Focal Howto

Focal is an AI-powered platform that provides instant search and knowledge management across documents, web pages, and other data sources using semantic understanding and citation-backed responses.
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How to Use Focal

Sign up for a free trial: Start by signing up for Focal's 7-day free trial at https://accounts.getfocal.co/sign-up. This allows you to create 3 free sources and try out limited Copilot usage before subscribing.
Upload documents: Connect your knowledge sources by uploading PDFs, saving web pages, and adding other document types to make them searchable in Focal.
Use AI-powered search: Utilize Focal's AI semantic search to find exactly the sources and information you need across all your connected documents. Go beyond simple keyword matching.
Generate summaries and key points: Use Focal to automatically generate thorough, well-cited summaries and extract key points from your documents to save time on manual analysis.
Create content outlines: Leverage Focal to quickly craft comprehensive outlines for blogs, reports, white papers and other content types.
Get AI-assisted answers: Ask questions and get precise, context-aware answers from the AI assistant, with citations linked to the original sources in your documents.
Manage citations: Choose your preferred citation style (APA, MLA, IEEE, Chicago, or Harvard) and let Focal automatically generate and manage citations for information used from your sources.
Collaborate and share: While not explicitly mentioned, most AI research tools allow for collaboration. Consider exploring options to share your research and insights with team members if needed.

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Focal is an AI-powered platform for reading and research. It provides features like AI-assisted search, document summarization, and knowledge management across various data sources.

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