Features

Getting Started with Documents

Blast Office includes a powerful document editor built on Tiptap, with AI assistance for writing, formatting, and content generation.

Creating a New Document

1. Click New Document from the sidebar or use the keyboard shortcut
2. Give your document a title
3. Start typing in the editor

Using the Text Editor

The Tiptap-based editor supports rich text formatting:

• Bold, italic, and strikethrough text
• Headings (H1 through H6)
• Ordered and unordered lists
• Code blocks with syntax highlighting
• Links and images
• Tables

AI-Assisted Writing

Formatting

Select text and ask the AI to reformat it — change tone, improve clarity, fix grammar, or restructure paragraphs.

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Getting Started with AI Chat

The AI Chat in Blast Office is more than a simple chatbot — it’s a powerful assistant with access to tools, research capabilities, and the ability to delegate complex tasks.

Starting a Chat

1. Click New Chat from the sidebar
2. Type your message in the input field
3. Press Enter or click Send

Built-in Tools

The AI has access to several built-in tools that it can use automatically:

Web Search

The AI can search the web to find current information, research topics, and verify facts. Simply ask a question and the AI will search when needed.

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Getting Started with Knowledge Bases

Knowledge Bases in Blast Office allow you to create custom data sources that the AI can reference during conversations. This is known as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

What is a Knowledge Base?

A Knowledge Base is a collection of documents that are indexed and searchable by the AI. When you ask a question, the AI can search your Knowledge Base to find relevant information and ground its answers in your specific data.

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Getting Started with Presentations

Blast Office includes a presentation editor powered by reveal.js, allowing you to create, view, edit, and export professional slide decks.

Creating a New Presentation

1. Click New Presentation from the sidebar
2. Give your presentation a title
3. Start adding slides

Editing Slides

Each slide supports:

• Text with formatting (headings, lists, bold, italic)
• Images
• Code blocks
• Speaker notes
• Transitions and animations

Creating a Presentation from a Document

One of the most powerful features is generating a presentation from an existing document:

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Getting Started with Data Analysis

Blast Office provides a chat-first data analysis interface that combines natural language conversation with the power of SQL and DuckDB.

The Chat-First Interface

Data analysis in Blast Office works through conversation. Describe what you want to analyze, and the AI will help you load data, write queries, and visualize results.

Loading Data

To start analyzing data:

1. Open a new Data Analysis session from the sidebar
2. Load your data by dragging files into the interface or using the file picker
3. Supported formats include CSV, TSV, Parquet, JSON, and Excel files

Writing and Executing SQL

You can write SQL queries directly or let the AI help:

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