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Guided tours: auto-walkthroughs on first entry, replayable any time
Last updated June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
The first time you open a Slima screen (bookshelf, editor, AI chat, version history…), a step-by-step tour pops up and highlights that screen's key regions one at a time. Skip any time, replay any time.
What a tour looks like
A tour isn't one big popup — it's a sequence of coach-mark cards: each points at one region of the screen with a short note. The card has "Back / Next / Skip" at the bottom, "Done" on the last step, and progress dots above.
It fires alongside the feature you're using for the first time, so nothing is dumped on you at once. For example:
- First time on the bookshelf: your writing dashboard, the three tabs, creating your first book, jumping back into your latest book
- First time in the editor: the activity bar, file tree, the writing area, the save indicator, today's words
- First time opening AI chat: threaded chats, a new chat per task, dragging files in, and more
- Plus version history, search, Zen mode, sharing, export… each has its own small tour
Example: the bookshelf tour (4 steps)
- Your writing dashboard — streak, today's words, and daily quests live here
- Three tabs — My Works / Archive / Trash; opens to "My Works"
- Create your first book — pick a type and the folder skeleton is scaffolded for you
- Jump back in — resume your most recent book in one click
Where to replay / manage: the Tutorial Center
Skipped one, or want a second look? Go to Account → Preferences and scroll to the bottom — the Tutorial Center ("Replay any tutorial, or reset everything to start fresh").
The Tutorial Center:
- Groups every tour by Studio (Writing Studio / Script Studio / AI Beta Readers / Cross-studio)
- Marks each one's status: Done / Skipped / Closed / Unseen
- Replays any single tour from its chevron on the right
- Has a "Reset all" button top-right to clear every tour's status and start over
Tours vs setting up your writing habit (don't mix them up)
| Guided tours | Set up your writing habit (4-step wizard) | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Auto-fires on first entry to each screen | The "Set Up My Writing Habit" button on the motivation card |
| Goal | Learn where each region is | Set your writer identity / commitment / cue / seed |
| Replay / re-run | Tutorial Center (bottom of Preferences) | Motivation-card button (while the habit isn't set) |
See: Set up your writing habit (4 steps)