Reading and editing a doc the Agent made

When the Agent writes a doc for you, click it to open it beside the chat. You can read it, change it, and your changes save as you type.

When the Agent writes a doc for you, such as a research write-up, a plan or a set of reply templates, it shows up in the chat as a card with a small picture of the doc's first page. The picture shows the title and the start of the doc, so you can tell docs apart at a glance.

Open a doc

Click the doc's card, its name under the Agent's reply, or the doc in the Library list on the right. The doc opens in the side panel next to the chat, so you can keep reading the chat while it is open. The panel widens to a comfortable reading width while the doc is open and goes back to its usual size when you close it. You can drag its left edge to make it wider or narrower, and docs you open after that keep that width until you close the browser tab. On a phone or a small tablet, the panel fills the screen.

Edit and Preview

The doc opens in Edit. Click anywhere in it and type. The buttons above the doc add a heading, bold, italic, a bulleted list, a numbered list or a checklist. You can also type the usual shortcuts, like ## at the start of a line for a heading or - for a list.

Preview shows the doc the way it reads, with editing turned off.

How saving works

You don't need a Save button. Your changes save about a second and a half after you stop typing, and again when you click outside the doc or close it. The line under the doc's name says Saved · just now once they are saved.

Each save becomes a new version of the doc in your Library, so the Agent and everyone on your team see your changes the next time they open it.

If the Agent updates the doc while you have it open

If the Agent saves a newer version while you are reading or editing, a message says Updated by the agent — reload? and saving pauses, so neither version is lost behind your back.

  • Reload opens the Agent's newer version. Changes you hadn't saved yet are dropped.
  • Keep mine saves your version as the newest one. The Agent's version stays in your Library.

Full screen, Download and Library

Full screen gives the doc the whole window. Press Exit full screen or Esc to go back. Download saves the doc to your computer as a Markdown file. Library opens it on its own Library page in a new tab.

If you can view a project's files but not change them, the doc opens read only.

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