> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.guin.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A tour of the Smart Editor > What each part of the Smart Editor does: the top bar, the side panels, the preview, the Director, and the timeline. The Smart Editor keeps everything for finishing a video in one place, so you never have to export timestamps into another app to get the job done. This page is a map of the screen. For a walkthrough, see [Edit with the Director](/guides/editing-clips). The Smart Editor with its top bar, preview, Director panel, and timeline ## Top bar | | | | -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Guin logo** | Back to Home. | | **Media** | Opens the footage in this project. | | **Canvas menu** (for example **9:16**) | Sets the shape of the video. See [Auto-frame and layouts](/features/auto-frame). | | **Plan chip** | Your plan and usage. It also tells you when you are running low or a payment needs attention. | | **Export** | Opens the export dialog. See [Export](/guides/exporting-and-publishing). | Your work saves automatically. Look for **All changes saved** in the top bar. ## Side panels The panel on the left changes with what you select. | You click | The panel shows | | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Media** in the top bar | The files in this project, with **Upload** and **Library** buttons to add more. | | A section on the **Layout** track | Layout cards for that section. | | A phrase on the **Captions** track | Caption styles, font, colours, and position. | | An audio clip | A **Volume** slider for that clip. | Media panel listing the project's footage with Upload and Library buttons, next to the transcript The **Transcript** panel opens beside it when you click **Transcript** in the timeline toolbar. It appears once your cut has captions. ## Preview The preview shows the video exactly as it will export: framing, layout, and captions included. Use the play button and scrubber underneath to move through it. ## Director The Director panel on the right is a chat with a co-editor that can see your footage and your cut. Ask it for a change and it makes the edit, then shows an **Edit applied** card describing what it did. Every Director edit is a normal step in your undo history. ## Timeline The timeline runs across the bottom, with thumbnails on the video track and a waveform on the audio track. | Track | What it holds | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------- | | **Layout** | Which layout each section of the video uses. | | **Captions** | One block per caption phrase. | | **V1** | Your video clips. | | **A1** | Your audio. | The toolbar has **Select** (`V`), **Blade** (`B`), **Ripple delete** (`⌫`), **Transcript**, **Snap** (`S`), **Undo** (`⌘Z`), and **Redo** (`⇧⌘Z`). On the right are zoom out, a zoom slider, zoom in, and zoom to fit. ## You or the Director Most things in the editor can be done two ways: by you, with a control, or by the Director, when you ask. Use whichever is quicker. A good rhythm is to ask the Director for the big moves, such as structure, pacing, and captions, and use the timeline for the last few frames.