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README.md

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-[Work in Progress]
-
 # Idyll Studio
 
-Sketches towards an integrated dynamic publishing application.
+Toward an integrated interactive publishing engine.
 
 # USAGE GUIDE
 See [USER_GUIDE.md](./USER_GUIDE.md)
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 See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
-## Mockup
-
-_Note: The mocks are slightly out of date, as we now use tabs in the sidebar rather than listing variables components and datasets all in one view_
-
-**Overview**
-
-![Overview](./mocks/Overview.png)
-
-**Annotations**
-![Annotations](./mocks/Annotations.png)
-
-**Text 1**
-![Text](./mocks/text-edit-selection.png)
-
-**Text 2**
-![Text](./mocks/text-edit-inline.png)
-
-**Adding component 1**
-![Component](./mocks/component-add-inline.png)
-
-**Adding component 2**
-![Component](./mocks/component-add.png)
-
-**Custom component**
-![Custom](./mocks/custom-component-select.png)
-
-**Selecting a component**
-![Component](./mocks/component-select.png)
-
-**Component hover**
-![Component](./mocks/component-hover.png)

USER_GUIDE.md

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 *...install it?* 
 
-Clone the repo and install the dependencies. [More details.](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
+To install the latest release, navigate to the [releases](https://github.com/idyll-lang/idyll-studio/releases) page, and install the application for your operating system. If you are on a Mac, choose the one with "darwin" in the name. Currently Mac, Windows, and Linux (.deb and .rpm) are supported. 
+
+If you wish to install from source, clone the repo and install the dependencies. [More details](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 *...run it?* 
 
-Run `yarn start` (or `npm start`).
+Click the app icon to start the application. 
+
+If you are using the command line version, run `yarn start` (or `npm start`).
 
 
 *...make a new project?* 
 
-At this point you can't. You have to use the command line [idyll](https://github.com/idyll-lang/idyll) tool to generate one, and then load it via this project.
+From the app home screen, choose "create new project." If you have an existing project open already, choose "File -> New" from the application menu. 
 
 *...load a project?* 
 
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 Navigate to the `Component` panel. Drag and drop a component onto the article. A black rectangle will appear when it is in a valid location. [<span color="red">Not all components function in thir default configuration currently.</span>]
 
-*...modify a component's property?* 
-
-Click the component's properties button. Click the property. Use the text input field to change the property. [<span color="red">Bug in the current release.</span>]
-
-*...add a property to a component?* 
+*...modify a component's properties?* 
 
-Use code button to modify the Idyll code representing the component direction. Edit the idyll markup. Click the code button again for the change to take effect.
+Click the component's properties button (gear icon). Click the property. Use the text input field to change the property.
 
 *...create a variable?*