ACE Chat
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 Modes
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
Search on Web
Retrieves information from the internet
Uses extensions like Wikipedia, DuckDuckGo, and others
Provides links to web sources used in responses
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
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: