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How-to guides

Task-oriented recipes for specific problems

Ask a grounded question

Run a chat query that returns citations linking back to exact passages in your sources.

Create and manage projects

Create, switch, rename, and delete projects so each research effort has its own workspace.

Find research in a project

Search across project sources, notes, chats, and maps to recover useful material.

Generate a knowledge map

Create a visual map of claims, concepts, sources, and questions from project material.

Import Markdown notes

Bring existing Markdown notes into Atlas while preserving useful structure.

Read the semantic map

Use the semantic map to inspect clusters, nearby ideas, and project-level themes.

Sign in and reset your password

Access your Atlas account and recover access if you cannot sign in.

Troubleshoot source processing

Fix common upload, extraction, OCR, transcript, and indexing problems.

Use tabs and split view

Open multiple research surfaces side by side without losing context.

Edit and export a knowledge map

Refine a generated map, save changes, and export a shareable image.

Import a PDF into Atlas

Upload a PDF, wait for processing, and confirm it is ready for search, maps, and chat.

Manage billing

Open billing settings, update payment details, and manage your subscription.

Synthesize across multiple sources

Ask Atlas to compare and combine evidence from several sources in one cited answer.

Troubleshoot citations and weak answers

Improve weak answers, missing citations, and off-topic retrieval.

Use summaries to triage sources

Use source summaries to decide what to read, map, or ask about next.

Add a website source

Save a web page into an Atlas project so it can be searched, cited, and mapped.

Delete your account

Request or complete account deletion and understand what data is removed.

Follow citations back to source

Open citation chips, inspect the supporting passage, and decide whether the answer is trustworthy.

Troubleshoot billing and limits

Resolve common billing, subscription, and quota problems.

Add a YouTube source

Import a YouTube transcript into Atlas and use timestamped citations in research chat.

Troubleshoot mobile and browser issues

Fix layout, shortcut, browser, and mobile problems in Atlas.

Use mentions in chat and notes

Use @mentions to scope chat or connect notes and sources without breaking flow.

Search and add academic papers

Find academic papers by topic, DOI, arXiv ID, or title and add the useful ones to a project.

Use web search

Use web search when the answer needs current or outside information beyond project sources.

Add files to chat

Attach files and images to chat when the question needs extra context outside existing project sources.

Read and navigate PDFs

Use the PDF viewer to move through pages, open citation targets, and inspect source text.