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 name & logo
The chip shows your active organization with its tiny logo — a quick visual reminder of whose Overture you're inside. Every paid Overture account belongs to exactly one organization, so this is a label, not a switcher: clicking it stays put.
Owners can click the chip to open a small menu with Edit company info, where you change the org name and logo. Producers, Crew, and Viewers see the chip but the menu doesn't open — the chip is just a label for them. See Change your organization logo for the full walkthrough.
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. 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.
Owner-only menu on the org chip
Only Owners can open the menu on the organization chip (item 2) to edit the company name and logo. Producers, Crew, and Viewers see the chip but it doesn't open a menu for them — it's just a label. See Administrator vs Producer vs Crew vs Viewer for the full role reference.
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.