Getting Started with Classic

Creating Your First Document

Getting started is straightforward: click the + button in the Files panel to open the creation menu. This glassmorphism-styled button in the left panel is your starting point for all new documents.

Choose Your Document Type

Select from three document types for your project:

• Text Document - Reports and written content with rich text editing
• Spreadsheet - Data analysis and calculations with Excel-like formulas
• Slides - Slides with professional templates

Your new document appears immediately in both the Files list and git tree visualization with a serial number (1, 2, 3...) and type-colored icon showing its position in your project structure.

Understanding Your Interface

Classic Mode uses a familiar three-panel layout that will feel natural if you've used VSCode or other professional IDEs. Each panel serves a specific purpose in your development workflow.

Left Panel: Files & Git Tree

The left panel contains two tabs: a Files tab with VSCode-style file explorer featuring hover highlighting and tree connectors, and a Git Tree tab with interactive visualization showing circular nodes, auto-centering, and horizontal flow connections.

Click any file to focus it and open in the tabbed editor. The visual hierarchy shows document serial numbering and type-colored indicators for easy navigation.

Center Panel: Tabbed Editor

The center panel features dynamic tabs that open automatically when you click files. The VSCode-style interface includes professional tab bars with type-colored indicators and close buttons.

Each tab contains the complete editor functionality with auto-cleanup - tabs automatically close when files are deleted, maintaining a clean workspace.

Right Panel: AI Chat

The chat panel provides context-aware AI assistance that understands your file structure and current document. Multiple chat sessions per project maintain history while supporting file integration across all your open documents without disrupting traditional workflows.

Opening Your First File

Once you've created a document, opening it for editing is straightforward. Classic Mode provides two primary methods for accessing your documents.

Opening from Files Tab

In the Files tab, click any document name to open a new tab in the center editor. You can immediately start typing or editing content with full functionality.

Opening from Git Tree

Switch to the git tree view and click any circular node to select and open the document for editing. The interface provides click-to-focus functionality for immediate productivity.

Building Your Project

Try This: Developer Documentation Project

Here's a practical workflow to get you started with a complete project that demonstrates how different document types work together:

1. Create a Text document for your README and technical documentation
2. Add a Spreadsheet for project metrics, tracking, and data analysis
3. Create Slides for project presentations and demos
4. Use tabs to switch between documents while maintaining your workflow
5. Ask the AI to help generate content and maintain consistency across documents