What every toolbar icon does
The strip of icons across the top of every Overture screen is the app's main control panel — save status, who you're signed in as, what theme you're in, and every shortcut you'll reach for during a show. Here's what each one does, left to right, and who sees what.
1. Save status pill
The pill on the far left is your autosave signal. Overture saves as you type — this pill tells you whether the save pipeline is healthy. It has four states:
- All saved (green, check) — every edit is committed. Safe to close the tab.
- Saving N… (amber, spinner) — N writes are in flight. Wait a second and they'll resolve to green.
- N failed · Retry (red, warning) — at least one save gave up. Click the pill to retry. If the error mentions a session expiry, you may need to sign in again.
- Offline · N queued (amber, no-wifi) — your browser thinks the network is down and a save has failed. Edits are queued and replay automatically when you reconnect.
The pill is hidden on the New Event form
On the /new route, the green pill stays hidden until your first
save — there's nothing to save yet and a premature "All saved" would be
misleading. Pending and failed states still show everywhere, including
/new, because those are safety signals you always need.
2. Organization switcher
The dropdown shows the active organization with its tiny logo. Click to switch if you belong to more than one org — your dashboard reloads with that org's events. If you only belong to one organization the dropdown still appears, but only your org is listed.
3. Theme switcher — Sun / Monitor / Moon
Three small buttons set the entire app's color mode. Whatever you pick is remembered per browser, so the next time you sign in on the same device you're back in the same theme.
- Sun — Light mode. Bright white canvas, dark text. Best for offices and presentations.
- Monitor — Grey mode. Cooler mid-tone canvas. Easier on the eyes for long editing sessions.
- Moon — Dark mode. Black canvas, light text. The standard pick for the back of house and dim show calls.
The currently active button has a raised, filled background so you can see at a glance which theme you're in. See the FAQ entry on dark mode for side-by-side examples.
4. Help (question mark)
Opens this Help Center — overture.show/help — in a new tab so you don't lose your place in the app. Bookmark it directly if you want a faster path.
5. Support (life ring)
Opens the in-app Support & feedback form. Use it for bug reports, feature requests, or anything you want a human to look at. It emails [email protected] with your account info attached so we can find your data and reply on the same thread.
6. Follow-ups (flag)
Jumps to your global My Follow-ups page — every row you've flagged across every event you can see, sorted by priority. Anyone signed in can use this. The badge count on the flag shows how many open follow-ups need your attention right now.
7. Platform Admin (god account only)
A shield-shaped button that only appears when you're signed in as the platform
god account ([email protected]). It opens
/platform-admin — global user management, promo code creation, and
cross-org tools. If you don't see it, you're not supposed to.
8. Audit log (admin only)
A scroll/clipboard icon, also admin-only. Opens /admin/audit — a
chronological log of who changed what, when. Useful for forensic questions like
"who deleted that session yesterday."
9. Admin health (admin only)
A heart-line icon, also admin-only. Opens /admin/health — live status
of the database, Microsoft Graph email pipeline, and the cron that watches the
bounce queue. Pair it with the
Check Overture version
article when you're triaging a live-event problem.
10. Settings (gear)
A gear icon that opens /settings. Visible to Owners only.
This is where org-level branding (logo, name) and your account preferences live.
Producers, Crew, and Viewers don't see the gear because they can't change those
settings.
11. Sign out
Door-with-arrow icon. Clicking signs you out of this browser only — other devices stay signed in. Hover the icon and you'll see your current email in the tooltip, which is a quick way to double-check who you're logged in as before doing something irreversible.
"Why don't I see all the icons?"
Overture hides icons you can't use. Crew and Viewers don't see the gear. Non-admins don't see the shield, scroll, or heart. If a teammate's toolbar looks different from yours, that's by design — not a bug. See Team roles for the full visibility matrix.
Mobile and narrow windows
On narrow screens, button labels collapse to icon-only and the "Sign out" word disappears — the door icon stays. Everything is still clickable; just hover or long-press to see the tooltip.