# How do I designate the default screen?

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**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [October 28, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/how-do-i-designate-the-default-screen/18986 "2021-10-28T02:58:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![MikesClub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/mikesclub/32/12754_2.png) [@MikesClub](https://forum.adalo.com/u/MikesClub)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/how-do-i-designate-the-default-screen/18986/1 "2021-10-28T02:58:59Z")

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How is the default screen determined on an Adalo app? In other words, what determines which screen appears first when someone launches the app?

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**Author:** ![James\_App\_Maker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/james_app_maker/32/37288_2.png) [@James\_App\_Maker](https://forum.adalo.com/u/James_App_Maker)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/how-do-i-designate-the-default-screen/18986/2 "2021-10-28T03:57:29Z")

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Hi Michael,

When you click on a screen, you’ll have the option to select what screen is shown to the user depending if their logged in or not.

If they’re logged in, you would want to show the “Home Screen”, typically the dashboard in an app:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/2X/2/2a2de216447346bd3823f207b661fa104430db0c.png)

If they’re not logged in, you would want to show the “welcome screen”, which is typically the splash screen, or signup/login screen:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/2X/2/2a2de216447346bd3823f207b661fa104430db0c.png)

Hope this helps! 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/how-do-i-designate-the-default-screen/18986/3 "2021-11-07T03:57:37Z")

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