# Chat and the right workspace > Reference knowledge, assets, and manuscripts in a chat, and use voice input, message queuing, right-side tabs, the built-in browser, and phone QR handoff. - Source: https://beav.pro/en/docs/workspace/chat Checked 2026-10-07. Applies to Beav desktop 2.8.13. Most work starts with a **New chat**: describe the result you want and the material you already have, and the AI asks follow-up questions when needed. Image and video creation and video editing also happen in the chat and its right workspace; there is no separate media creation page. ## The new chat page The new chat page has the input box at the top and the available **creation templates** below it. You can filter templates by industry (personal IP, tech bloggers, food and beverage, real estate, home furnishing, pets, beauty and personal care, outdoors) and type (cover, image, Xiaohongshu (RedNote), video). See [Creation templates](https://beav.pro/en/docs/workflows/templates) for how to use them. ![New chat page with industry and type filters, a Create template card and template covers below the composer](https://beav.pro/screenshots/new-chat-templates-en-2026-10-07.webp) *The new chat page: the composer at the top, and filterable creation templates as you scroll down.* ## Give the AI material * **Drag in cards**: Drag cards from Knowledge, Assets, or Manuscripts in the right workspace onto the input box. When you release, a reference card with a type label appears above the input box. Manuscript cards also have an **Add to chat** button at the bottom. * **Shortcut**: When the input box is focused, press `⌘K` (`Ctrl+K` on Windows / Linux) to open or close the right sidebar. * **Attachments**: Paste, drag in, or choose images and files. A pasted image is saved only as an attachment to that message and does not go into the asset library automatically; save it explicitly if you want to keep it. * **@**: Type `@` to choose composite assets such as products and characters. References are submitted with the message only when you click send, and you can remove them one by one before sending. Starting with 2.8.13, `#` no longer opens the knowledge picker and is typed as ordinary text. ## Voice input Click the microphone in the input box to start recording. Click it again or press Enter to stop and transcribe. The recognized text is inserted into the input box, and you still send it yourself. Each recording can last up to 5 minutes. Press Esc while recording to discard it. If the network fails, click **Retry** instead of recording again. The first time, you need to allow system microphone access. ## Keep sending while the AI is running Messages you send while the AI is replying go into the **queue** above the input box and are processed in order after the current turn ends. * **Steer**: Hand the message to the AI at a safe point in the current turn without interrupting tools that are running. * **Edit**: Move an unprocessed message back to the input box to change it. When you send it again, it goes to the end of the queue. * **Delete**: Remove a message that has not started processing. After you click stop, the unsent queue is kept and is not sent automatically, even after a restart. Stopping only halts the current run; it cannot undo writes that have already completed. ## The right workspace Click the sidebar button on the right of the chat title bar to expand the right workspace. It uses tabs like a browser. Use **+** to open a new tab with: * **Manuscripts**: Manuscripts and asset packages in the current space. The filters are **All**, **This chat**, **Ready to publish**, and **Published**; **Ready to publish** is selected by default. See [Manuscripts, asset packages, and publishing](https://beav.pro/en/docs/workspace/drafts-and-publishing). * **Knowledge / Assets**: Browse content and drag it into the chat. Linked Obsidian vaults and Eagle libraries are also listed by name. * **Video editor**: Opens the full video editor in the sidebar while you keep chatting on the left. See [Video editing and smart talking-head cuts](https://beav.pro/en/docs/workflows/video-editing). * **Browser**: A built-in browser with URLs and Bing search, back and forward, 50%–200% zoom, multiple tabs, link copying, and **Quote in chat**. Sign-in state is stored separately per space and does not use your system browser's sign-ins. If a site refuses embedded sign-in, use **Open in system browser**. Files, images, and asset packages that appear in the chat also open as tabs on the right. Drag the divider between the chat and the right sidebar to adjust the width. Tabs and the expanded state are saved per space and chat and restored after a restart. **This chat** collects the current chat's attachments, generated results, asset packages, and links. You can filter by **Outputs** or **References**, or check two images to compare them side by side. ![Chat with the right workspace open, showing two generated covers and one reference image under This chat](https://beav.pro/screenshots/chat-right-workspace-en-2026-10-07.webp) *The right workspace opens Manuscripts as a tab; This chat gathers the conversation's outputs and references.* ## Share to phone * **Video**: Click **Share to phone** in the video preview's control bar. * **Image**: In the chat image preview, click **Share to phone** next to the download button. Beav creates a temporary QR code. With your phone and computer on the same Wi-Fi, scan it to open the pickup page, where you can play or download the video, or view or download the original image (on iPhone, long-press the image to save it to Photos). The link is valid for 30 minutes, and your computer and Beav must stay on during that time. Remote files must be saved to this computer first. To share a single item from the asset library, see [Share assets and drop files into Beav](https://beav.pro/en/docs/workflows/asset-sharing). ## Archive chats Clicking **Archive** in the chat list on the left archives the chat immediately, and an **Undo** option appears at the top of the page for about 5 seconds. You can restore it later in **Settings → General → Archived chats**. A chat that is running cannot be archived yet. ## Unsent drafts Unsent text and reference cards are saved on this computer, so you can keep editing when you return after switching pages or chats. Drafts do not sync across devices.