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Preview and Edit
Preview is for reading and offers Edit. Edit is for writing and offers Preview. Only the action for switching to the other state is shown. Export Preview checks a deliverable; it is not a third everyday mode.
When you enter Edit after reading a passage, Yeli tries to retain your location. You should not need to search from the start just to change a sentence.
Three working areas
- The left outline comes from body headings. Navigate and collapse heading levels there; version history is elsewhere.
- The center holds your document, with common tags and author information near its title. The displayed title is derived from the current content; after changing it, check that the source and properties match your intent.
- The right inspector shows document properties or the selected image's description and actions. History and the efficiency guide also use the right rail when opened. Narrow screens may show a panel over the document; close it to continue writing.
Where tools appear
| Current task | Entry point | Why it may be hidden |
|---|---|---|
| Show or hide outline | Entire Yeli logo at the top left | On narrow screens it opens a drawer; close it to work on the page |
| Change document title | Title at the top | Enter Edit first |
| Undo, redo and insert structure | Top editing tools | Edit only; some actions move to More on narrow screens |
| Format a sentence | Floating tools after selecting text | Requires a selection; not a persistent toolbar |
| Convert, duplicate or delete a paragraph | Type control beside the target block | Follows the block; other block controls hide while selection tools show |
| Insert new structure | Empty-block + or /, or top Insert |
Empty and populated blocks have different controls |
| Change table rows and columns | Tools shown after clicking a cell | Hide when focus leaves the table |
| Find text or replace it | Top Search | Replacement needs Edit; outline filtering does not search the body |
| Edit description or custom properties | Document button in Edit | The right rail switches by task rather than showing every panel together |
The More menu
The trailing More menu groups File, Export, View, and Settings & help. History appears only in Edit. About Yeli shows the complete file size and actual save and recovery status; expand its details for environment and attachment information.
Those names are section labels, not intermediate submenus. Open More and choose Save or Download updated copy directly; choose History directly to inspect versions. Page width and Font size expand to their settings.
Switch English / 简体中文 near the end of the menu. Changing interface language does not translate the body or rewrite YAML lang. The tutorial's language switch changes only the tutorial page.
When an action is unavailable
Check Preview versus Edit, then select a target. Bold being unavailable without a selection is expected. Use the overview to find a feature, shortcuts for keys, and complete commands for all actions and conditions.