Introducing the Presentation Editor user interface

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

Online Presentation Editor window:

Online Presentation Editor window

Desktop Presentation Editor window:

Desktop Presentation Editor window

The editor interface consists of the following main elements:

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

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

    Icons in the editor header

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

    • Open file location 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.
    • View Settings icon - allows to adjust View Settings and access the editor Advanced Settings.
    • Manage document access rights icon 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, Collaboration, Protection, Plugins.

    The Copy icon Copy and Paste icon 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 Start slideshow icon, some navigation tools: slide number indicator and zoom buttons. The Status bar also displays some notifications (such as "All changes saved" etc.) and allows to set text language and enable spell checking.
  4. Left sidebar contains the following icons:
    • Search icon - allows to use the Search and Replace tool,
    • Comments icon - allows to open the Comments panel,
    • Chat icon - (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 on a slide, the corresponding icon is activated at the right sidebar. Click this icon to expand the right sidebar.
  6. Horizontal and vertical Rulers help you place objects on a slide and allow to set up tab stops and paragraph indents within the text boxes.
  7. Working area allows to view presentation content, enter and edit data.
  8. Scroll bar on the right allows to scroll the presentation up and down.

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.