Ace Chat User Guide
Introduction
Ace Chat is an AI-powered chat interface that offers multiple interaction modes, document integration, and personalized responses. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Ace Chat user interface, features, and functionality to help users effectively navigate and utilize the platform.
Table of Contents
- Ace Chat User Guide
Interface Overview
The Ace Chat interface consists of several key components:
| Component | Location | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Input Box | Lower middle | Type your queries or messages |
| Send Button | Lower middle right | Submit your query |
| Microphone Button | Next to send button | Enable speech-to-text for input |
| Attachment Document | Next to Microphone Button | Upload documents to chat about |
| Conversation Starters | Lower middle of the chat | Pre-defined queries to begin interaction |
| Settings Icon | Lower middle of chat (Next to Chat type selection) | Access chat configuration options |
| Chat Type Selector | Lower middle | Choose between different chat modes |
| Persona Selector | Top middle | Select different personalities |
| Retrieved Documents | Right side | View sources used for responses |
Chat Types
Ace Chat offers three distinct chat modes, each with different capabilities:
Search Knowledge
- Retrieves information from connected knowledge sources
- Uses data from Knowledge Management system
- Provides source citations for responses
View Detailed Search on Knowledge Documentation
Search on Web
- Retrieves information from the internet
- Uses extensions like Wikipedia, DuckDuckGo, and others
- Provides links to web sources used in responses
View Detailed Search on Web Documentation
Ask AI
- General-purpose AI chat functionality
- Uses foundation Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Can be configured to use different AI models
- Handles a wide range of queries without external sources
View Detailed Ask AI Documentation
Features
Persona
Located at the top middle of the interface, the Persona feature allows you to:
- Select from multiple personalities
- Get responses tailored to the selected persona
- Add or edit personas through Persona Management (see Persona documentation for details)
Brand Voice
Accessible through Settings, Brand Voice enables:
- Typewriter-style response generation
- Custom voice types for responses
- Enable/disable via toggle button in Settings
Document Integration
Attached Documents
- Upload documents up to 10MB each
- Supported formats:
.PDF,.DOCX,.HTML,.JSON,.TXT,.PPTX,.MD - Get responses based directly on document content
- View document sources and relevance scores
- See reasoning steps showing how the AI analyzed the document
Retrieved Documents
- View documents fetched for your query
- See relevance scores for each source
- Hover over sources to view specific citations
Conversation Management
Left Sidebar Options
- Start a New Conversation: Reset the chat to begin fresh
- Search Conversations: Find previous chats
- Conversation History: Access past conversations organized
- Clear All Conversations: Remove all conversation history
- Export Conversations: Download conversations in various formats
Conversation Renaming
- Click the pencil icon next to a conversation
- Enter a new name
- Confirm to save the change
Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt+L: Rephrase your query automatically/(Slash): Access prompts#(Hash): Access available Ace applications
Settings
Settings are accessible via the settings icon and vary by chat type:
Search Knowledge Settings
- Sources: Select knowledge types (File, GitHub, Image, SharePoint, Confluence, Website)
- Knowledge Sets: Choose grouped knowledge sources
- Time Range: Filter by when knowledge was added (24 hours, 7 days, 30 days)
Search on Web Settings
- Select Extension: Choose which web extensions to use for searches
Ask AI Settings
- Select Model: Choose from available LLM models
Common Settings
- Brand Voice: Toggle to enable/disable brand voice features
Response Options
When you receive a response, several options are available:
- Like/Dislike: Provide feedback on response quality
- Additional feedback options appear after selection
- Listen: Activate text-to-speech to hear the response
- Copy: Copy the entire response with formatting
- Modify Response: Adjust the response format
- Simpler: Get a simplified version
- Shorter: Receive a condensed response
- Longer: Get a more detailed explanation
- Regenerate: Create a new response to your query
Additional Features
Follow-up Questions
- AI generates 3-4 relevant follow-up questions after each response
- Click any suggestion to automatically ask that question
Source Citations
- Hover over cited sources to view detailed information
- See which parts of documents were used for responses
- View relevance scores for each source
Ace Applications
- Access specialized applications using
#in the input box - Select from available apps to switch the conversation context
For more detailed information about specific features, please refer to the following documentation: