AVS Cover Editor has a simple and user-friendly interface. Its Main Window consists of the following areas:

• Main Menu - is used to get access to all the main functions and features of the program.

• Top Toolbar - is used to get quick access to the basic features, such as work with projects, copy-paste functions, zoom, etc.

• Side Toolbar - is used to quickly select the main editing tools.

• Presets List - is used to let the user select the existing and saved presets.

• Editing Area - is used to apply different tools and effects and preview the result.

• Layers Area - is used to view the list of the applied layers and adjust the selected layer settings.

The Main Menu lets the user select all the main actions to be done with the AVS Cover Editor program and consists of the following items:

Top Toolbar is used to get quick access to the basic features, such as work with projects, copy-paste functions, zoom, etc. It has the following buttons:

Button	Caption	Description
	Create new project	Start a new AVS Cover Editor project.
	Save current project	Save the currently edited AVS Cover Editor project.
	Open project	Open an existing or previously saved AVS Cover Editor project.
	Print	Print the created disc and box artwork using a printer connected to the personal computer.
	Undo	Undo the last editing action. The depth of the undo action can be selected pressing the down-arrow symbol on the right side of the button.
	Redo	Redo the last editing action that has been undone. The depth of the redo action can be selected pressing the down-arrow symbol on the right side of the button.
	Copy layer	Copy the selected layer to the clipboard, so that you could paste it later.
	Paste layer	Paste the previously copied layer from the clipboard to the Editing Area.
	Cut layer	Cut the selected from the Editing Area to the clipboard. It will be removed from the Editing Area but added to the clipboard. You will be able to paste it later to the Editing Area.
	Remove layer	Delete the selected area from the Editing Area.
	Zoom	Change the zoom scale of the image in the Editing Area to the selected view. The scale can be selected from the drop-down box ranging from 25% to 400%.
	Zoom in	Zoom in the image in the Editing Area.
	Zoom out	Zoom out the image in the Editing Area.

The Side Toolbar is used to add different shapes and effects to the created cover image and has the following buttons:

The subitems are opened when you press with the mouse button one of the items and hold down the mouse button for a couple of seconds.

Button	Description
Selection tool	This tools is used to select the layers in the Editing Area so that you could edit them.
Line tool	This tool is used to draw different types of lines and has the following subitems:
		- Use this option to draw straight lines with no angles or bends.
		- Use this option to draw lines with angles and bends. As many turns and bends as needed can be added to the line after it is drawn.
Rectangle tool	This tools is used to draw rectangles and polygon shapes and has the following subitems:
		- Use this option to draw rectangles of various sizes.
		- Use this option to draw different types of polygons. As many angles as needed can be added to the polygon after it is drawn.
Circle tool	This tools is used to draw circles and circle-like shapes and has the following subitems:
		- Use this option to draw circles of different sizes.
		- Use this option to draw ellipses of different sizes elongated in the vertical or horizontal planes.
		- Use this option to draw parts of circumference of different sizes and completeness.
		- Use this option to draw pie-like shapes of different sizes and completeness.
Text tool	This tools is used to add text to your created image and has the following subitems:
		- Use this option to add common text to your created image.
		- Use this option to add rounded text to your image.
Image tool	This tools is used to add different images to your project. You can select any previously saved image on your computer hard disk drive.
Fill tool	This tools is used to select the filling of the selected layer and has the following subitems:
		- Use this option to fill the layer with a selected solid color.
		- Use this option to fill the layer with a gradient of two selected colors.
		- Use this option to fill the layer with a texture taken from an image file. It can be selected from the preset list or loaded from any image file on your computer hard disk drive.
		- Use this option to fill the layer with a hatch composed of two selected colors.

AVS Cover Editor comes with a number of presets for your convenience. You can use them for your projects, change them to fit your design, or you can create new presets and save them for future use.

To select the preset from the Presets List, you need to double-click it with the mouse or drag it with the mouse cursor to the Editing Area. After that you can edit the selected preset according to your wish and taste.

You can save the currently edited project as a preset. To do that select Save as preset from the Main Menu, choose a name for your new preset and save it on your hard disk drive. It will be saved to the Presets folder of the AVS Cover Editor program and have *.cpr file extension. After that it will become available from the Presets List where all the existing presets are listed alphabetically.

All the tools used to edit the covers and labels form layers in the Editing Area. You can manage these layers, changing their position in relation to each other, adding or deleting layers and adjusting their transparency. See the Organizing Layers section to find out how to do all that. The Layers Area contains the information about all the layers used in the current project in the Layers List in the upper part of the Layers Area. When you click a shape in the Editing Area, the respective layer will be highlighted in the Layers List and vice versa, when you click one of the layers in the list, the shape that corresponds to it in the Editing Area will be selected. This is very useful especially when you try to edit layers placed underneath other layers. You can also copy, paste, cut and remove the selected areas, and move them forward and backwards in the Editing Area. See the appropriate section for more detail on how to do that. In the lower part of the Layers Area the Layers Settings can be viewed and changed. For each shape in the Editing Area Pen and Brush Transparency settings are available. Some of the layers have additional parameters that can be changed. See the Editing sections for more details on how to change settings of different layers.