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The start screen in the iPad versions is an example of a screen that, if you have closed your “live docs” (misleading term), always shows the ultimate beginner screen you see below every time you open the app, taking up a massive 90% of the display. Why doesn’t it show recently opened documents, recently used templates, or other actually useful content?

Serif seems to expect me to find my recently opened documents in the iPadOS file dialog, but that has proven quite unreliable on our devices, where documents are opened on both Mac and iPad, and iCloud possibly messes things up. Either way, I would much rather see a row of thumbnails for recently opened documents and recently used templates. Faster and more intuitive to access. I’m probably not the only one wondering how iCloud sync, “live docs” and the same file across Mac and iPad are handled. We take no chances with business data and close every file after editing it. 

There is clearly a massive usability potential being wasted, as the icons in the last meager 10% of the screen really just lead to file dialogs.

“Live Docs“ - misleading name

“New - New document” - opens the template dialog

“New - New template” - opens the iPadOS file dialog

“Open - Open document” opens the iPadOS file dialog

“Templates“ opens the iPadOS file dialog (apparently means Open template file - misleading)

“Lessons“ might as well be under Help or something; they’ve had more than enough exposure in the start view, and as an experienced user, I don’t use them.

And did I mention how pointless it is to fill the screen with beginner-focused information when we are seasoned users, if not outright experts? 🙂

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All my Affinity V2 apps on the iPad open with Live Docs active, @PROdult . I'm not sure why yours is opening with Lessons. What kind of Affinity license are you using? Mine is a Personal license.

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31 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

All my Affinity V2 apps on the iPad open with Live Docs active, @PROdult . I'm not sure why yours is opening with Lessons. What kind of Affinity license are you using? Mine is a Personal license.

If I have no open live docs, it defaults to lessons. All apps, beta or release. 

The issue I’m raising isn’t that simple. It’s that the entire start screen has poor value and usability.

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