Power Bar

The Power Bar is a command palette that provides quick access to navigation, actions, and search across the Slide Console. Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) to open it from anywhere in the application.

The Power Bar command palette

The Power Bar supports three types of commands:

• Navigation: Quickly jump to any page in the console
• Actions: Perform operations like starting backups or creating VMs
• Search: Find agents, devices, and clients

Opening the Power Bar

Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) to open the Power Bar. Press Escape or click outside the modal to close it.

Navigation Commands

Use navigation commands to quickly jump to any section of the Slide Console without using the sidebar menu.

Navigation commands in the Power Bar

Available navigation shortcuts:

Command	Shortcut	Description
Go to Dashboard	G D	Navigate to the main dashboard
Go to Agents	G A	View protected systems
Go to Devices	G V	View Slide Boxes
Go to Snapshots	G S	Browse all snapshots
Go to Restores	G R	View active restores
Go to Alerts	G L	Check system alerts
Go to Networks	G N	Manage virtual networks
Go to Users		Manage user accounts
Go to Clients		View and manage clients
Go to Billing		Access billing information
Go to Audit Logs		Review activity logs
Go to Settings	G ,	Open your settings
Go to Account		View account details
Contact Support		Reach the support team
Open Documentation		Open Slide Docs

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation shortcuts use G as a leader key. Press G followed by the second key to navigate directly without opening the Power Bar.

Action Commands

Action commands let you perform operations directly from the Power Bar without navigating to specific pages first.

Action commands in the Power Bar

Start Backup

Trigger an immediate backup for any protected system. After selecting "Start Backup", choose the agent you want to back up.

Selecting an agent for backup

Create Virtual Machine

Spin up a virtual machine from any snapshot for disaster recovery testing or data access. The Power Bar guides you through:

1. Selecting the agent
2. Choosing a snapshot
3. Confirming VM creation

Creating a virtual machine from a snapshot

Quick Keywords

Type vm, virt, virtual, dr, or disaster to quickly find the Create Virtual Machine action.

Create File Restore

Browse and restore individual files from any snapshot. This creates a file-level restore session where you can download specific files or folders.

Starting a file restore session

Quick Keywords

Type file, files, browse, smb, or restore to quickly find the Create File Restore action.

Create Image Export

Export snapshots to various disk image formats for use with other virtualization platforms.

Exporting a snapshot as a disk image

Supported export formats:

• VHD - Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk
• VHDX - Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk
• VMDK - VMware Virtual Machine Disk
• QCOW2 - QEMU Copy On Write
• Raw - Raw disk image

Start / Stop Virtual Machine

Control running virtual machines directly from the Power Bar.

• Start Virtual Machine: Power on a stopped VM
• Stop Virtual Machine: Shut down a running VM

Starting or stopping a virtual machine

Create User

Add new user accounts with role-based access control.

Creating a new user account

Search

Use search commands to find agents, devices, and clients across your organization.

Searching for agents in the Power Bar

Search results are fuzzy-matched, so partial names and slight misspellings will still find results.

Category Filters

Filter Power Bar results by category using the tabs at the top or keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut	Category
Cmd/Ctrl + 0	All
Cmd/Ctrl + 1	Actions
Cmd/Ctrl + 2	Navigate
Cmd/Ctrl + 3	Search

You can also press Tab to cycle forward through categories or Shift+Tab to cycle backward.

Filtering by command category

Agent Context Actions

When browsing agents in search results, press the right arrow key (→) on any agent to see quick actions available for that specific agent:

• Create Virtual Machine
• Create File Restore
• Create Image Export
• Start Backup

Quick actions for a selected agent

Keyboard Shortcut Reference

Key	Action
Cmd/Ctrl + K	Open/close Power Bar
↑ / ↓	Navigate results
Enter	Select item or execute command
→	Show agent context actions
Tab	Next category filter
Shift + Tab	Previous category filter
Escape	Close or go back
Backspace	Go back (when search is empty)
Cmd/Ctrl + 0-3	Quick filter by category
Shift + Enter	Advanced options (Image Export)