The Activity Bar
The narrow vertical strip on the editor's far left is the Activity Bar. It's not three side-by-side studio icons — it's a vertical list. The Slima logo at the top opens the Studio Switcher; each icon below controls which panel appears in the left column.
What's in the strip (top to bottom)
Top: Slima logo
Click → opens the Studio Switcher popup (Writing Studio ✓ / Script Studio / AI Beta Reader).
It's not three parallel Studio icons — it's a single logo that opens a popup.
See: Studio Switcher
Middle: left-panel toggles
Each icon corresponds to "click → show this panel in the left column":
- 💧 Current Studio marker (Writing, blue rail)
- 📁 File tree (default selection)
- 💬 AI Coach
- ☰ Notes
- 📤 Import / export
- 📄 Document
- 🔗 Relationship map
- 📖 Dictionary
- ⊙ Entity tracking
Click the same icon a second time → collapse the left panel.
Bottom: account / upgrade / help
- 👑 Upgrade (links to Account → Subscription)
- ❓ Help (Help Center)
Activity bar vs left panel are two layers
Easy to confuse:
- Activity bar: picks which panel to show (single click switches)
- Left panel: the actual panel content (file tree / search / etc.)
Hiding the left panel ≠ hiding the activity bar. The activity bar stays on the far left.
Hover for labels
Hover any icon for a tooltip (e.g. "File tree", "AI Coach"). The first-time tour highlights these.
Hide the activity bar
Some platforms support Ctrl/Cmd ⇧ . (or Account → Preferences). To bring it back: same shortcut.
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