Getting started
Organizing your dashboard
The dashboard is where EssayGenius handles scale. It is built for students juggling several essays at once, not just a single draft in isolation.
Group work into folders
Use folders to separate essays by class, project, or semester. New essays can inherit the currently open folder, and bulk move actions help when you need to reorganize several drafts at once.
Use due dates, status, and targets to spot risk early
Each essay can carry a due date, a target word count, and a status. Together those give you urgency signals, progress bars, and quick filtering when you need to answer, "What needs attention first?"
Pin the drafts you are actively working on
Favorites pull active essays to the top so the dashboard reflects your real workload instead of just a chronological list.
Filter before you search manually
The dashboard supports view switches, folder browsing, favorites, trash, status filters, and tag filters when tags exist on essays. Use those controls first, then search inside the narrowed list.
Good dashboard hygiene is mostly about reducing surprise. If due dates and targets are filled in consistently, EssayGenius can surface urgency instead of making you reconstruct it from memory.