Situated in the top part of the Stellar UI, this area contains a multitude of menus, buttons and status details.
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 |
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Undo & Redo | Undo or redo (after undo) the last action. |
| Ctrl+ Z and Ctrl+ Y | ||
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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. | ||
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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. | ||
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Process Status | Shows a list of background processes. |
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Find & Replace | Opens the Find and Replace tool |
| Ctrl+F or Ctrl+H | ||
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Volume Manager | Visible if the Volume Manager Widget is enabled |
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Speaker Icon is Red this indicates an error with one of the audio inputs. | |
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My Account | Open your Nebula account page in a new tab |
| Only visible for PayGo users | ||
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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. | ||
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Rehearse | Enable/Disable Rehearse Mode |
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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. | ||
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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. |