Quick Start Guide
### Quick Start Guide
This guide walks you through your first session with Academly. In about 10 minutes, you will understand the core workflow and be ready to start working on your thesis.
### What this section is about
The Quick Start Guide provides a step-by-step introduction to the main features of Academly.
### When you should use this
- Are new to Academly
- Want a quick overview of the platform capabilities
- Need to onboard a colleague or fellow student
### How it works
1. **Explore a Topic (5 minutes)**
Navigate to Writing > Topic Explorer > Topic Ideas from the sidebar. Enter a title, description, and click "Generate Suggestions".
2. **Upload Your First Document (2 minutes)**
Navigate to Workspace > My Library. Click "Upload Document" and select your PDF.
3. **Generate Content (3 minutes)**
Navigate to Writing > Theory & Background. Select your document, enter a question, and click "Generate Paragraph".
> **Important notes**
> - Generation quality depends on your source quality
> - Start with shorter outputs to test
> - All generated content is saved to your library automatically