diff --git a/demo/user-guide.md b/demo/user-guide.md
index 6a8c6d6..60be946 100644
--- a/demo/user-guide.md
+++ b/demo/user-guide.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ combine multiple solids to form the part you desire
 
 uplaod your design to a 3d printer
 
+navigation tips
+
 
 
 General Workflow for part creation
diff --git a/src/react/carousel.jsx b/src/react/carousel.jsx
index c6e8a37..a07f646 100644
--- a/src/react/carousel.jsx
+++ b/src/react/carousel.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer, useRef } from 'react';
 
+import { MdArrowBack, MdArrowForward } from 'react-icons/md'
 
 export function throttle(callback, limit) {
   let handler = null;                      // Initially, we're not waiting
@@ -26,101 +27,97 @@ const transTime = 200
 
 const elastic = `transform ${transTime}ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.0, 0.2, 1)`;
 
+function reducer(state, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'set-rect':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        rect: action.rect
+      };
+    case 'resize':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        rect: action.rect,
+        dragLeft: state.pg * action.rect.width,
+        dragging: true
+      };
+    case 'move':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        pg: state.pg + action.del,
+        dragging: false
+      };
+    case 'drag-start':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        dragLeft: state.pg * state.rect.width,
+        dragging: true
+      };
+    case 'drag':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        dragLeft: state.dragLeft - action.move
+      };
+    case 'drag-end':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        pg: Math.round(state.dragLeft / state.rect.width),
+        dragging: false
+      };
+    default:
+      console.log('wtf')
+      console.error(action)
+  }
+}
 
 export const Carousel = () => {
   const arr = [1, 2, 3]
 
-
   const ref = useRef(null)
-  const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false)
-
-  // const dragging = useRef(false)
-  const [rect, setRect] = useState({})
-  const [pg, setPg] = useState(0)
-  const [dragLeft, setDragLeft] = useState(0)
-
-
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, { rect: {}, pg: 0, dragLeft: 0, dragging: false })
 
 
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setRect(ref.current.getBoundingClientRect())
+    dispatch({ type: 'set-rect', rect: ref.current.getBoundingClientRect() })
   }, [ref])
 
 
   const updateSize = useCallback(
     debounce(
-    // throttle(
       () => {
-        setRect(ref.current.getBoundingClientRect())
+        dispatch({ type: 'resize', rect: ref.current.getBoundingClientRect() })
       }
       , 200
     )
     , []
   )
 
-  // const updateSize = () => setRect(ref.current.getBoundingClientRect())
-
- 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // dragging.current = false
-    // console.log(dragging)
-    // setDragLeft(pg * rect.width)
-    // setDragging(false)
-  }, [rect])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     window.addEventListener('resize', updateSize)
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', updateSize)
   }, [])
 
 
   return <>
-    <div
-      className='select-none'
-      onClick={
-        () => setPg(pg + 1)
-      }>1</div>
-    <div
-      className='select-none'
-      onClick={
-        () => setPg(pg - 1)
-      }
-    >2</div>
-    <div
+
+
+    <div className='bg-transparent h-full w-full'
       ref={ref}
-      className='relative overflow-visible bg-gray-200 h-full w-full'
     >
-      {rect.width &&
-        <div
-          className='absolute overflow-visible bg-green-400'
+      {state.rect.width &&
+        <div className='absolute top-0 overflow-visible bg-green-400 h-full'
 
-          onMouseDown={() => {
-            setDragging(true)
-            // dragging.current = true
-            setDragLeft(pg * rect.width)
-          }}
-
-          onMouseMove={(e) => {
-            if (e.buttons != 1) return
-            setDragLeft(state => state + e.movementX)
-          }}
-
-          onMouseUp={(e) => {
-            // dragging.current = false
-            setPg(Math.round(dragLeft / rect.width))
-            setDragging(false)
-          }}
+          onMouseDown={() => dispatch({ type: 'drag-start' })}
+          onMouseMove={(e) => e.buttons == 1 && dispatch({ type: 'drag', move: e.movementX })}
+          onMouseUp={() => dispatch({ type: 'drag-end' })}
 
           style={{
-            height: '80%',
-            width: 1 * rect.width,
-            top: 0,
-            // left: dragging ? dragLeft : pg * rect.width,
-            left: 0,
-            transform: `translateX(${dragging ? dragLeft : pg * rect.width}px)`,
-            transition: dragging ? null : elastic
-          }}>
+            width: 1 * state.rect.width,
+            transform: `translateX(${state.dragging ? -state.dragLeft : -state.pg * state.rect.width}px)`,
+            transition: state.dragging ? null : elastic
+          }}
+        >
           {
             arr.map((e, idx) => {
 
@@ -132,6 +129,24 @@ export const Carousel = () => {
         </div>
       }
     </div>
+
+    <div className='select-none absolute w-12 h-12 top-0 bottom-0 my-auto -left-24 fill-current bg-gray-100 rounded-full'
+      onClick={() => dispatch({ type: "move", del: -1 })}
+    >
+      <MdArrowBack className="w-full h-full text-gray-700 p-3" />
+    </div>
+    <div className='select-none absolute w-12 h-12 top-0 bottom-0 my-auto -right-24 fill-current bg-gray-100 rounded-full'
+      onClick={() => dispatch({ type: "move", del: 1 })}
+    >
+      <MdArrowForward className="w-full h-full text-gray-700 p-3" />
+    </div>
+
+    <div className="flex w-full -bottom-8 absolute flex justify-center items-center">
+      {arr.map((ele, idx) => (
+        <div key={idx} className={`h-2 w-2 mx-1 rounded-full ${idx == state.pg ? 'bg-gray-50' : 'bg-gray-500'}`}></div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+
   </>
 
 }
diff --git a/src/react/help.jsx b/src/react/help.jsx
index 7a4ee6b..be5182e 100644
--- a/src/react/help.jsx
+++ b/src/react/help.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 
-import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer, useRef } from 'react';
 
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux'
 
-import { MdCancel, MdClose, MdHelpOutline } from 'react-icons/md'
+import { MdCancel, MdArrowBack, MdArrowForward } from 'react-icons/md'
 
 import { Carousel } from './carousel'
 
@@ -34,54 +35,162 @@ const exportTS = [
   10, 'result',
 ]
 
+function debounce(callback, delay) {
+  let handler = null;
+  return (...args) => {
+    clearTimeout(handler);
+    handler = setTimeout(() => callback(...args), delay);
+  }
+}
 
+function reducer(state, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'resize':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        rect: window.innerHeight * 0.6,
+        dragLeft: state.pg * window.innerHeight * 0.6,
+        dragging: true
+      };
+    case 'move':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        pg: state.pg + action.del,
+        dragging: false
+      };
+    case 'drag-start':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        dragLeft: state.pg * state.rect,
+        dragging: true
+      };
+    case 'drag':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        dragLeft: state.dragLeft - action.move
+      };
+    case 'drag-end':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        pg: Math.round(state.dragLeft / state.rect),
+        dragging: false
+      };
+    default:
+      console.error(action)
+    // throw new Error();
+  }
+}
 
+const transTime = 200
+
+const elastic = `transform ${transTime}ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.0, 0.2, 1)`;
 
 export const Help = () => {
+
+  const dispatch = useDispatch()
+  const status = useSelector(state => state.ui.help)
+
   const handleClick = (e) => {
-    /*
-      this handles inside click as well due to bubbling, 
-      sets the open/close state of drop down
-    */
-    !e.composedPath().includes(ref.current) && dispatch({ type: 'set-help', status: false })
+    if (!e.composedPath().includes(ref.current)
+    ) {
+      e.stopPropagation() // prevents mouse from immediately clicking nav button if over it
+      dispatch({ type: 'set-help', status: false })
 
+    }
   }
-  const handleTimeUpdate = (e) => {
-
-  }
-
-  const ref = useRef()
-  const vidRef = useRef()
-
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!status) return
+
     document.addEventListener( // handles click outside buttona & dropdown
-      'pointerdown',
+      'click',
       handleClick
       ,
       { capture: true } // capture phase to allow for stopPropogation on others
     )
 
-    return () => document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', handleClick)
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('click', handleClick, { capture: true }) // important to include options if it was specified
+    }
 
+  }, [status])
+
+
+
+  const arr = [1, 2, 3]
+
+  const ref = useRef(null)
+  const [state, carouselDispatch] = useReducer(reducer, { rect: window.innerHeight * 0.6, pg: 0, dragLeft: 0, dragging: false })
+
+
+
+
+
+  const updateSize = useCallback(
+    debounce(
+      () => {
+        carouselDispatch({ type: 'resize' })
+      }
+      , 200
+    )
+    , []
+  )
+
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updateSize)
   }, [])
 
-  const dispatch = useDispatch()
-  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
-
-  const status = useSelector(state => state.ui.help)
-
-
   if (status) {
-    return <div className="absolute w-1/5 h-1/5 left-0 top-0 right-0 bottom-0 m-auto bg-green-200
+    return <div className="absolute h-3/5 left-0 top-0 right-0 bottom-0 m-auto bg-transparent
     flex flex-col items-center
     "
-      // return <div className="absolute w-full h-full bg-green-200"
-      // onClick={handleInsideClick}
+      style={{
+        width: 1 * state.rect,
+      }}
       ref={ref}
     >
-      <MdCancel className="btn-green absolute h-7 w-auto right-4 top-4"/>
-      <Carousel />
+      <div className='absolute top-0 overflow-visible bg-green-400 h-full'
+
+        onMouseDown={() => carouselDispatch({ type: 'drag-start' })}
+        onMouseMove={(e) => e.buttons == 1 && carouselDispatch({ type: 'drag', move: e.movementX })}
+        onMouseUp={() => carouselDispatch({ type: 'drag-end' })}
+
+        style={{
+          width: 1 * state.rect,
+          transform: `translateX(${state.dragging ? -state.dragLeft : -state.pg * state.rect}px)`,
+          transition: state.dragging ? null : elastic
+        }}
+      >
+        {
+          arr.map((e, idx) => {
+
+            return <div key={idx} style={{}}>
+              hi {e}
+            </div>
+          })
+        }
+      </div>
+
+      <div className='select-none absolute w-12 h-12 top-0 bottom-0 my-auto -left-24 fill-current bg-gray-100 rounded-full'
+        onClick={() => carouselDispatch({ type: "move", del: -1 })}
+      >
+        <MdArrowBack className="w-full h-full text-gray-700 p-3" />
+      </div>
+      <div className='select-none absolute w-12 h-12 top-0 bottom-0 my-auto -right-24 fill-current bg-gray-100 rounded-full'
+        onClick={() => carouselDispatch({ type: "move", del: 1 })}
+      >
+        <MdArrowForward className="w-full h-full text-gray-700 p-3" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex w-full -bottom-8 absolute flex justify-center items-center">
+        {arr.map((ele, idx) => (
+          <div key={idx} className={`h-2 w-2 mx-1 rounded-full ${idx == state.pg ? 'bg-gray-50' : 'bg-gray-500'}`}></div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      <MdCancel className="btn-green absolute h-7 w-auto right-4 top-4"
+        onClick={() => dispatch({ type: 'set-help', status: false })}
+      />
     </div >
   } else {
     return null
diff --git a/src/react/navBar.jsx b/src/react/navBar.jsx
index 2d6e455..0ab5eba 100644
--- a/src/react/navBar.jsx
+++ b/src/react/navBar.jsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const NavBar = () => {
   const modified = useSelector(state => state.ui.modified)
   const fileName = useSelector(state => state.ui.fileName)
   const mode = useSelector(state => state.ui.mode)
+  const help = useSelector(state => state.ui.help)
 
   const boolOp = (code) => {
     if (sce.selected.length != 2 || !sce.selected.every(e => e.userData.type == 'mesh')) {
@@ -194,7 +195,10 @@ export const NavBar = () => {
       }
     </div>
     <div className='w-auto h-full flex-1 items-center justify-end flex-shrink-1 hidden md:flex'>
-      <MdHelpOutline className="btn-green w-auto h-full p-3" onClick={()=>dispatch({type:'set-help', status:true})}/>
+      <MdHelpOutline className="btn-green w-auto h-full p-3" onClick={() => {
+        dispatch({ type: 'set-help', status: true })
+      }
+      } />
       <a href='https://github.com/twpride/three.cad' className='h-full w=auto'>
         <FaGithub className="btn-green w-auto h-full p-3.5"></FaGithub>
       </a>
diff --git a/src/react/reducer.js b/src/react/reducer.js
index aeb1562..57eb7cf 100644
--- a/src/react/reducer.js
+++ b/src/react/reducer.js
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ export function ui(state = defaultUIState, action) {
       return update(state, {
         help: { $set: action.status }
       })
+    case 'toggle-help':
+      return update(state, {
+        help: { $set: !state.help }
+      })
 
     default:
       return state