Attach, create and open files¶

Use the paper clip to attach files, then describe what to do with them. Wait for attachment preparation before sending. Images, extracted document text and file tools provide different kinds of input; attaching a document does not guarantee every page fits in one model request. Ask for a complete read when completeness matters, and inspect any extraction errors. If the selected model can't take images, its server refuses them; Nawa then sends your message again with a note where each image was, and sends that model no more images until you press Connect in Settings.

Large pasted text (1,200 characters or 14 lines) becomes a Pasted text.txt attachment, leaving the message box free for your instructions. Click its card to read the full text. When sent, it appears as a normal file in your message; you can also remove the card before sending. Smaller pastes stay in the message box.

Deliver a file¶

Ask, for example: “Create a Word document containing this summary and give me the file.” You can also ask Nawa to find a particular existing file in Downloads. Access outside a workspace can require permission.

Files selected as deliverables appear in compact file pills, with the file's icon and name. Multiple files form a grid. Supporting scripts and temporary files should not be presented as deliverables merely because they were created.

Open opens the file in Nawa's right drawer. What can be previewed depends on the format.
The adjacent chevron offers Open in native app, Open in Windows Explorer, and Open in drawer. A native app must be installed and associated with the file type.
Hover a clipped filename to reveal more of it. A moved or deleted file cannot be opened at its old path; ask Nawa to locate the current file.

The Word/PDF/Excel controls below an answer export that answer. They are separate from a file Nawa generated through its tools. Use the delivered file pill when you want the actual generated document, spreadsheet or presentation.

Browse the workspace¶

Open Files from the chat actions menu to browse the workspace, including hidden folders such as .git and .nawa. Expand a folder to see its contents or click a supported file to preview it. These folders are still excluded from automatic deliverable pills. When the drawer fills the chat area, the live elapsed-time pill is hidden; it returns when you reduce or close the drawer.

Play video and audio¶

Open a video or audio file pill to play it in the right drawer. MP4 and WebM videos, and common audio formats, use the browser's player with play/pause, seeking and volume controls. Videos also offer fullscreen. Playback stops when you close the drawer or switch to another file.

The file's codecs must be supported by the browser. If a file cannot be played, Nawa shows an error; use its Open with action to try a native app. This also works for linked files outside the chat workspace.

Preview other formats¶

If a format has no built-in viewer, or the browser cannot decode it, the drawer offers Create preview. Office files also offer this beside their native-app controls.

Nawa inspects the file, chooses an available decoder, and builds a separate application to show its contents. The work appears in the normal chat and waits in the prompt queue if Nawa is already working. Your composer draft stays in place. Permission requests follow your selected permission mode.

The application is tested before it is published. When ready, it opens in the drawer. Reopening the original file offers Open preview, which reuses the saved application without another model request. Nawa checks the entire original file, so changes require a new preview. The original is an input, not a replacement target.

A model still needs a working decoder. If it cannot read a format, it should explain the limitation; you can use the native-app action. Preview fidelity depends on that decoder and the generated application.

Revise a file¶

Ask for the changes you want, for example: “Make the presentation shorter and use this template.” Nawa's instructions tell it to preserve the original and deliver the revision under a new filename. Use the new result's file pill to open the revised file. If you want the original updated instead, say “Update this same file in place.”

Keep a PowerPoint template's design¶

Attach the original .pptx and state which parts to retain, such as layouts, fonts, colors, logos and backgrounds. The PowerPoint workflow inspects the supplied slides and uses their existing designs as the starting point. A request to use a template is not permission to replace it with a newly invented theme. If you want a redesign, ask for one explicitly.

Nawa should compare rendered slides with the supplied presentation and report any preview or rendering failure. A successful file write alone does not confirm visual fidelity. Open the delivered deck and check the result; if a preview tool cannot render it, Nawa should explain the limitation rather than claim that the design was verified.

Keep a copy¶

Copy valuable deliverables to a folder you control before deleting the chat. Save runnable apps to Artifacts when you want a library snapshot; see Your first app. Files in an external project folder and files in the Nawa profile need separate backups.