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Study Guide for Students ​

Locus AI Version 3.0 introduces advanced features that transform academic research and analysis. With its dual-interface approach — the quick-access Speed Dial and the detailed Side Panel — Locus AI empowers users to interact deeply with both web pages and PDFs, ensuring traceability and precision in every step.

How to Use Locus AI as a Student ​

Online Research for Essays ​

  1. While browsing scholarly articles or research webpages, activate the Speed Dial interface to automatically generate a concise summary of the page's content.
  2. Use the natural language query feature to extract key points, verify citations, and highlight critical source text segments.
  3. Switch to the Side Panel for a detailed examination, exploring an interactive document map that outlines main sections and supports further queries.
  4. Capture relevant insights in the Insight Stream & Action Box; later, aggregate selected cards using the Action Box for a comprehensive synthesis.

Annotated Readings for In-depth Understanding ​

  1. Upload a comprehensive PDF, such as a peer-reviewed journal article, via Locus AI's Document Upload feature.
  2. Leverage the enhanced PDF parser to transform complex layouts into structured, searchable text.
  3. Generate an in-depth summary and create an interactive outline (Map) detailing the document's structure.
  4. Engage with additional AI actions to generate quiz questions for self-assessment and annotate key sections for further discussion.
  5. Use the Side Panel to seamlessly navigate between detailed insights and the original source text for precise cross-referencing.

Consolidated Study Guide Creation ​

  1. Throughout your research, use the Insight Stream & Action Box to log valuable insights from various documents and sessions.
  2. When preparing a consolidated study guide or comprehensive research report, select the most pertinent cards from the Insight Stream.
  3. Employ the Action Box to merge these insights into a cohesive summary that maintains bi-directional links to the original materials.
  4. Export the consolidated summary for collaborative review or in-depth analysis.

Best Practices ​

  • Alternate between the Speed Dial for quick overviews and the Side Panel for detailed investigations.
  • Validate AI-generated insights by cross-referencing them with the original document excerpts displayed in your workflow.
  • Utilize the interactive document map to visually navigate complex materials and retain a clear understanding of the structure.

For a deeper dive into these capabilities, visit our Using Locus AI section.

Features & Tools ​

Configuration ​

Additional Resources ​

For more details on these powerful study tools and to explore additional features such as smart summarization, interactive learning, and dynamic query processing, please visit our Using Locus AI page.