and paragraph indents.
7. Working area allows to view document content, enter and edit data.
8. Scroll bar on the right allows to scroll up and down multi-page documents.

For your convenience you can hide some components and display them again when it is necessary. To learn more on how to adjust view settings please refer to this page.