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Set up a reading: workspace layout
Last updated May 29, 2026 · 3 min read
The set-up screen has two columns: a left panel where you choose content and view history, and a center column where you set up the run top to bottom. What each does:

Left panel: content / history
The left panel has two tabs:
- Select Content — the work's file tree, where every file / chapter is checkable (multi-select). This is where you actually choose what gets read. A script work is auto-assembled into a single item.
- Reading History — past readings for this work; click one to reopen its report.
See: Select content
Center column: top to bottom
Once content is selected, the center column stacks these sections from top to bottom:
1 · Selected content
Lists the files you checked in the left panel as a row of compact chips — each chip shows the filename and that file's word count — with a footer giving the file count and total word count. A script work shows a single "whole script" chip. This region is preview only; you still check / uncheck in the left file tree.
2 · Service choice
Two toggle cards, which can both be on:
- AI Beta Reader
- Slima AI Editor
See: Pick service
3 · Config
Depends on which services you turned on:
- AI Beta Reader on → persona picker
- Slima AI Editor on → 5-dimension checkboxes
Turn both on and both appear. See: Personas / Editor dimensions
4 · Report quota and Start
At the bottom of the center column:
- The report quota this run uses
- Your remaining reports
- "Start Reading" button