Getting started: 4 steps

Learn the fundamentals of Writer with these short videos on the basics.

Writer is your organization’s headquarters for all things AI. Learn how to get started with the core parts of Writer by following the 4 steps outlined in this article.

New to Writer? Read our What is Writer? article for a quick product overview.

What's in this article

Step 0. Create a team (for org admins only)
Step 1. Get started with Writer Home
Step 2. Ask anything to Ask Writer
Step 3. Discover the Agent Library
Step 4. Embed AI into any workflow

Step 0. Create a team (for org admins only)

With a Writer Enterprise plan, org admins can create teams to organize their Writer instance. Each team can have its own Home, custom agents, set of rules, style guides, and brand terms. To learn how to create teams, see our comprehensive article here.

Step 1. Get started with Writer Home

Writer Home brings all the tools you need right to your fingertips, with a personalized dashboard tailored just for you and your team. Watch the video below to learn how to get started with Writer Home!

Step 2. Ask anything to Ask Writer

Ask Writer is our most popular AI agent, designed to be a flexible and powerful tool with a user-friendly chat interface. This makes it easy and natural to request the tasks you need. Whether you're generating content, brainstorming new ideas, conducting research, or performing analysis, Ask Writer is here to help. You can also ground your work in trusted sources, such as your company's Knowledge Graph or relevant files, with the ability to reference up to ten million words of content. Take a look at the video below to see how you can get started with Ask Writer today!

Learn more about Ask Writer with our deep dive article here.

Step 3. Discover the Agent Library

AI agents can do anything from research, analysis, web search, translation, even code generation! Agents allow you to streamline your most mission-critical workflows. The Writer Agent Library offers you over 100 prebuilt AI agents to jumpstart your AI journey - no technical expertise required! Discover how to navigate the Agent Library and use prebuilt agents by watching the video below.

Learn more about agents in our article here.

Step 4. Embed AI into any workflow

Supercharge your workflows through the Writer extensions and apps that allow you to use Writer agents wherever you get work done. Watch the video below for an overview of what extensions and apps are currently available and how to get started with them today!

Learn more about Writer extensions and apps with these deep dive articles.