diff --git a/PortfolioJournal/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift b/PortfolioJournal/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift
index 2d613d4..2a3409a 100644
--- a/PortfolioJournal/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift
+++ b/PortfolioJournal/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift
@@ -287,7 +287,10 @@ struct DashboardView: View {
         GeometryReader { geo in
             // Scale column count with available width so a wide Mac window fills
             // (3 columns) while an iPad stays at 2. Lead cards span full width.
-            let columnCount = geo.size.width >= 1250 ? 3 : 2
+            // Continuous sizing: 3 columns on a wide Mac window, 2 on an iPad /
+            // Duo inner screen, 1 when a side panel (Quick Update inspector,
+            // Split View) leaves too little room for two readable cards.
+            let columnCount = geo.size.width >= 1250 ? 3 : (geo.size.width >= 600 ? 2 : 1)
             let columns = iPadContextColumns(count: columnCount)
             ScrollView {
                 VStack(spacing: 16) {
diff --git a/PortfolioJournal/Views/Journal/JournalView.swift b/PortfolioJournal/Views/Journal/JournalView.swift
index 4c7f49e..fe0b887 100644
--- a/PortfolioJournal/Views/Journal/JournalView.swift
+++ b/PortfolioJournal/Views/Journal/JournalView.swift
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ struct JournalView: View {
                             }
                         } else {
                             ForEach(filteredMonthlyNotes) { entry in
+                                // ForEach identity (MonthlyNoteItem.id == date) already serves
+                                // ScrollViewReader; an extra .id() would wrap the .tag trait
+                                // and break List selection.
                                 monthlyNoteRow(entry)
                                     .tag(entry.date)
-                                    .id(entry.date)
                                     .onAppear { currentVisibleMonth = entry.date }
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/PortfolioJournalUITests/DuoLayoutUITests.swift b/PortfolioJournalUITests/DuoLayoutUITests.swift
index cf566dc..4b4a5ba 100644
--- a/PortfolioJournalUITests/DuoLayoutUITests.swift
+++ b/PortfolioJournalUITests/DuoLayoutUITests.swift
@@ -74,12 +74,20 @@ final class DuoLayoutUITests: XCTestCase {
 
         openTab(app, "Journal")
         snap(app, "07_journal")
-        let journalCells = app.cells
-        if journalCells.count > 1 {
-            journalCells.element(boundBy: 1).tap()
-            Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: 2.0)
-            snap(app, "08_journal_detail")
+        // Seeded data always has last month's check-in: select it by label.
+        let formatter = DateFormatter()
+        formatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US")
+        formatter.dateFormat = "MMM yyyy"
+        let lastMonth = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .month, value: -1, to: Date())!
+        let monthRow = app.staticTexts[formatter.string(from: lastMonth)].firstMatch
+        if monthRow.waitForExistence(timeout: 3) {
+            monthRow.tap()
+        } else if app.cells.count > 1 {
+            app.cells.element(boundBy: 1).tap()
         }
+        Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: 2.0)
+        XCTAssertFalse(app.staticTexts["Select a Month"].exists, "Journal month selection did not open the check-in")
+        snap(app, "08_journal_detail")
 
         openTab(app, "Settings")
         snap(app, "09_settings")