This content originally appeared on Opera News and was authored by Santiago Benavides García
In today’s AI Feature Drop we’re adding to Aria the ability to use Page Context mode on text-based documents like PDFs and Google Docs. This means that you can use Aria’s deep-dive superpowers to quickly browse through those long documents and understand them much better – all from the Command Line shortcut in Opera Developer – our testing environment for new features.
This update makes it possible for you to use Aria’s Page Context mode for work, studies or just some light reading online, and makes it even easier for you to find the information you need in any document. All of this can now be done without even having to manually upload a document – you simply need to open the Command Line interface with Ctrl + / (Windows) or Cmd + / (Mac).
The cherry on top of Page Context mode
Let’s rewind a little bit to May last year when we introduced Page Context mode – a feature that allows you to ask Aria anything about the textual content of the webpage you’re currently on.
Additionally, earlier this year we gave Aria the ability to read a great number of file types – which is quite useful for files saved on your device.
What we’re bringing today is a combination of the two previously mentioned Feature Drops because now Aria can read and understand the mentioned text files formats that you have open in a browser tab – directly from the Command Line’s Page Context mode. This enables you to use AI superpowers directly on the PDF or Google Docs that you have opened in the browser – to summarize, inquire, interpret and much more by simply asking Aria about it.
Honestly, this is the kind of tool I wish I had when I was doing my studies and that I’m now glad to have at work in order to find exactly what I need when reading those long PDFs or trying to wrap my head around long reports in Docs.
How to get the most of Aria’s Command Line
In order to use Aria to help you get through any of those long (not) boring documents, you need to:
- Have a PDF or Google Doc open in your current tab.
- Access the Command Line shortcut*: Ctrl + / (Windows) or Cmd + / (Mac).
- Press the Tab key once – you’ll see the orange Page Context badge appear.
- Type a prompt asking something about the file you have open, or use one of the two predetermined options (“summarize” and “explore topic”).
For example, let’s say you get a very long brief for this upcoming campaign that you’ll be working on:
In order to get some context before reading the brief, you can ask Aria who is Kevin the sloth in order to gain a better understanding of what’s being pitched here:
Then you just need to hit enter and you’ll get a quick overview of Kevin the sloth addicted to caffeine and conspiracy theories:
Now, what’s interesting about this is that you not only get the option to summarize documents – using AI for that is fine, but Aria can do much more. In this case, Aria gets the context of the document and can help you answer questions you might have, like “who is Kevin the Sloth” – this provides more depth to the things you achieve with Aria in the browser in your day to day.
Try out the latest AI Feature Drops in Opera Developer
With this new feature you can power-read through all your documents and be way more efficient when doing so. Give it a try by downloading Opera Developer – our testing environment – and leave us your feedback in the comments down below.
*In some cases – and depending on your keyboard layout – the Aria Command Line can vary due to different positioning of the forward slash ( / ) character. For example: the layout from the Nordics, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Latam and Turkey, the Command Line shortcut is Ctrl Shift 7 or Cmd Shift 7 – because the forward slash ( / ) is located on the 7. If you’re using the keyboard layout from the US, UK, Poland, India and Ukraine, use Ctrl / or Cmd /.
This content originally appeared on Opera News and was authored by Santiago Benavides García