The ask box
One box that reads your question and opens the page that answers it.
- Where
- Dashboard, at the top
- Cost
- Free to ask
- Way in
- Open the dashboard
What it is#
The box at the top of the dashboard. Type what you want to know in plain words. As you type it shows which page will answer, and when a search costs credits it names the price before anything is spent.
Why use it#
How to use it#
Open the dashboard and click the box, or press Ctrl K (⌘ K on a Mac).
Type @ and a few letters to name an app, then pick it from the list. Leave the @ out to ask about a whole category.
Read the tag the box shows as you type: it names the page your question will open, and its price when it has one.
Press Analyse, or Ctrl Enter.
What to type#
@nameNames one app. Pick it from the list that opens.
@one vs @twoCompares two or three apps side by side.
no @A question about a whole category of apps.
Ctrl KPuts the cursor in the box. ⌘ K on a Mac.
Ctrl EnterRuns what is in the box. ⌘ Enter on a Mac.
Messages to try#
Still stuck? Write to support and say what you tried.