# Notenik 18.8.3 Available for Beta Testing on April 9th, 2026
**URL:** https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829
**Category:** Beta Versions
**Created:** [April 9, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829 "2026-04-09T20:08:13Z")
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/1 "2026-04-09T20:08:13Z")
This beta updates the embedded Knowledge Base to contain info about the new Image Layout field, and updates the Presentation Starter Pack to demonstrate use of the new field.
This beta version is no longer available. Look for a [later beta release](https://discourse.notenik.app/c/beta-versions/17) or the most recent [Mac App Store release](https://discourse.notenik.app/c/announcements/6).
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### Author:  [@Malcolm](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/Malcolm)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/2 "2026-04-10T00:19:23Z")
This is terrific. I have two immediate suggestions.
1. The presentation pack has “Enable Local file Reference” checked by default. That way it just works.
2. The links in the footer include “Back” links. It’s very common for audience questions to refer to earlier slides.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/3 "2026-04-10T17:03:15Z")
Great! Glad to hear these new features are proving interesting/useful. Thanks for the feedback!
1. Good suggestion! The next beta/release will contain this improvement.
2. I’m a bit reluctant to add a Back link to the slide itself, partly because I don’t know how to add it without creating a feeling of visual clutter, and partly because there are other ways to go back: the Up arrow will take you back, if actually presenting from within Notenik; also the left arrow in the Notenik toolbar will take you back; and, if you have used the export option and are presenting from a web browser, the left arrow key will take you back.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/4 "2026-04-11T19:26:56Z")
The [latest beta](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-5-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-11th-2026/831) should now fix the problem of having the “Enable Local file Reference” checked by default for the Presentation Starter Pack.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/5 "2026-04-13T22:07:41Z")
Well, I’ve come around to having some additional navigation links in presentation mode.
See the [latest beta](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-6-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-13th-2026/833).
I’ve put three symbols all the way to the right side (i.e., the end) of the horizontal rule separating the title from the body. I’ve got a down arrow (to take you to the next slide), an up arrow (to go back to the previous slide), and a home symbol (to take you back to the first slide).
The placement and the styling seem to make these suitably inconspicuous (so they don’t visually compete with your presentation materials), yet consistently available in the same location on every slide.
Let me know how this works for you!
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### Author:  [@Malcolm](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/Malcolm)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/6 "2026-04-14T02:07:14Z")
Nice. I like it.
Are there variable slugs associated with the links or is that an exercise for the reader?
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/7 "2026-04-14T18:46:23Z")
Let me see what I can do about variable slugs.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-9th-2026/829/8 "2026-04-15T16:41:08Z")
See the [latest beta](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-18-8-7-available-for-beta-testing-on-april-15th-2026/834) for a new, general-purpose `nav` slug.
And here’s an example of how it might be used to recreate the new navigation layout in presentation mode.
```auto
```