User interface#

Documatt’s user interface (UI) is designed to be intuitive; however, a brief description before delving deeper into the application may help you get started. Let’s take a look at the main parts of it.

Activity bar#

The left side of the screen features a persistent activity bar. It allows you to navigate between key sections of the application described later:

  • Book shelf 1

  • Templates 2

  • Editor 3

  • My profile 4

Shelf#

After logging in, you will be presented with a shelf, which is simply a list of your books. It allows you to:

  • Create a blank book 1

  • Create a book from a template 2

  • Inspect details of the book like its ID, theme, or whether it’s published 3

  • Delete a book 4

Templates#

The Templates view is a starting point if you want to create a new book from a template. It’s a three-step wizard asking you

  • template to start with

  • theme (an appearance) you like

  • details of a new book, like the book ID

Editor#

Most of the time, you will likely spend in the editor view. The editor view contains the text editor itself, but also allows you to use functionalities related to writing and editing text.

  • write in a text editor

  • preview a document

  • change book settings

  • create and change files and folders

You perform these tasks in one of the three editor views’ panes:

  • file explorer

  • editor itself

  • preview

Editor layouts#

These panes can be hidden or visible depending on your task and preference. There are a few preset layouts:

For example, you can toggle between Explorer + Editor and Editor + Preview layouts to save screen space with a “two-column layout”.

My profile#

The fourth important view on the activity bar is My profile, which allows you to, e.g.,

  • change your subscription plan

  • check current plan quotas

  • see plan order history