How to use stacks with Dropbox Dash

To create a stack on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Create stack in the left sidebar.
3. Name your stack.
4. Add a description, if you’d like.
5. Click  (stack) above the name of your stack to add an emoji avatar if you’d like.
6. Click ☑ (settings) and pick a color under Stack theme to change the background color of your stack.
7. Click ☑ Add to stack in the top right.
8. Copy and paste the link you’d like to add to your stack, or search for specific items you’d like to add.
9. Click ☑ (add).
    

To create a stack on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or  command-e (macOS). 
2. Click ☑ (add) in the left sidebar.
3. Name your stack.
4. Add a description, if you’d like.
5. Click  (stack) above the name of your stack to add an emoji avatar if you’d like.
6. Click ☑ (settings) and pick a color under Stack theme to change the background color of your stack.
7. Click Add to stack in the top right.
8. Paste a link by clicking ☑ (link) or search for a file or link by clicking ☑ (search).
    

You’ll see a pop up notifying you that a new stack item has been added.

To create a stack with the Dash browser extension:

1. Open a browser tab.
2. Click ☑ (Dash) to the right of your browser address bar.
   • If you don’t see ☑ (Dash), click 🗀 (extensions), then click Dropbox Dash.
3. Click ☑ New stack.
4. Name your stack.
   • You can also add additional items to your new stack by clicking 🗀 Click to add another item.
5. Click Create.
   

This will add the page you currently have open to the new stack.

To add a section to a stack on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to add a section to.
4. Click ☑ Create section on the right side of your screen.
5. Enter a name for your section and click ☑ (checkmark).
6. Add items into the section by dragging and dropping them from your stack.
    

You can remove or rename sections by clicking ☑ (more options) next to the section, then selecting ☑ Remove section or ☑ Rename section. You can also rearrange items within the stack or section by dragging and dropping them into the order you’d like them.

To add a section to a stack on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like add a section to.
4. Click ☑ Create section.
5. Enter a name for your section and click ☑ (checkmark).
6. Add items into the section by dragging and dropping them from your stack.
    

You can remove or rename sections by clicking ☑ (more options) next to the section, then selecting ☑ Remove section or ☑ Rename section.

To add an item to a section using the Dash browser extension:

1. Visit the page you’d like to add to a stack on your web browser.
2. Click the puzzle piece icon to the right of your browser’s address bar.
3. Click the Dropbox Dash icon
4. Click Add to stack in the top left corner.
5. Click ☑ Add to section next to the stack you’d like to add the item to.
6. Select the section you’d like to add the item to.
    

The item will now be in the section you’ve selected.
 

To add a new item directly to a section on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to add an item to.
4. Click Add to stack in the top right.
5. Search for a file or paste a link in the search bar.
6. Click ☑ Add to section next to the search result or pasted link.
7. Select the section you’d like to add the item to.
    

The item will now be added to that section of your chosen stack.

To add a new item directly to a section on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to add an item to.
4. Click Add to stack in the top right.
5. Search for a file or paste a link in the search bar.
6. Click ☑ Add to section next to the search result or pasted link.
7. Select the section you’d like to add the item to.
    

The item will now be added to that section of your chosen stack.

To add a new item directly to a section using the Dash browser extension:

1. Visit the page you’d like to add to a stack on your web browser.
2. Click the puzzle piece icon to the right of your browser’s address bar.
3. Click the Dropbox Dash icon.
4. Click Add to stack in the top left corner.
5. Click ☑ Add to section next to the stack you’d like to add the item to.
6. Select the section you’d like to add the item to.
    

The item will now be in the section you’ve selected.

You can find answers to questions about items in your stacks, such as key takeaways from documents or clarifications on complex or difficult topics and terms. To ask a question about one of your stacks:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to ask a question about.
4. Click ✗ Chat below the name of your stack.
   • You can also select one of the suggested questions under Try asking in the panel on the right.
5. Enter your question in the text box and click (send).

Once your answer appears, you can ask follow-up questions by entering your query in the text box labelled Ask a follow-up and clicking (send).

To summarize or ask a question about a specific item in your stack:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click 🗀 Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack that contains the item you’d like to summarize or ask a question about.
4. Click ✗ (summarize and ask) next to the item.

A panel will open on the right of your screen with a summary of the item. From here you can click one of the Related questions to learn more about the item, or ask your own question by clicking Ask new question. 

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or  command-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to ask a question about.
4. Select the stack you’d like to ask a question about.
5. Click ✗ Chat below the name of your stack.
   • You can also select one of the suggested questions under Try asking in the panel on the right.
6. Enter your question in the text box and click  (send).
   

Once your answer appears, you can ask follow-up questions by entering your query in the text box labelled Ask a follow-up and clicking  (send).

To summarize or ask a question about a specific item in your stack:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or  command-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack that contains the item you’d like to summarize or ask a question about.
4. Click (summarize and ask) next to the item.

A panel will open on the right of your screen with a summary of the item. From here you can click one of the Related questions to learn more about the item, or ask your own question by clicking Ask new question. 

To add people to a stack on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to share.
4. Click ☑ Share.
5. Click ☑ (search) and enter the person’s name or email address.
   • Note: You can copy and paste a list of email addresses into the search bar to share a stack with multiple people at once.
6. Add a note, if desired.
7. Click Share.

To add people to a stack on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to share
4. Click ✗ Share.
5. Click ☑ (search) and enter the person’s name or email address.
   • Note: You can copy and paste a list of email addresses into the search bar to share a stack with multiple people at once.
6. Add a note, if desired.
7. Click Share.

To create a link on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to share.
4. Click ☑ Share.
5. Select your link privacy settings from the dropdown on the left.
6. Click ☑ Copy link.

To create a link on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to share
4. Click ☑ Share.
5. Select your link privacy settings from the dropdown:
   • Anyone with the link
   • Anyone at your company
   • Only those invited
6. Select the permissions you’d like invited users to have:
   • Can edit
   • Can view
7. Click ☑ Copy link.

To share a stack on an Android device:

1. Open the Dash mobile app.
2. Tap ☑ Stacks at the bottom of your screen.
3. Tap the stack you’d like to share.
4. Tap ✗(more options) in the top right corner of your screen.
5. Select ✗ Share.

From here you can copy a link to the stack by tapping ☑ (copy) next to the link, or select the app you’d like to use to share the link directly.

To share a stack on an iOS device:

1. Open the Dash mobile app.
2. Tap ✗ Stacks at the bottom of your screen.
3. Tap the stack you’d like to share.
4. Tap ✗ Share below the title of the stack.

From here you can select the app you’d like to use to share a link directly, a contact you’d like to send the stack to, or copy a link to the stack by tapping Copy.

To edit stack permissions on dash.ai:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. ClickStacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to edit.
4. Click ☑ Share.
5. Click Can view or Can edit next to the person whose permissions you’d like to edit.
6. Select ☑ Can edit, Can view, or Remove as needed.

To edit stack permissions on the Dash desktop app:

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
2. Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to share
4. Click ☑ Share.
5. Select your link privacy settings from the dropdown on the left.
6. Click ☑ Copy link

1. Log in to dash.ai..
2. Click ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to add a comment to.
4. Hover over the item you’d like to add a comment to.
5. Click ✗ (comment) next to the name of the item.
6. Enter your comment, then click Post.

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
2. Click ☑ Stacks in the left sidebar.
3. Select the stack you’d like to add a comment to.
4. Hover over the item you’d like to add a comment to.
5. Click 🗀 (comment) next to the name of the item.
6. Enter your comment, then click Post.