# Finding your channels and shows — and what the editor can do > Where channels and shows live in ChannelOS, how to open and edit them, and a full tour of the slide editor: canvas, toolbar, elements, Pexels media, background removal and keyboard shortcuts. Source: https://channelos.tv/blog/finding-your-work-and-the-editor Published: 2026-06-24 Updated: 2026-07-28 Category: Guide Author: The ChannelOS team **Channels live at /channels and shows at /shows; click a show to open the full-screen editor, where a fixed per-type toolbar, a tool rail (Text, Elements, Photos, Video, AI) and shared keyboard shortcuts let you drag, resize, rotate, group, add free Pexels media, remove backgrounds and undo/redo.** --- The moment that decides whether a screen stays current is small and unglamorous: a price changed, you are behind the counter, and you have about ninety seconds before the next customer. If finding the right show takes longer than fixing it, the fix does not happen, and the wrong number stays on the wall for a fortnight. Once you've built a few things, the two questions are always *where is it* and *how do I change it*. ChannelOS keeps that simple: **shows** are your content, **channels** are how content airs. Here's where each lives and what the editor gives you. ## Channels — the broadcast timelines Open **Channels** (`/channels`). Each channel is a row showing its **status** (*On air* / *Takeover*), the **show airing now**, its **aspect** and a **live screen count**. Click a channel to open its detail page (`/channels/{id}`), where the **full-day timeline** shows the day's schedule, the airing-now banner names the current show, and you can schedule, drag and resize program blocks. ## Shows — your slide-shows Open **Shows** (`/shows`). It's a grid of cards: a **slide thumbnail**, the **show name**, a **source badge** (AI / Manual / Template), slide count and aspect. Filter by **All / AI / Manual / Templates**, or hit **New show** to make another. ## Opening the editor Click a show card (or its **Edit** item) and you drop into the **full-screen editor** at `/shows/{id}/edit`: a top bar with the show name, undo/redo, save and **Publish**; a tool rail on the left; the **canvas** in the center; and a **fixed toolbar** that changes with whatever you've selected. ## The canvas — direct manipulation Click an element to select it; transform handles appear. **Drag** the body to move, **corner handles** to resize, the **top handle** to rotate. Arrow keys nudge **1px**, **Shift+Arrow** moves **10px**. **⌘-click** adds to a selection, and **⌘G** groups several elements into one transformable unit (baked geometry — the player stays group-blind, so what you build is exactly what airs). ## The toolbar — contextual by type The toolbar is fixed and shows controls for *what's selected*: - **Text** — font, size, bold/italic/underline, alignment, text and highlight color. - **Image** — fit, corner radius, filters, overlay, border, shadow. - **Video** — trim window, mute, loop, plus the same styling controls. - **Multiple items** — align (left/center/right, top/middle/bottom), distribute, and **Group**. - **Nothing selected** — the **slide** itself: **Duration** (seconds) and **Transition** (fade / slide / none). ## The tool rail — adding things Down the left side: - **Text** — presets: *Add a heading*, *Add a subheading*, *Add body text*, *Add a caption*. Double-click any text to edit inline with full rich text (bold, italic, underline, lists, color, highlight, font, size). - **Elements** — shapes and live widgets. - **Photos** — drag-and-drop **upload**, your previous uploads, and a **free Pexels** photo feed pre-seeded to your brand. Click or drag a tile onto the canvas. - **Video** — the same, for **free Pexels** clips. - **AI** — *Rewrite this slide* or *Add a slide* from a prompt, with a live progress thread. **Background removal** is built in: drop an image and turn it into a clean transparent cutout, no external tool. ## Keyboard shortcuts — one registry, every surface Every chord is defined once and surfaced in a **⌘ / Ctrl** help overlay (the floating button, bottom-right), so the help and the behavior never drift. `mod` is ⌘ on macOS, Ctrl on Windows/Linux, and shortcuts pause while you're typing in a field. | Action | macOS | Windows / Linux | |---|---|---| | Undo | ⌘Z | Ctrl+Z | | Redo | ⌘⇧Z / ⌘Y | Ctrl+Y | | Copy | ⌘C | Ctrl+C | | Cut | ⌘X | Ctrl+X | | Paste at pointer | ⌘V | Ctrl+V | | Duplicate | ⌘D | Ctrl+D | | Delete | Del / ⌫ | Del / ⌫ | | Select all | ⌘A | Ctrl+A | | Deselect | Esc | Esc | | Group | ⌘G | Ctrl+G | | Ungroup | ⌘⇧G | Ctrl+Shift+G | | Bring forward / back | ⌘] / ⌘[ | Ctrl+] / Ctrl+[ | **Copy/paste drops at the pointer** (clamped to the canvas), so duplicating an element lands it where you're looking, not stacked on the original. ## Managing slides In the slide panel, click a thumbnail to open it, **duplicate** or **delete** from hover or the right-click menu, **rename** in place, and **drag to reorder**. Add a slide directly, or generate one from a prompt in the **AI** tool. ## The thread that ties it together Find it in **Shows** or **Channels**, open it, change it — and because a screen's content is *derived* from the show and the schedule, your edits reach every tuned screen in real time. No re-publish, no device sync. Edit once; it airs everywhere. Worth timing yourself once: from unlocking your phone to the corrected price being live on the TV. Under a minute and the screen will stay current for years. Over five and it will be stale by next month, whatever you intend today. ## Frequently asked questions ### Where do I find shows versus channels? Shows are at /shows — a grid of every slide-show with thumbnails, source badges and filters. Channels are at /channels — the broadcast timelines your screens tune into, each with its schedule and live screen count. They're separate sections because a show is content and a channel is the plan that airs it. ### How do I start editing a show? Open Shows, click a show card (or its Edit menu item), and you land in the full-screen editor at /shows/{id}/edit. From there click any slide to open it and any element to select and transform it. ### Are the keyboard shortcuts the same everywhere? Yes — that's the rule. Every chord is registered in one shared registry that drives both the keydown handler and the help overlay, so what you press and what the help shows can never drift. Undo is ⌘Z, Redo ⌘⇧Z/⌘Y, Duplicate ⌘D, Delete Del/⌫, Group ⌘G. ### Does the editor cost credits? Editing itself is free. Pexels photos and videos are free stock. Costs only appear when you generate AI imagery per slide — that's opt-in via the brand kit's media source or the New show imagery setting.