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Once you’ve uploaded documents to your knowledge base, you can interact with them using natural language queries. This guide will help you get the most out of your document interactions.

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Basic Queries

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Simple Questions

Ask straightforward questions about your document content: 
"What is this document about?"
"Who are the main authors?"
"When was this written?"
"What are the key conclusions?"

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Summarization

Get quick summaries at different levels: 
"Summarize this document in 3 sentences"
"Give me an executive summary"
"What are the main points?"
"Provide a chapter-by-chapter summary"

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Information Extraction

Pull out specific information: 
"Extract all dates mentioned"
"List all the names in this document"
"What statistics are provided?"
"Find all the action items"

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Advanced Queries

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Cross-Document Analysis

Query multiple documents simultaneously: 
"Compare the findings in document A and document B"
"What common themes appear across all my uploaded papers?"
"Find contradictions between these documents"
"Synthesize information from all documents about [topic]"

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Deep Analysis

Ask complex analytical questions: 
"What are the implications of the findings?"
"How does this relate to [concept]?"
"What are the strengths and weaknesses of the argument?"
"What questions does this document leave unanswered?"

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Structured Extraction

Get information in specific formats: 
"Create a timeline of events from this document"
"Extract this information as a table"
"List the pros and cons mentioned"
"Generate a mind map of the main concepts"

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Next Steps

Upload Documents

Learn how to upload files

NexDocs Search

Understand search capabilities

Research Library

Organize your findings

Knowledge Base Overview

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Pro Tip: The more you interact with your documents, the better you’ll understand how to ask effective questions. Experiment with different query styles to find what works best for your needs.