Chat
Chat with any web page, PDF, Spreadsheet, etc.
Chatting with Steve
Chat is a great way to find specific information on long web pages or to get quick answers on general topics.
- Press the lightning bolt tab to open the sidepanel and access Chat.
- You can ask Steve questions about anything and he'll try to answer
- Including the current page that you're viewing
- To reset the conversation and Steve's memory, press the trash can icon in the upper right. This can be helpful if Steve seems confused.
- To copy a response, mouse over it and then press the Copy icon.
Agents in Chat
Run an Agent on the current page or selection
- To use an Agent on the current page, press the lightning bolt icon in the chat field. You can then use the dropdown to pick an Agent or start typing in the name of one and then select it.
- If there is selected text on the current page, your Agent will use that. Otherwise it will use the whole page.
- To get back to normal chat press the
ESCAPE
key or just hitBACKSPACE
several times. - NOTE: A shortcut to open the Agent selector is to type a
SPACE
in the chat input.
Run an Agent on a previous Chat response
Sometimes you might want to run an Agent on one of Steve's previous responses. To do so:
- Mouse over the response and press the lightning bolt icon
- The selected response will be highlighted and now you can pick the Agent you want to run on it.
Pro-Tips
- You can Chat with a Google Sheet - either the whole sheet or a selection.
- You can Chat with a Microsoft Excel Sheet - either the whole sheet or a selection.
- You can Chat with a Google Doc - either the whole document or a selection. video
- You can Chat with a Google Slide deck - either the whole deck or a selection. video
- You can Chat with a PDF - either the whole document or a selection. video
- You can Chat with a selection in Microsoft Word Online, but not a whole document
- You can Chat with a selection in Microsoft PowerPoint Online, but not a whole document
- You can Chat with a downloaded file, see File Chat