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5. Working with Notebooks
Gather sources in a notebook, let the AI analyze them, and produce ready-to-publish content such as summaries, post series or slide decks.
A notebook is a dedicated workspace inside Creative Suite where you collect sources — documents, links, or notes — and let the AI analyze them to produce ready-to-publish content. Think of it as a research folder with a built-in writing assistant. You can feed it a mix of materials (a market report, a blog draft, a competitor's webpage, your own bullet-point notes), then ask the AI to turn those sources into a summary, a social-media post series, a slide deck, or a briefing document. Every output the notebook generates stays linked to the sources it was built from, so you always know where the information came from.
The notebook workflow has three stages:
- Gather – Add your sources. These can be files already stored in OUPI, external links, or free-form notes you type directly.
- Analyze – Ask the AI to read and understand the sources. This step extracts key themes, facts, and arguments so the AI can work with them accurately.
- Produce – Choose an output type (summary, post series, slide deck, briefing) and the AI generates it from the analyzed material.
If your sources change — say you update a document or add a new link — you can re-analyze the notebook and regenerate outputs so everything stays current.
AI generations inside notebooks (analysis and content production) consume credits. The platform shows the credit cost before each generation, so you can decide whether to proceed or adjust your request first. Editing and organizing within the notebook itself is free.
Notebook outputs are not isolated — they connect to the rest of Creative Suite. A slide deck produced by a notebook opens in the visual editor, where you can refine layouts, apply your brand kit (logos, colors, fonts), add AI-generated images, and then export as PNG, JPG, or PDF. A post series can be turned into social visuals using templates. Because designs are also files in OUPI, you can reuse them in the chat or hand them to @oupi in a mission for further work.
When you add sources, include context notes (e.g., "This PDF is our Q2 sales report — focus on growth metrics"). The clearer your intent, the more relevant the AI's analysis and outputs will be.
Go to Creative Suite → Notebooks. Create a new notebook, add two or three sources (a document, a link, or a typed note), then run the analysis. Once analysis completes, ask the notebook to produce a summary and a short post series. Review the outputs and open any slide deck in the editor to see how it connects to the visual tools.
Notebooks let you turn scattered sources into polished content in three steps: gather sources, analyze them with AI, and produce outputs like summaries, post series, slide decks, or briefings. Re-analyze whenever sources change. Every output stays tied to its sources for traceability, and generated decks or visuals flow directly into the Creative Suite editor for further refinement and export. AI steps cost credits (shown upfront); organizing and editing are free.