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4. Creating Documents in the Atelier and Running Code in the Sandbox
Learn how the chat produces artifacts — documents, spreadsheets, slides, charts and code — previewed and edited in the Atelier side panel, and how code runs safely in the isolated sandbox.
When you ask the chat to create a document, spreadsheet, presentation, chart, or piece of code, the result appears as a card in the conversation and simultaneously opens in the Atelier — a side panel on the right. The Atelier shows your content with real formatting (not raw text), so a slide deck looks like slides and a spreadsheet looks like a table. From there you can edit the content, ask the chat for changes, save a new version, download the file, or store it in your personal files for reuse across other OUPI tools. Every version is kept, and the file retains its identity no matter how many revisions you make, so you always have a clear history of changes.
Artifacts are not limited to text documents. The chat can produce:
• Documents — reports, memos, contracts, articles. • Spreadsheets — tables with data, formulas, analysis. • Slides — presentation decks with structured content. • Charts — visual graphs generated from data you provide or that the chat computes. • Code — scripts in various languages, shown with syntax highlighting.
Each type opens in the Atelier with an appropriate preview. You can download any artifact or save it to your files (FileHub) so it is available in other parts of the platform.
When a task requires actually running code — for example, processing a dataset, converting a file format, generating a chart from numbers, or building a document programmatically — the chat executes that code in the sandbox, an isolated environment completely separated from your account and the internet. This means the code cannot access your private data or external systems; it runs safely and returns only the result and any output files. The sandbox activates automatically when execution is needed; you do not have to configure anything. Note that sandbox work uses additional credits on top of the normal message cost.
If you attach a large or complex file (or many files at once) and ask the chat to analyze or transform them, the platform automatically routes the heavy processing to the sandbox. You don't need to do anything special — just attach and ask. The results and any generated files will appear as artifacts in the Atelier.
After the chat produces an artifact, save it to your files so you can reuse it in other conversations, share it with teammates in a workspace, or attach it to future messages. Versions are preserved, so you can always go back to an earlier draft without losing work.
Open the chat and type: "Create a one-page summary document about the benefits of remote work, then build a simple bar chart comparing productivity at home vs. in the office." Watch both artifacts appear in the Atelier side panel. Try editing the document text directly, then download the chart.
The Atelier is the side panel where every artifact the chat produces — documents, spreadsheets, slides, charts, and code — is previewed with real formatting, edited, versioned, and saved. When code needs to run, it executes safely in the sandbox, an isolated environment that protects your data and returns only results. Artifacts can be downloaded or stored in your files for reuse. Sandbox and frontier-model usage add to credit costs, so keep that in mind for heavy tasks.