Getting started

• How do I find my way around the editor?

  The header holds save state and Undo, the ribbon holds commands, Slides is on the left, the stage in the middle and the Inspector on the right.

• How do I open the sample course?

  Choose Open sample course on the start screen or in File. It opens a ten-slide course you can explore and change freely.

• How do I start a new course?

  Choose New course…, enter a title, pick a course type (Fixed slides or Scrolling page) and a slide size, and choose Create course. Your first Save makes its course folder.

• How do I start a course from a template?

  In Course settings › Advanced › Templates, pick a Template source, type a Title for the new course and choose New from template.

• How do I save and reopen my project?

  Press Ctrl+S or choose Save; the first save makes a course folder in Documents. Reopen it with one click under Recent projects, with File › Open project, or from its .xogogy file.

• How do I undo a change or go back to an earlier point?

  Press Ctrl+Z to undo and Ctrl+Y to redo. The arrow beside Undo lists Edit history, where you can go back to any earlier point, and the assistant's last change.

• How do I find a command or a keyboard shortcut?

  Press Alt+Q to search every command by name. Press ? to see the full list of keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl+K inserts a hyperlink.

• How do I use the right-click menus?

  Right-click an object, an empty part of the slide or a slide in the Slides panel, or press Shift+F10, for the commands that fit what you clicked.

• How do I find a setting in the Inspector?

  Choose Find a setting at the top of the Inspector, or press Ctrl+F while you are in it, type what you want, such as vertical or alt, and press Enter.

• How do I change the editor's look or make more room?

  Choose File › Options › Settings › Editor appearance for Light, Dark or High contrast. Hide or resize the Slides and Inspector panels from the View tab.

• How do I export my course data?

  Choose File › Export course data… and pick a new, empty folder. You get readable files for every slide, variable, interaction and answer key.

• How do I save my course as one file to share or back up?

  Choose File › Save course archive… to pack the project into one .xogogyzip file. Open it again with File › Open course archive….

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