How to search and explore your content in Dropbox Dash

To find content in Dropbox Dash:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Enter your query in the search bar.
   • Note: Dash uses text from titles, content, and your recent interactions to quickly rank relevant results for you while you type. Select a suggestion or enter your full query.
3. You can also use typeahead filtering to refine your search, if you’d like:
   • from: to find files or messages from a specific person
   • in: to search within a particular app
   • time: to filter by date
   • type: to search by file type (such as documents, spreadsheets, emails, and images)
4. Press enter on your keyboard to return a full list of search results.
5. Click the filters at the top of the search results page to filter by App, Type, Updated, or People, if you’d like.

You can quickly search across all of your Dash content through the Dash browser extension. 

To do so:

1. Click (Dash) next to the address bar of your browser.
   • If you don’t see (Dash), click (extensions) and select Dropbox Dash from the dropdown. 
2. Click in the top-left of the panel.
3. Enter your query in the text bar labelled Find.

Using Answers with the Dash search bar

Dropbox Dash will generate answers based on your search queries. To use Answers with the search bar:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Enter your query in the search bar.

Answers will appear in a section above search results on dash.ai, and in a panel on the right of the search results on the Dash desktop app. The sources of information used to generate the answer will be listed next to it, under Sources, on dash.ai, and below the answer on the Dash desktop app. 

To get more information on a specific answer, click the search bar labeled Ask Dash a follow up question, and enter your query.

Searching for video, image, and design files

You can also use the Find feature under the search bar to find videos and images that you or your admins have added to Dash.

To do so:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ☑Find below the search bar.
3. Enter your query in the search bar.
   • Note: You can search for video, image, and design files by title, folder and file path, text content, and EXIF data (location, date taken, resolution, and camera model), where applicable.
4. You can also use typeahead filtering to refine your search, if you’d like:
   • from: to find files or messages from a specific person
   • in: to search within a particular app
   • time: to filter by date
   • type: to search by file type (such as documents, spreadsheets, emails, and images)
     
     
5. Press enter on your keyboard to return a full list of search results.
6. Click the filters at the top of the search results page to filter by App, Type, Updated, or People, if you’d like.

You can filter for text found in images by clicking Type, followed by Image, and then clicking Text Found.

You’ll see previews of videos and images that match your query, and can enlarge that preview by clicking the thumbnail.

The following file types are supported when searching for multimedia:

• Image files: .gif, .heic, .jpg, .png, .svg, .tiff, .webp
• Text from image files: .jpg, .pdf, .png, .tiff
• Video files: .3gp, .3gp2, .3gpp, .asf, .asx, .axv, .avi, .dif, .dl, .dv, .fli, .flv, .gl, .m2t, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .movie, .mpe, .mp4, .mpg, .mpv, .mts, .mxu, .ogv, .qt, .ts, .vob, .webm, .wm, .wmv, .wmx, .wvx
• Design files: .aep, .ai, .indd, .psd, .prproj, Canva files

Dash can retrieve multimedia search results stored on Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Canva, as long as these apps have been added to your Dash account.  

The Ask feature provides context-rich answers to your questions based on information in the content you or your admins have added to Dash. For example, you can find key takeaways from a presentation, next steps for a project, or common trends in customer feedback.

To ask a question:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ☑Ask below the search bar.
3. Enter your question in the search bar and press enter on your keyboard.
   • You can also select one of the questions under Suggested.

You’ll be taken to a new page where you can ask select a question under Follow-up or ask your own questions in the Chat with sources… box. Learn more about chatting with Dash.

You can also ask a question with the Dropbox Dash browser extension:

1. Click (Dash) next to the address bar of your browser.
   • If you don’t see (Dash), click (extensions) and select Dropbox Dash from the dropdown. 
2. Enter your question in the text bar labelled Chat with Dash.

The answer to your question will appear in the panel on the right.

The Write feature allows you to quickly draft new content, using pre-defined tones and formats, and with reference to the content that you or your admins have added to Dash. 

Here are some examples of content you can create using this feature:

• Client follow-up emails using existing documents as reference
• Financial summaries drawn from existing reports
• Project proposals based on various project plans
• Action item lists contained within meeting notes

To draft new content with Dash:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ☑ Write below the search bar.
3. Enter your prompt in the search bar and press enter on your keyboard.

You’ll be taken to a new page where you can view and edit your generated content. From here, you can make changes to the wording, tone, and structure of your content. 

You can also use the Dash browser extension to draft content:

1. Click (Dash) next to the address bar of your browser.
   • If you don’t see (Dash), click (extensions) and select Dropbox Dash from the dropdown. 
2. Enter your prompt in the text bar labelled Chat with Dash.
3. Click Open draft.

Your drafted content will open in the panel on the right.

Learn more about drafting content with Dash.

You can use the search bar to quickly create a new Stack to organize your content. To do so:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click Organize below the search bar.
3. Enter the name of your new Stack and press enter on your keyboard.

Your new Stack can be found in the Stacks page in the left sidebar.

Learn more about working with Stacks.

To summarize and ask questions about your content:

1. Log in to dash.ai.
2. Click ☑ Find in the search bar.
3. Enter a search query and press enter on your keyboard.
4. Locate the file you’d like to summarize in the search results.
5. Click ☑ (Summarize and ask) next to the file name.

You’ll be taken to a new page where you can ask Dash questions to get more details about your selected file by clicking on one of the Follow-up questions, or by entering your own question in the Chat with sources… box. Dash will use information from the file to answer the question.

To summarize and ask questions about your content: 

1. Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS) on your keyboard.
2. Click ☑ Search your content. 
3. Enter a search query and press enter on your keyboard.
4. Locate the file you’d like to summarize in the search results.
5. Click ☑ Summarize and ask next to the file name.

The summary of your file will expand in a panel on the right. You can ask Dash questions to get more details about your selected file by clicking on one of the Related questions underneath the summary, or by clicking Ask new question. Dash will use information from the file to answer the question.