Overview video
0:00 The Assistant - what it is
0:03 The Assistant is built into your admin area. You ask a question in your own words, and it answers from the Academy, with links to the articles it used. There is nothing to install or configure.
0:15 It opens from the Ask AI button in the top bar of every admin page, next to Clear cache, with a Beta badge. Click it, and a panel opens on the right, so the page you're working on stays in view.
0:27 Type a full question, such as: how do I set up a fixed rate delivery charge? Then press Enter.
0:34 A few seconds later you get a short summary and numbered steps, with the menu path and button names in bold. The small numbers point to the articles it used.
0:44 Open Sources to see those articles. Each one opens in a new tab, with the full detail, screenshots and videos.
0:52 Ask a follow-up, or click a suggested question. It remembers the conversation, so you don't need to repeat yourself.
1:00 It reads the Academy, not your store. It can't see your orders, products or settings, and it can't change anything for you.
1:08 The Assistant is in beta. After each answer, tell us if it was useful. If it wasn't, say what was missing. That feedback helps us improve the assistant, and shows us where the Academy needs a new article. The step-by-step guide on this page walks through every part of the panel.
Step-by-step video
0:00 Using the Assistant, step by step
0:03 This video walks through every part of the Assistant panel in your admin area: asking a question, reading the answer and its sources, giving feedback, and finding your chats again. There is nothing to install or configure.
0:17 Click Ask AI in the top bar, on the right, next to Clear cache, to open the Assistant. Control and full stop opens and closes it too.
0:26 Type your question in the Ask anything box, as a full sentence. Press Enter to send it, or Shift and Enter for a new line.
0:35 The answer gives a short summary, then numbered steps with the menu path in bold. The small grey numbers point to the sources.
0:43 At the end of the answer, click Sources to list the Academy articles it used. Click a title to open the full article in a new tab.
0:52 Click a suggested follow-up question, or type your own. The chat remembers what came before.
0:58 Under every answer, click Yes or No. The icon on the right copies the answer.
1:04 If you click No, you're asked whether the information was outdated. Choose Yes if the screens or settings have changed. Choose No for any other problem.
1:14 Then say what you expected to find, and click Submit Feedback. The chat is sent along with it, so you don't need to repeat the question.
1:23 When you change topic, click the New Chat icon at the top of the panel, so earlier answers don't steer the new one.
1:30 The Assistant reads the Academy, not your store. For figures like last week's orders, use your dashboard and reports. For a problem with a specific order or account, contact Customer Support.
1:43 Click Expand, and your saved chats appear on the left, newest first. Search filters them by title.
1:50 Hover over a chat to see when it was last used, and a bin icon. Deleting is permanent.
1:56 Ask full questions, check the sources, start a new chat for each topic, and tell us when an answer misses the mark. The step-by-step guide on this page has every click in writing.
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