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Toolbar reference

What every control in the top session bar and bottom action bar does, and when you'd use it.

Tessera uses two floating pills: a top bar for URL, baselines, share, and account; and a bottom bar for Settings, zoom/Fit, canvas tools, and capture. Labels collapse to icons on narrower widths.

URL bar (top)

Address field
Shared URL for the canvas (or the active section). Enter applies to tiles that inherit it.

Settings (bottom)

Proxy, Sync scroll, Follow, Bezels, Live engine, and Replay tour. Full guide: Settings, Sync, and Live.

Zoom and Fit (bottom)

Zoom / Fit
Percent control, Fit (key 1), reset. See canvas basics for gestures.

Arrange (bottom)

Packs tiles into a mosaic. Key 2. Canvas basics.

Captures (bottom) · Pin / Compare (top)

Capture / Profiles
DPR-accurate screenshots and named presets live on the bottom bar. Pro. Captures, Pin, and profiles.
Pin
Save the current mosaic as a visual baseline (top bar). Pro. Compare overlays the next capture against that pin.
Compare
Diff against the pinned baseline (top bar). Pro.

Share and Mosaics (top)

Share
Mint a read-only link. Free links expire in 7 days; Pro can keep permanent shares. Share and Mosaics.
Mosaics
Save / apply layouts. Free: one saved Mosaic. Pro: unlimited. Signing in required to persist.

Section and Device (bottom)

Section
Draw a named region. Sections.
Device
Add a preset or custom size. Devices and layouts. Free maxes at two tiles.

Theme and account (top)

Theme
Light / dark chrome for Tessera UI only.
Plan / account
Shows Free or Pro and opens upgrade / account. Pricing: /pricing; details Free vs Pro.

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