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Using the Tutor Chat

Chatting to your Tutor offers text, transcription, images, and a math keyboard for comprehensive learning support.

Written by Kat Morgan

A tutor chat works like any other chat, with a few extras for schoolwork.


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Starting

Open the tutor and click New chat. Type your question and press Enter.

A tutor chat: the chat list on the left, the conversation beside it


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What is in the chat box

The tutor chat composer, with its formatting toolbar, attachment, recording and voice buttons


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  • A formatting toolbar: headings, bold, italic, lists, code, tables, and maths.

  • + to attach a file, or take a photo with Upload from phone.

  • A microphone to dictate, and a waveform to talk to the tutor.


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Under each reply

Hover a reply for four buttons: copy, thumbs up, thumbs down and read aloud. If the tutor has suggested questions turned on, three follow-ups appear underneath.

A tutor set to a Socratic level answers with questions rather than answers. That is deliberate: see How to use Socratic mode.


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