The Editor is the heart of Mindsmith. It’s where lessons take shape into polished, interactive experiences that learners can easily absorb and apply.

If you’ve used AI to generate your lesson through the Storyboard, by importing a document or media file, or by prompting AI directly, this is the place where your first draft appears. You’ll see pre-built pages with text, visuals, and interactive tiles that you can refine and customize.

If you choose not to use AI, the Editor opens as a blank canvas. From there, you can add pages, drop in content, and design interactives manually.

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How the Editor Fits into the Workflow
Layout of the Editor
Collaboration in the Editor
Publishing from the Editor
FAQ's

How the Editor Fits into the Workflow

Storyboard → Think of this as the blueprint. It sets the lesson’s parameters (style, tone, objectives, page outlines, AI generation settings). When you generate from the Storyboard, the AI creates a full draft lesson with text, images, and interactivity.
Editor → This is the workshop. If you’ve used AI to generate your lesson — whether through the Storyboard, importing a document or media, or prompting AI directly — this is where your first draft appears. You’ll see pre-populated pages with text, images, and interactive tiles ready for refinement.

If you skipped AI generation, the Editor gives you a blank canvas to build from scratch using pages and tiles.

👉 For more on generating lessons, see Creating a Lesson with AI

Layout of the Editor

When working in the Editor, there are four main spaces to know:

Left Sidebar (Filmstrip): Organize and navigate your lesson structure.
Main Canvas: Build out each page with text, media, and interactive tiles.
Bottom Toolbar: Access quick-add tools, AI generators, and the AI Assistant.
Top Menu: Manage lesson-level controls like themes, settings, sharing, and comments.

Let's look at each in detail:

Left Sidebar: Pages & Sections

The left panel is your lesson’s navigation and structure manager.

Here you can:

Scroll through all lesson pages.
Add a new page or section divider using the “+ New Page” button.
Insert pre-built pages using your Saved Page Templates.
Drag and drop pages to easily reorder them.
Click the Options menu (...) on any page to rename, duplicate, delete, copy, or paste.

📌 Tip: Use Section Dividers to break longer lessons into clear learning segments. By clicking the arrow next to a section divider, you can collapse entire sections to keep your workspace organized.

Main Canvas: Page and Tile Editing

The center canvas is where you build. Each page is made of tiles — modular content elements.

To add a tile:

Click the + button in the bottom toolbar to open the full tile menu.
Choose from categories:
- Text → Title, header, paragraph, quote, code, lists, and tables.
- Media → Image, carousel, audio, embedded media, file downloads, and video.
- Question → Multiple choice, short answer, matching, sorting, and ranking.
- Interactive → Flashcards, accordion, tabs, process, hot buttons, and conversational AI simulations.

To edit a tile:

Click directly into it to change text or replace media.
Right-click a tile to access the context menu to duplicate, delete, cut, or copy it.
Click and drag a tile by its handle to move it or place it side-by-side with another tile.

📌 Pro Tips:

Keep pages focused. Two or three tiles per page works best for readability, especially on mobile.
You can instantly create a table tile by copying a table from Excel, Google Sheets, or CSV, and pasting it directly onto the canvas!

Bottom Toolbar: Quick Tools

The toolbar at the bottom of the Editor gives you shortcuts for faster building:

Quick Add Icons → Instantly drop in standard Text, Image, or Video tiles.
AI Generators → Launch dedicated AI builders for Scenarios, Editable Videos, and AI Conversations.
+ Tile → Access the full menu of tile types and categories.
AI Assistant → Chat with the AI to rewrite text, draft quizzes, or suggest interactive elements for the current page.

📌 Note: Adding "Custom Code" tiles from the full tile menu requires an Enterprise plan.

Top Menu: Global Controls

At the top-right of the Editor, you’ll find lesson-level controls:

Analytics (📊) → View learner performance data and engagement metrics.
Comments → Leave and review inline feedback with your team.
Version History → Restore past versions of your lesson.
Settings (⚙️) → Control learning parameters, language, and grading options.
Theme (🖌️) → Adjust fonts, colors, and logos for the whole lesson.
Preview (▶) → Open the lesson exactly as learners will see it.
Share → Publish your lesson or export it.
Kebab Menu (⋮) → Extra actions like translating the lesson, managing narration, or duplicating the course.

📌 Pro Tips:

Open the Theme tool early. Setting your logo, fonts, and colors upfront ensures a consistent look across every page.
Preview frequently. A page that looks balanced in the Editor might feel crowded in learner mode. Previewing helps catch formatting issues early.

Collaboration in the Editor

The Editor supports real-time teamwork:

Click the Comments icon in the top right to add notes to a page, a specific tile, or the overall lesson.
See live avatars in the top toolbar to know exactly who is editing alongside you.
Watch live cursors and real-time updates as your teammates build and refine content.

💡 Why it matters: Collaboration inside the Editor eliminates version control headaches. Subject matter experts, instructional designers, and reviewers can work together without passing files back and forth.

Publishing from the Editor

When your lesson is ready, click Share in the top-right corner. From here you can:

Publish a public link for learners.
Send a review link for feedback.
Export as SCORM, PDF, website, or embed code.

👉 For more detail on each method, see Sharing & Publishing

FAQs

Does the Editor autosave my work?
Yes. Every change saves automatically to the cloud as you work.

Can I duplicate a page or tile?
Yes. Right-click a tile or click the ... menu on a page in the Left Sidebar to duplicate it. You can also use Ctrl + D (Windows) or Cmd + D (Mac).

Can I undo edits?
Yes. You can undo and redo actions using standard keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y on Windows, or Cmd + Z and Cmd + Shift + Z on Mac.

Do I have to use the Storyboard before editing?
No. You can start directly in the Editor with a blank canvas, or use AI through the Storyboard, imports, or direct prompts.

Can I save and reuse a theme?
Yes. Themes can be saved in your workspace settings and instantly applied to any future lessons.

Can I save custom page templates? Yes! You can design a perfect page structure, click the ... menu on that page in the Left Sidebar, and select "Create Page Template" to easily reuse that layout later.