Make yourself at home in Red.

Desktop and iPad defaults begin Library, Writing Room, The Board and Sets. A saved custom order also arranges the feature menu. Phone defaults put Capture first; the Studio Home card is hidden on phones while the menu route remains.

Use the controls by name. Your saved order, device layout and available features can change where an action appears.

Write opens the typed Writing Room. On phones, Draft, Board and Red are different surfaces for the same bit. Back to your draft appears when there is an active piece to return to.

New writing is the deliberate way to start a fresh piece. Follow any request to finish saving or clear an unsent message before changing bits.

Voice Recorder asks for microphone access. Stop recording, listen back and optionally name it. Add to idea attaches it; Save to Inbox still files the idea and its references. If recording is unavailable, Choose an audio file may be offered.

Download original keeps the source. Download MP3 can send audio to Red’s server for conversion while online; that action does not request transcription or AI review. A live Talk with Red session is a separate optional AI feature.

Capture’s Type/Write pages are different entry points from a Writing Room notebook. The page has its own pen, paper and save notices. In Write, Pen, Eraser, Lasso and Highlight help you keep the thought as ink.

If Not saved · download your original appears, choose Download original before another save attempt. Retry device storage means Red could not read the store; it does not mean the shelf is empty.

Develop in Writing Room continues from the saved receipt. A queued idea is still waiting for its account save; an idea opened in writing but needing filing uses the separate Finish filing route.

Add to idea alone is not account-save confirmation. Keep a recovery copy when Red offers one, and follow the current notice rather than repeatedly creating another copy.

Quick add offers eligible known tags used at least three times. Typing can offer selectable saved-tag matches. Adding a chip or choosing a match prepares the choice; Apply changes still saves it. Removing a chip can offer Undo before you apply.

Under Status, Reorder statuses reveals earlier/later arrows. Done reordering closes those controls; outer Apply changes saves the order. Reordering does not change the bit’s selected status. Cancel discards unapplied order changes. Library settings can offer an eligible, order-only Undo.

The active-Library tag filter keeps the global tag list and its bit/family-card counts even in an untagged Inbox. Trash keeps contextual tag names without presenting those active-Library counts.

When an entry matches saved writing, Compare versions opens the words side by side. Keep saved version is the default. Use uploaded version explicitly updates the matched bit while retaining earlier saved versions in history; using an uploaded match in Trash restores that bit. Several possible saved matches disable replacement until the copies are resolved.

Start fresh imports without the recognized old tags and collections; it does not delete existing Library work. File acceptance does not guarantee every word, attachment, layout or source relationship was extracted. Check warnings and retain your source export.

A repeat upload after permanent deletion can be imported again. If Red reports the saved source or filing changed during review, refresh the review rather than treating the earlier choice as permission to overwrite.

Bit details is the bit’s home base. Overview previews writing and filing; Open writing continues the full piece. Board reads a saved map; Open Board edits it. Performances, Versions, Resources and History hold their respective records. A saved preview can be behind device changes waiting to sync.

Library settings creates or manages collections, custom statuses and tags. Collections can nest, move or combine without deleting the writing. Save this view creates a shortcut to filters and grouping, not another writing copy. A global tag rename/delete affects its labels across material, including Trash.

Collections → Trash offers Restore. Select supports Restore selected or Delete selected there. Review names and warnings before permanent deletion; Keep in Trash cancels. Review updated Trash means the selection needs another look.

Permanent deletion removes writing, Boards, handwritten pages and references; saved set/show copies remain. Recent organization offers Undo only where newer work can be preserved. Newer work kept means that operation has no Undo available.

Formatting changes the draft. Text style changes how the writing desk looks: typeface, text size, line spacing, width and appearance. They are separate choices. Find searches this draft; Previous/Next match moves between results, Replace changes one and Replace all changes every matching passage. Check the count before replacing.

Add paragraph below inserts a paragraph; Delete block removes that paragraph, not the Library bit. Select words inside one paragraph → Add to Board copies the reviewed words as New Idea or Gold Line. The draft stays in place; the card is not a live mirror.

Export text at the foot of Type downloads title and draft paragraphs. Print uses the device flow. Neither is a complete backup of ink, Boards, resources or account history.

Draft history previews earlier words. Restore this version makes a new version and keeps earlier history. Saved Versions in Bit details reads related saved drafts; opening a source takes you to its latest saved writing.

Version Lab creates a separate variation for a purpose. New variation offers Short, Long, Clean, Club or Saved draft. Saved draft → Save named draft keeps an exact copy without AI. Other types use Create variation and the account’s allowance after the sharing choice.

Edit this version opens its independent writing. Read version, Compare and Changes are viewing modes. The variation’s Draft/Ready to try/Tested on stage/Parked review label is separate from Library status. Use in a set previews a same-family replacement or a new cue before saving.

Write with Red opens Message Red. Return sends, Shift+Return adds a line and Send message also sends. Attach photo or file adds a pending tray; removing a pending file leaves the device original alone. Review sharing before sending. Full-show recordings belong in Shows.

Wait for the reply or error. A retry is another explicit send; check restored words and attachments first. Finish or clear an unsent message if it blocks changing bits. End an active voice exchange before continuing in writing.

Talk with Red is the separate live-voice option. Opening it does not start the microphone. Read the setup, then Start conversation only when you intend to connect. Minimizing a live session does not pause it.

Wrap up session offers Just save my place for your own next-step note, or Wrap up with Red for a new AI recap. Review the notes and choose Save my wrap-up. Reopening saved notes does not request another recap.

Pick up here returns to writing with the kept next move. Original writing, ink and conversations remain in their own places. Read the save result before relying on another device’s copy.

The reading route depends on capability. The review tells you whether it happens on the iPad or goes to Red’s document reader. Correct uncertain words instead of treating recognition as a verbatim record. Check spelling and Review grammar offer local English suggestions; deliberate comedy wording can stay.

Keep Type updated is optional in the installed iPad app. Approved linked handwriting can update Type after quiet pauses; flagged changes and typed corrections still need review. Type is not a universal two-way mirror of ink.

Lasso the passage and review its heading/body before Send to Board. The reviewed copy joins the map; your notebook and typed draft remain. Open Board continues after saving.

If Review Board update appears, compare the offered copies. Back to handwriting keeps the review; resolve the Board choice, then retry the explicit transfer.

iPhone/iPod input policy hides new handwriting controls. Saved handwriting can still have page, zoom and Download original ink controls. Back to text returns to the typed surface when offered.

Use the current save and recovery notice. A saved preview can be older than unsynced work on a device. Download an available original when Red asks, rather than clearing storage to make the warning disappear.

The outlined writing window shows the current magnified area. Tap or drag it into place before continuing a line. The original page remains the same notebook surface.

The divider between overview and writing area can be resized; its control also supports arrow keys. The split changes the available viewing room.

Flow offers automatic continuation near the margin while writing with Pen. Turn it off when you want to position every move yourself. Previous writing position, Continue writing to the right and Next writing line are the manual continuation controls.

Choose the movement that suits the page. Close-up is a view aid; it is not a promise of identical Pencil behavior on every device.

Roles include Premise, Setup, Punchline, Button, Tag, Callback and Note; No role removes one. Custom label accepts a short valid line. Color and Fit card to text change its presentation; the Board save message reports progress.

Callback as a role is a label. Link callback adds a manual relationship through Connections & merge. Callback finder is a separate optional AI tool. Disconnect keeps both cards; merging is a separate explicit action whose destination deserves a check.

Card Write or Idea details → Write this note opens ink/text. Depending on capability, new ink can be read after a pause or through Transcribe handwriting. View transcription reuses text already updated; Check transcription can request/check a reading.

Checking is optional before returning to the Board. If reviewing, Save this transcription can replace the card’s complete note text, so read the full preview. Keep my note as it is or Keep handwriting only preserves the offered alternative. Original ink stays with the card.

Gold destinations make explicit copies. Repeating the same card to the same destination is guarded against a second delivery. Edit delivered words in their destination; later card edits do not silently rewrite them.

Board History restores an earlier map as a new Board version. It does not undo material already delivered to writing or Library. Bit details can show a read-only saved Board; use Open Board for editing.

Compare Board copies or Review saved version opens the offered copies. Download my current Board keeps a file. Keep working on this device leaves sync paused; Open Board saved in Red chooses the saved version.

Use this device’s Board and sync explicitly replaces the saved Board after recovery copies are kept. If the saved source changes again, review it again. Follow Retry this Board’s save or Device status when an unconfirmed earlier upload prevents a choice.

Review this draft shows the cue’s context. Fixed in this run keeps a chosen version. Current Library draft · follows your Library draft uses current saved wording. Editing Library words does not replace a fixed run version.

Edit current draft opens Writing Room; Done · Back to Sets or preview returns. Use saved draft replaces kept device edits rather than preserving both. Read a recovery notice before choosing it. A card already in the run appears under In this run.

Saving… is unfinished. Saved on this device · sync pending means the device has changes and upload is pending. Save needs attention is not always a conflict. Keep the run open and read the message.

If This set changed elsewhere appears, Keep mine as a new set preserves this screen separately. Use saved version loads the saved set without making another copy of unsaved changes. Finish saving my copy continues the same pending copy; check that result before a different change.

Set tools → Glance Mode → Options offers Full set or Current & next. Check text size and light before Take the stage. Full set is a steady cue sheet without advance buttons. Current & next offers Back, Next, Find my place and swipes; Guard on requires a deliberate pointer hold.

Count-up Current bit/Total set timers are optional. Pause/Resume timers is separate from the planned duration. Finish show & make notes carries the fixed plan into Shows; Back to sets simply leaves Glance.

Glance does not record. Screen wake, fullscreen, orientation, brightness and optional pedal keys depend on browser/device settings. An active snapshot stays fixed instead of following later set edits. Check the displayed offline readiness rather than assuming a local snapshot guarantees reopening.

Export this set offers PDF, Word or Text cue sheets; it does not export every bit’s full working draft. Check the device’s download/file handoff.

Delete beside a set reviews its name/date. Keep set cancels; Delete set removes the run without deleting Library bits. There is no promised Undo or restore-set action. Remove saved show in Glance only removes that device snapshot.

Choose a saved bit/set. Record my voice is optional; Gentle scroll can be turned off. Start / resume, Pause and Mark a moment support practice. Finish run → observations → Save notes. Local notes, uploaded audio and an account-confirmed save are separate states.

For a finished recorded rehearsal, Review with Red can offer Read my rehearsal when its reader is available. Check the words: timestamps seek, corrections fix the transcript and Include leaves chosen sections out. Save words and Download transcript do not request the separate AI review.

Ask Red to review sends included checked words, saved draft and rehearsal notes for optional AI review. Read sharing/allowance text first. Before & after compares Original and Experiment recordings; Save comparison keeps your observations. Keeping preferred wording saves separate writing, not a proven audience result.

1. Practice the saved draft, then Finish run and Save notes.
2. If reviewing a recording, check and save the transcript before asking Red.
3. Listen to Original/Experiment ranges, record what feels better and save the comparison.

Select a prompt and write. Give me [minutes] minutes starts its optional timer; Pause timer takes a break, and the page stays available when time ends. In Type, select lines to keep only those or leave unselected for the whole page.

In Write, read/review Words to keep — review and edit before Keep this discovery. The privacy wording explains iPad reading or private reader transfer; typing the passage remains an option. Download is text; Download handwriting is original .redink data.

Open the writing opens the kept Library piece. Develop this with Red prepares an editable conversation direction; it does not send automatically. Studio history reopens the original exercise. Confirmed deletion removes that Studio page while kept Library discoveries remain.

1. Choose a prompt and write without worrying about a finished bit.
2. Review selected words or the handwriting reading, then keep the discovery.
3. Open the Library copy and return to the original Studio session.

After the show in Shows groups To review, Planned and Reviewed. A set position is a plan, not proof of performed words. Open a night and choose Used the planned words, Changed it onstage, Didn’t get to it or Not reviewed yet. Add What’s next? and What happened in the room?, then Save stage review.

Stage history / Compare nights shows the planned drafts and your reviews. Choose eligible nights as evidence for Your recurring observation, then Save observation. A changed-onstage performance can support an observation about that night; it does not prove the planned wording landed.

Keep as my next draft requires an exact-confirmed draft and saves separate working writing. Work on it with Red or Work through these nights with Red prepares an editable message; you decide whether to send. Download unfinished notes before choosing a saved replacement in a conflict.

1. Review the planned words and record what you actually performed.
2. Save your night’s observation before comparing it with another night.
3. Choose evidence deliberately; save or download unfinished work before changing observations.

Find callbacks offers Choose bits or Use a set. Individual selection needs two to thirty bits. Find connections is an optional AI pass; Saved passes returns without a new pass. Review plant, payoff, source context and Watch for. Keep / Try aloud / Pass does not add words.

Adjust the wording edits the suggestion. Choose The Board, Working draft, Closer or Park for later for each line, then Add line. Added ✓ marks the copied destination. A stale pass or Pass choice disables delivery. Make a fresh pass is another explicit AI request.

Find a room offers listings, not guaranteed slots. Enter City and State / province, check the source and choose Add to Gigs. Review Date, Listed start, time zone and signup notes, confirm you reviewed the details, then Save opportunity. Open Gigs continues the plan.

1. Read a saved callback pass and choose the connection you want to consider.
2. Review wording and destination before Add line; inspect the copied words.
3. Verify an open-mic listing with its source before keeping an opportunity.