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Resume: back to where you left off
Last updated May 15, 2026 · 3 min read
Mid-write, close laptop, reopen tomorrow — and Slima drops you straight back at the cursor position. That's what Resume does.
How it works
Every time you leave the editor (close the tab / switch to a different book / switch Studios), Slima records in the background:
- Which book
- Which file
- Cursor position (chapter, paragraph, word)
- Editor scroll position
Next sign-in → the bookshelf shows "{book title} · Continue Writing" at the top. Click it → enter the editor, land at that cursor position.
Desktop vs mobile
| Platform | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Desktop | Bookshelf shows a Continue Writing button; you choose to click |
| Mobile | Usually jumps straight to the editor (you know you want to continue) |
See: Top banners + mobile auto-resume
Cross-device
Your book content syncs across devices — write on desktop in the evening, open on phone next morning, and the work is there to continue.
But the exact resume position (cursor + scroll) is stored locally on each device, not in the cloud. So your phone picks up where the phone last left off, which may differ from the desktop's last position. Continue Writing still gets you back into the right book quickly; you may just need to scroll to your latest passage.
Turning it off
Account → Preferences usually has Resume-related toggles. Exact label varies by version.