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How to chat with a PDF

Upload the PDF, wait until the file is linked to the chat, then ask questions that can be answered from that document. AshnaAI retrieves from your file. It does not train a new model on it.

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How to chat with a PDF

Key Takeaways

  • Attach the file before you ask. The chat needs the file key.
  • If answers ignore the PDF, wait for embedding or restart a stale job, then ask again with a page or section hint.
  • This is retrieval, not training.

Upload, then ask

The file is linked to the chat before embedding finishes. If you ask during upload, you may get an ungrounded answer. Wait for the file to show as attached.

Ask locatable questions

“What does section 4 say about notice periods?” beats “summarize everything.” Retrieval works better when the question names a place in the document.

When to use desktop files

If the PDF should not leave the machine, use the desktop local-files how-to. This guide is the cloud chat-file path.

Try it now

Open AshnaAI and run this in a new chat. New accounts start at app.ashna.ai/signup.

Sourcing & Methodology

User steps for the chat-file embedding path.

Topics

#PDF#how-to#RAG

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Frequently asked questions

Everything You Need to Know

Start a chat, upload the PDF, wait until it is attached, then ask a question that the file can answer.

No. It embeds and retrieves. Remove the file from the chat if you do not want it used.

Embedding may still be running, or the question is not in the file. Ask for a quoted passage.

Yes. Each file key is linked to the chat. Say which document you mean when they overlap.

No. The X1 catalog row does not enable PDF file query. Use this chat-with-file path for documents.

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