Upload content to your SmartChat™

Upload content to your SmartChat™

How to upload content to your SmartChat™

  1. Access SmartChat™ by going to Storytell.ai and then to your "Dashboard".
  2. If you have already logged in, you should see the following interface. You can click Content Manager to see all the content you have uploaded.
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  3. Click on the Upload Knowledge button or drag and drop your file to this portion of the screen.
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  4. When the Upload Knowledge button is clicked, this modal will pop up
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  5. Here’s how to upload content:

    6. a. Click on Choose files in order to select a file from your device’s file manager. The upload modal also shows the supported file types (Max of 500MB).

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    b. You can also upload text files, website URLs, and YouTube video links by clicking on the respective buttons. Here’s what this would look like

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      d. You can also use our Chrome extension to upload web content. Learn more here

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While your content is uploading, you can create tags, add existing tags, and change your privacy settings.
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5. Once the upload is complete, you can start chat with it, manage your tags, delete or set your privacy preferences.

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  1. You can also delete tags by clicking on the X button on the tag.
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Upload content to your SmartChat™ using a link

  1. Upload your content by going to the Content Manager tab
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  2. Click on the Upload Knowledge button
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  3. Click on the Web button
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  4. And paste in the link you wish to upload
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Supported File Types

SmartChat™ supports a wide range of file types, allowing you to upload and work with various documents, presentations, audio files, and more. Below is a list of the currently supported file types:

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  • PDF (Portable Document Format): Upload and analyze PDF documents, including reports, manuals, and e-books.
  • PPT (PowerPoint Presentation): Import and work with PowerPoint presentations directly in SmartChat™.
  • MD (Markdown): Upload and process Markdown files for easy formatting and content creation.
  • XML (Extensible Markup Language): Import and analyze XML files to extract and work with structured data.
  • TXT (Plain Text): Upload and process plain text files for various text-based tasks and analysis.
  • VTT (Video Text Tracks): Import and work with VTT files for subtitles, captions, and timed metadata.
  • CSV (Comma-Separated Values): Upload and analyze CSV files for working with tabular data and spreadsheets.
  • XLS (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet): Import and process Microsoft Excel files for data analysis and manipulation.
  • DOC (Microsoft Word Document): Upload and work with Microsoft Word documents directly in SmartChat™.
  • MP3 (Audio File): Import and analyze audio files in MP3 format for various audio-related tasks.
  • MP4 (Video File): Upload and process video files in MP4 format for video analysis and related tasks.
  • ZIP (Compressed Archive): Import and extract content from compressed ZIP archives containing supported file types.
Important: Storytell can handle files up to 500MB

How to upload images to SmartChat™

If you're looking to share images in SmartChat™, here's a straightforward guide on how to do it by converting your images into a PDF. This method keeps the sharing process simple and ensures that everyone can view your images, regardless of their device.

  1. Choose your images Select the images you want to share. Make sure they're ready on your device.
  2. Convert your images to PDF You'll need to turn your images into a PDF file. Here's a quick way to do it on different devices:
    • Windows: Right-click on your image, select Print, and choose 'Microsoft Print to PDF' as your printer.
    • macOS: Open your image in Preview, and select File > Export as PDF.
    • Online Tools: Look for "convert image to PDF" online to find a tool that can help.
  3. Create an image-only PDF Make sure your PDF contains only images. This helps keep the file compatible with SmartChat™ and easy for others to view.
    4. ℹ The PDF should be at most 15 pages long
  4. Upload your PDF to SmartChat™ Follow the steps above to upload your image-only PDF into SmartChat™

Extra Tips:

  • Image Quality: Check that your images are high quality and upright before converting them.
  • Managing Multiple Images: If you have more than 15 images, consider making more than one PDF. This keeps things organized and easy to view.

How does SmartChat™ Powerpoint (.pptx) files?

SmartChat™ removes any formatting in the powerpoint file and extracts only the text files. See the image below as an example:

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You may notice that when uploading powerpoint files on SmartChat™ that your content is renamed to <filename>.txt

To upload a file with a .PPT extension, simply rename the file to have a .PPTX extension. This allows the system to recognize and process the file correctly.

Pro-tips for working with structured data like CSVs:

Important: Although Storytell can handle files up to 500mb, the max file size for CSVs is 20mb and can work with 200,000 data points in "Analytics Mode."

Storytell can analyze structured data in a variety of ways — here are some options for you to consider:

For further details, check out:

Working with CSVs: Our Original SmartChat™ vs. our new beta

Here is a 📂 folder with a set of test data you can use to try some of the examples below. You can also view the CSV data in this Google sheet.
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This folder contains the following files:

Testing results with CSV, XML and JSON versions of structured data:

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Small CSV (10 rows, 5 columns — 50 total data points)
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Medium CSV (500 rows, 20 columns - 10,000 data points)
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Large CSV (5,000 rows, 100 columns — 500,000 data points)
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XL CSV (10,000 rows, 100 columns — 1 million data points)

Working with multiple CSVs:

In this SmartChat™ tag, we’ve loaded in the small, medium and large CSV files.

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You can use the structured analytics mode to ask questions of the data. Example:

Working with structured CSVs alongside unstructured data:

In this SmartChat™ tag, we’ve added a PDF to the the small, medium and large CSV files.

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You can use the structured analytics mode to ask creative questions that blend the structured and unstructured data. Example: