Tour the Interface
| Article Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Category | Start Here |
| Difficulty | Beginner |
| Target OS | Windows · macOS (coming soon) |
| Summary | A map of the nav rail, top bar, panels, and status bar. |
The Project Hub
Section titled “The Project Hub”This is what you see when Cicero opens.
- Left sidebar: Projects (your project grid) and Backups (back up any project). The Settings gear is at the bottom.
- Top bar: the light/dark mode toggle, Open Project, and New Project.
- Project cards: click a card to open the project. Right-click a card for Edit, Duplicate, and Delete.
Inside a project
Section titled “Inside a project”The nav rail (left edge)
Section titled “The nav rail (left edge)”| Icon | Goes to |
|---|---|
| C logo | Back to the Project Hub |
| Dashboard | This project’s Dashboard |
| Feather | The Workspace |
| Books | The Lorebook |
| Gear (bottom) | Settings |
To hide the rail, click the ☰ button at the far left of the top bar. Click it again to bring the rail back.
The top bar
Section titled “The top bar”The top bar shows your project’s name and the light/dark mode toggle. Its other buttons change with the view:
| View | Extra buttons |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | Backups (back up now) and Layout (reorder Dashboard sections) |
| Workspace | The save indicator, Zen Mode, and Quickview |
| Lorebook | Backups |
The Workspace
Section titled “The Workspace”| Area | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| File Browser | Left | Your sheets and folders, in Structured or Freeform view, with a search box |
| File name bar | Above the editor | The name of the open sheet |
| Editor | Center | Where you write |
| Comments bar | Right edge of the editor | A bookmark beside each commented passage |
| Companion Panel | Right | Inspector (sheet details, links, comments, notepad) and Navigation (heading outline). Starts collapsed: click the strip on the right edge to open it. |
| Status bar | Bottom | Word and character counts, plus the zoom control |
See The Workspace at a Glance.
The Lorebook
Section titled “The Lorebook”- Left panel: your elements, grouped into Characters, Locations, Objects, and Concepts, with a search box.
- Right: the open element’s Lorebook sheet, with tabs across the top.
The menu bar
Section titled “The menu bar”Windows: the menu bar is hidden to keep the window clean. Press Alt to show it. Press Alt again to hide it. The Help menu has Quickstart Guide, License Agreement, Third-Party Licenses, and What’s New.
macOS (coming soon): the menu bar sits at the top of your screen, like any Mac app.