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title: "Set up the CX Composer"
slug: "set-up-the-cx-composer"
updated: 2024-06-13T14:31:06Z
published: 2024-06-13T14:31:06Z
canonical: "support.dise.com/set-up-the-cx-composer"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Set up the CX Composer

## Install the CX Composer

1. [Download](/docs/downloads) the Composer.
2. Run the exe and follow the prompts to install.

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## Connect the CX Composer to the CX Portal

See this guide on how to connect the CX Composer to the CX Portal.

[Connect Composer to CX Portal](/docs/connect-composer-to-cx-portal)

Request connection authentication credentials from Dise support.

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## Navigate the CX Composer

Click the 'Home' tab in the top left. This is the main editing area used to add and edit content objects.

### Objects

Select an object from the 'Objects' pane to drag into the main canvas. Choose from a range of objects including video, image and text:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/image-1691756972552.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A39%3A02Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A39%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=qDLA1BSZTQBK1DcwZ1p%2BMlJor2aRimr6JZzIc6u6D7g%3D)

### Menu Bar

The menu bar will change depending which tab is selected. There are multiple options including save, open, preview, sizing and colors:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/image-1691756987163.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A39%3A02Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A39%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=qDLA1BSZTQBK1DcwZ1p%2BMlJor2aRimr6JZzIc6u6D7g%3D)

### Object Properties

Multiple options can be changed from the 'Object Properties' panel including object name, positioning, sizing, rotation, colors:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/image-1691757002887.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A39%3A02Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A39%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=qDLA1BSZTQBK1DcwZ1p%2BMlJor2aRimr6JZzIc6u6D7g%3D)

### Timeline and Scenes

Visualize the start and end times of all objects in the current scene via the 'Timeline' tab and manage scenes via the 'Scenes' tab:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/image-1691757024925.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A39%3A02Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A39%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=qDLA1BSZTQBK1DcwZ1p%2BMlJor2aRimr6JZzIc6u6D7g%3D)

## Related

- [Object Overview](/object-overview.md)
- [Navigate the Menu Bar](/navigate-the-menu-bar.md)
- [Object Properties](/object-properties.md)
- [Understand the Timeline](/understand-the-timeline.md)
- [Scenes](/scenes.md)
- [Downloads](/downloads.md)
- [CX Composer](/cx-composer-release.md)