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Interface Tour

The mobile app is organized around the book path, plus Account. Once you know the destinations, the rest of the docs feel obvious. Concepts map: The Path for Your Book.

The book path (tabs)​

At the bottom of the phone (or in a sidebar on iPad / large tablets):

  • Home: shelf, continue writing, create or open a book.
  • Research: Robin research chat and Story Hub for the active book.
  • Write: opens the manuscript (full-screen immersion while drafting).
  • Edit: proofing for a chapter or the whole book.
  • Publish: export, Reader, beta sharing (Finish / Beta / Later segments).
  • Account: your profile, workspace, preferences, progress and Ink, Data & sync (with Trash), subscription, notifications, and sign out. It sits after Publish and is not a step of the book path.

Switch the active book with the book selector near the top of Home (and other destinations that need a book).

Write (immersive drafting)​

Tap Write (or a book on Home). The manuscript opens full-screen:

  • Back arrow at the top-left returns you to Home.
  • Chapter title at the top. Tap it to open the Chapters list and switch chapters.
  • Formatting bar above the keyboard: Body (headings and blockquote), List, Ask Robin, Support, Undo, Redo. Select text for bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough.
  • Actions (...): Story Hub, Version History, Book settings, Reader Pulse, Readiness check, and Spell check.

See Write for the full walkthrough.

Research, Edit, Publish​

  • Research: chat + hub panel; save proposals into Story Hub.
  • Edit: start or stop a proof run; open reports and version history.
  • Publish: Finish (export + Reader), Beta (guest links + feedback), Later (coming capabilities).

Reader​

From Publish, tap Open in Reader for a clean reading view with optional text-to-speech. See Reader Mode.

Story Hub​

From Research, or from Write → Actions → Story Hub. Worlds, characters, places, glossary, notes, maps, and timeline. See Story Hub on Mobile.

Account​

Open the Account tab for your profile, preferences, progress and Ink, notifications, and subscription. Trash is under Data & sync. To switch workspaces, tap the Workspace card near the top of Account.

Preferences (hub subtitle: Theme, Listening) opens appearance and Listen options, including whether audio continues in the background (on by default, with lock-screen / notification pause controls). See Preferences.

Gestures​

  • Tap outside a sheet, or tap its close button, to dismiss it.
  • Swipe in from the left edge in Write for the next chapter, or from the right edge for the previous one.
  • Long-press a chapter row in the Chapters list for Rename, Move to Drafts, and Delete.
  • Long-press the chapter title in Write for focus mode.
  • Pull to refresh on Home to re-sync when you want an explicit refresh.