# \[Solved\] How do I create a guide page?

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**Created:** [January 8, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-do-i-create-a-guide-page/397028 "2020-01-08T07:17:27Z")\
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Hi @mom7667yafy,

You can arrange for something to happen the first time a user opens your app and never again using [stored variables.](https://docs.thunkable.com/variables)

Create a stored variable in your app. Call it **returning**.

​ ![](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/166905509/62cba8123cbd8735674f7ecb/returning_init.png)​

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When your app opens, check if **returning** is true.  
If it is true, open your app as normally.  
If it is not true, execute whatever you want to happen the first time a user visits your app.

In this example, the user is brought to a once-off screen when **returning** is not true. When **returning** is true, they are brought to a standard screen for returning users.

​ ![](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/166906698/7720b817a3c04f62e0a51d0e/returningparse.png)​

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So the **first** time the app is opened:

- **returning** doesn’t have a value yet
- The app checks if returning is true - it isn’t
- The app sets **returning** to true
- The app navigates to **First Time Screen**

When the user opens the app again in the future:

- **returning** is set to true
- The app checks if **returning** is true - it is
- The app navigates to **Returning Screen**

Navigating to different screens can be replaced with whatever you want to do with returning and first-time users.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jane

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