When to use Dropbox Dash search vs Chat

Dropbox Dash includes search capabilities and Chat to help you quickly find content and engage more deeply with projects and information. Search is optimized for fast retrieval, while Chat is designed for deeper exploration and collaboration.

When to use Chat

 

Dash Chat is a dynamic chat box feature that helps you interact with your content in a conversational flow, ask follow-up questions, add further context, and prompt Dash to draft actionable content from your chat. 

 

Use Chat when you want to: 

• Summarize a project brief
• Identify action items from a document
• Ask follow-up questions about content
• Generate responses or written content based on your files

 

The Dash chat box appears across all surfaces at the top of the start page. Just type your question or prompt into the chat box and click (Send).

 

To focus or expand your query, you can attach resources, search the web or only your content, adjust the AI model, and more, directly within the chat box. 

 

Learn more about using Dash Chat to summarize and ask questions about your content. 

 

When to use search

 

You can use the search function in Dash when you want to locate a specific item.

 

Use search when you want to:

• Find a project brief you worked on last week
• Look for a message, file, or document by keyword
• Filter results by app or content type
• Discover where content is stored

 

The predictive type feature within search pulls relevant content from across your connected apps to the top of your search, helping you find what you need quickly.

 

To access the Dash search bar:

You can also use the quick search function to pull up the Dash search bar right from your menu bar (mac) or taskbar (Windows). Learn more about quick search.