Presentation Mode
A full-bleed, distraction-free workspace for live readings — drive the map from a radial Command Rose, build guided tours, and annotate as you talk.
Presentation Mode
Presentation Mode turns the map into a clean, full-screen stage for live readings. The standard chrome (top bar, side panels, docks) disappears, and every control moves into a single radial menu you summon under your cursor — so you can keep your eyes on the map and your client, not the UI.
[!NOTE] Presentation Mode is a Pro feature and is desktop-only — it needs a pointer and keyboard. On a free plan the entry points surface an upgrade prompt instead.
Entering & leaving
Enter either way:
- Profile menu → Presentation Mode — opens the session with a short cinematic fade.
Ctrl+Shift+P— the same toggle from the keyboard.
Leave with the × in the top-right corner or by pressing Esc. You'll always get a
confirmation first — nothing is cleared by accident.
[!WARNING] Map annotations (pins, highlights, drawings) are session-only and clear on exit. Stops/bookmarks clear too, unless you've saved a Session or turned on Auto-save (see Sessions below). The confirmation dialog tells you exactly what will be kept or cleared.
The Command Rose
Right-click anywhere on the map — or press Space — to open the Command Rose at
your cursor. It has six sectors; hover or click a sector to expand its rail of controls.
Click away or press Esc to dismiss it.
| Sector | What it controls |
|---|---|
| 🔍 Navigate | Fly-to location search, Astro ↔ Human Design mode, and label toggles (lines / edges / map names). |
| 🗂 Sessions | Start, save, load, rename, and delete Sessions; screenshot & share card; Auto-save toggle. |
| ≡ Layers | Line types (planets, asteroids, nodes, aspects), the four angles (ASC/MC/DC/IC), and individual bodies. |
| ◎ Overlays | Heatmap theme ("Activation Field") and its display mode, plus zenith/nadir orbs, geodetic grid, night shadow, and line shadows. |
| 📍 Annotate | Pin, Highlight, Draw, and Laser tools, color swatches, undo, export, and clear. |
| ∥ Chart | World transits, life-cycle return charts (Solar, Lunar, Saturn, Chiron…), light/dark, and base map style. |
Guided tours (Stops & playback)
A Stop is a saved camera view — a place, zoom, and angle you want to return to. A sequence of Stops becomes a guided tour you can fly a client through, in order.
- Sessions → New Session. A capture bar appears along the bottom.
- Capture each view. Frame the map, then press
P(or click Capture) to add the current view as the next Stop. Each Stop becomes a chip in the bar — click a chip to revisit it, or ✕ to remove it. - Save the sequence as a named Session. You drop into playback.
- Fly the tour. During playback a breadcrumb shows your position. Use the on-screen
‹›, the progress dots, or the[and]keys to move between Stops with a cinematic flight. Hit Edit to return to the capture bar and revise.
[!TIP] Stops remember the place name (resolved automatically), so the breadcrumb reads "Reykjavík" rather than raw coordinates.
Annotating live
Open Annotate (📍) and pick a tool:
- Pin — click to drop a marker; click the head to add a label and note.
- Highlight — drag to size a translucent circle over a region.
- Draw — freehand a line; click a drawn line to remove it.
- Laser — an ephemeral pointer glow with a fading trail, for gesturing while you talk.
Choose a color from the swatches. Ctrl + Z undoes your last mark. You can Export
GeoJSON or Copy Pin Notes to carry annotations into a follow-up report before you exit.
Sessions & Auto-save
A Session bundles your Stops and annotations under a name, scoped to the active chart. From the Sessions (🗂) sector you can save, load, rename, and delete sessions, and switch between "this chart only" and "all sessions."
Turn on Auto-save to silently preserve your Stops and annotations to a recovery slot each time you exit — the next time you enter, you'll be offered the chance to Resume or start fresh.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl + Shift + P | Enter / exit Presentation Mode |
Space | Open the Command Rose (at screen center) |
P | Capture the current view as a Stop (while building a session) |
[ ] | Previous / next Stop (during playback) |
Ctrl + Z | Undo last annotation |
Esc | Close the Command Rose, or exit the session |
[!NOTE] A short interactive tour runs automatically the first time you enter Presentation Mode. You can skip it at any time; it won't show again on that device.