Stellar Top Bar

Situated in the top part of the Stellar UI, this area contains a multitude of menus, buttons and status details.

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The top bar is split into 3 areas:

Menu Area

- drop-down menus.

- information about Stellar/Nebula Version

Files - Opens the Stellar Tasks Menu which gives you access to things such as Current Task / Open Task / Manage Tasks

Tasks - Opens the Stellar Files Menu which gives you access to things such as Import/Export, Layouts, Project Actions and Text Files Actions

Tools - Opens the Stellar Tools Menu - depending on the plugins which are activated, this menu may contains several sub-menus: Audio Tools, AI Tools, Timing Tools, Subtitle Tools, Append/Split.

Settings - Give you access to various types of setting menu in Stellar.
Widget Settings - Global list of available Widgets
Fonts Manger - Adjust Font related settings.
Profile Manager - Adjust Profile related settings.
Hotkey Settings - Adjust Hotkey related settings.
Shortcuts - Change Shortcut related settings.
Help - Various help related links.

Details Area

Current Layout - Audio Description Super User - Standard Screen
Current Project - Online Cycling Café NL-VO

Command Area

Combination

Name

Description

Undo & Redo

Undo or redo (after undo) the last action.

Ctrl+ Z and Ctrl+ Y

Save Indicator

Shows the status of all changes to the current open text files.

If Yellow then there are saves outstanding.

If Green then all saves have been completed.

All saving of text and audio is automatic.

You can force a Save by clicking on this icon or doing Ctrl+ S.

Sync Indicator

Shows the status of all changes to the current open Task.

If Yellow then the Task is currently synchronizing.

If Green then Task synchronization is complete.

Process Status

Shows a list of background processes.

Find & Replace

Opens the Find and Replace tool

Ctrl+F or Ctrl+H

Volume Manager

Visible if the Volume Manager Widget is enabled

Speaker Icon is Red this indicates an error with one of the audio inputs.

My Account

Open your Nebula account page in a new tab

Only visible for PayGo users

Log In / Log Out

To use the Task list and some other centralised features you need to log into your Nebula account.

Do this with the username and password in your original sign-up email.

The Icon is green when you are logged in.

Rehearse

Enable/Disable Rehearse Mode

Hotkey Map

Hover over to see the current hotkey mapping loaded.

Hotkey Maps allow you to customise the keyboard and mouse controls to make Stellar work the way you want, or to emulate a software product you are already familiar with.

Click to open the Hotkey Settings control.

Layout

Layout Mode switch – Turn Layout Mode on and off.

Yellow when Layout mode is on.

Tip: Pressing Esc will exit Layout mode and abandon any changes.