Attaching files
Give the assistant PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and text files to read, and the limits that apply.
Attach a file
Select the paperclip (Attach files) next to the message box, or drop files onto it. Each file uploads at once and shows as a chip with its number of pages. Select × on a chip to remove it.
The assistant reads the files with your message and can look things up in them again later in the conversation.
What you can attach
| Kind | Formats |
|---|---|
.pdf |
|
| Word | .docx |
| Excel | .xlsx |
| PowerPoint | .pptx |
| Text | plain text, Markdown, CSV, TSV, JSON, HTML, XML |
Only the text of a file is kept, not the file itself. That is also why a file without text, such as a scanned PDF, is refused: there is nothing to read in it.
Limits
- At most 20 MB a file and 10 files a message.
- Very long files are refused when their text is too long for the assistant to read at once. Split them, or attach only the part you need.
- A file you attach but never send is deleted after a day.
If a file cannot be read, its chip says why.