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# Conversing with Gani Assistant

## Understanding the Interface

The Gani Assistant interface consists of:

* **Chat input**: Where you type your questions
* **Conversation thread**: Your ongoing dialogue with Gani
* **Canvas area**: For drafted documents (appears when drafting)
* **Citations panel**: Shows referenced legal sources
* **Document viewer**: For reviewing uploaded contracts

## Types of Conversations

1. **Research Conversations**
   1. Ask regulatory questions
   2. Get citation-backed answers
   3. Explore legal concepts
   4. Compare jurisdictions
2. **Drafting Conversations**
   1. Generate new documents
   2. Create contracts from templates
   3. Modify existing documents
   4. Multilingual document creation
3. **Review Conversations**
   1. Upload contracts for analysis
   2. Get compliance feedback
   3. Identify legal issues
   4. Receive improvement suggestions

## Thread Management

* Each conversation creates a new thread
* Threads maintain context throughout the conversation
* Name your threads for easy reference
* Organise threads into collections
* Search across all threads

## Using the Canvas

When you request a document draft:

1. Gani generates the document in the canvas area
2. You can edit directly in the canvas
3. Copy to clipboard or download as DOCX/PDF
4. Continue the conversation to refine the draft

## Citation Links

When Gani references regulations:

* Click citation numbers to view the source
* Citations open in markdown format
* Download cited documents as PDF
* Verify Gani's analysis against original sources

## Best Practices

1. One topic per thread: Keep conversations focused
2. Use descriptive names: Rename threads for easy finding
3. Save important threads: Add to collections
4. Continue in same thread: For related follow-ups
5. Start fresh when needed: New topic = new thread