Toolbar
The main window's toolbar contains useful buttons for frequently occurring operations you will be performing.
The toolbar tabs are used in the following ways:
The File Tab
Contains most options for loading, saving, and closing your current project. It also contains options for printing and for opening the recent files list. See: Menu reference for more information on each action.
The Home Tab
Contains several of the New, Open, and Save buttons from the File tab, as well as buttons for:
The Edit Tab
Contains buttons for interacting with objects and the clipboard, including:
The View Tab
Contains buttons to show or hide some panels and switch between the normal slide view and the master page view:
The Suite Tab
Contains buttons to install and launch other recommended NCH software products:
The Slide Thumbnail List
The list is located directly beneath the toolbar, on the left-hand side. It shows all slides in your presentation for the type of slide view selected, and allows you to add, delete and hide slides from the right-click menu. Select a slide to display it in the slide editor by clicking it, and rearrange slides by dragging them to new positions in the slide panel. You can change the type of slide view by selecting "Normal" or "Master Page" from the drop menu at the top of the panel.
The Slide Editor
This is the main window area directly beneath the toolbar, in the middle, where you edit and refine the current slide of the presentation.
This editor is where text, graphics shapes, images and audio objects will be added to your presentation, which you can position, resize, rotate and change layer order to achieve your desired look.
The Attributes
Several types of panels will appear to the right of the slide editor. These panels contain many options for interacting with specific elements of your project, such as the:
The Slide Notes Editor
This is the main window area directly beneath the slide editor, on the bottom, where you can add and edit notes for the current slide of the presentation. The notes can give you some reminder when you present your slides to your audience if you have multiple display devices.