# I can't find a feature

> Where the things writers most often ask about live, why a control may be hidden, and the two searches that find anything in the app.

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- [Symptom](https://www.inkwell.software/help/troubleshooting/i-cant-find-a-feature#section-symptom)
- [Try the two searches first](https://www.inkwell.software/help/troubleshooting/i-cant-find-a-feature#section-try-the-two-searches-first)
- [Where common things live](https://www.inkwell.software/help/troubleshooting/i-cant-find-a-feature#section-where-common-things-live)
- [Why a control may be hidden](https://www.inkwell.software/help/troubleshooting/i-cant-find-a-feature#section-why-a-control-may-be-hidden)
- [Still nowhere](https://www.inkwell.software/help/troubleshooting/i-cant-find-a-feature#section-still-nowhere)

## Symptom

You know Plot does something — you read it here, or a collaborator showed you — and you cannot find the control for it.

## Try the two searches first

- **The command palette.** Press `⌘K` / `Ctrl+K` and type the thing: "draft line", "export", "focus", the skill's name, or a how-do-I question. Commands, skills, settings, and help articles are all in the list.
- **The help center.** The Help menu in the app header, or the search on the [help center](https://www.inkwell.software/help) hub, finds the article and the article links to the control.

## Where common things live

| Looking for                                  | Where it is                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Save points, draft lines, compare, restore   | The **History** tab in the right sidebar                                                               |
| Skills and their results                     | The **Skills** tab, or `⌘/` / `Ctrl+/` on the page                                                     |
| The Dramaturg and Agent Mode                 | The **Chat** tab; the mode selector — Auto, Ask, Plan, Agent — is in the bottom row of the message box |
| Sticky notes                                 | The **Notes** tab                                                                                      |
| Reader comments from a share link            | The **Feedback** tab                                                                                   |
| Every character, with line counts            | The **Cast** tab                                                                                       |
| Takes                                        | The takes section inside the draft-line switcher above the page, for the scene the cursor is in        |
| Revision colors, breakdowns, day-out-of-days | The **Production** menu in the toolbar — Pro and above                                                 |
| Import, export, title page                   | The **Import / Export** menu in the toolbar                                                            |
| Your API key, model choice                   | Settings → **AI & keys**                                                                               |
| Theme, palette, editor size                  | Settings → **Look & feel** and **Editor**                                                              |

## Why a control may be hidden

- **Both sidebars are closed.** `⌘\` / `Ctrl+\` and `⌘⇧\` / `Ctrl+Shift+\` bring them back; focus mode hides them on purpose — `⌘⇧.` / `Ctrl+Shift+.` leaves it.
- **The feature needs a paid plan.** Production tools are Pro and above, FDX export is Writer and above, and the control says so where it would appear. [Plans and quotas](https://www.inkwell.software/help/account/plans-and-quotas) lists what each plan includes.
- **You are a viewer or commenter.** Editing controls are not shown on a project where your role cannot edit. The project's owner can change your role — see [Invite people](https://www.inkwell.software/help/sharing/members-and-roles).
- **It is a Canvas feature, and this is a Plot project** — or the other way round. Blocks are Canvas; elements are Plot.

## Still nowhere

If the feature is described on this site and absent in the app, tell us from the article's footer — the **Send feedback** action opens the app with the article already attached, and we answer those.

## What next

- [Find your way around the editor](https://www.inkwell.software/help/getting-started/find-your-way-around): What the two sidebars hold, what the command palette can reach, and the handful of shortcuts that open and close each panel.
- [Settings reference](https://www.inkwell.software/help/reference/settings): Every section of Settings, what it holds, and a link that opens it in Plot.
- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://www.inkwell.software/help/reference/keyboard-shortcuts): Every shortcut in Plot, for macOS and for Windows and Linux, grouped by what it does.

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Canonical page: <https://www.inkwell.software/help/troubleshooting/i-cant-find-a-feature>
