# Summaries & AI Q\&A

After transcription completes, Record Meeting can automatically generate an AI summary of your meeting and let you ask questions about the content.

## Summary

### What's in a summary

The summary is organized into key topics, each with bullet-point takeaways. It gives you a structured overview of the meeting without having to read the full transcript.

### Edit & save

You can edit the summary inline using the built-in editor (supports bold, italic, headings, and lists). Click **Save** when you're done — your edits are preserved.

### Export

Export your summary as:

* **PDF** — formatted document ready to share
* **Email draft** — opens a pre-filled email with the summary
* **Markdown** — plain text for use in other tools

Click the **Export** button in the summary panel.

{% hint style="info" %}
Summaries require a completed transcription. If transcription hasn't run yet, start it first from the recording detail page.
{% endhint %}

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## AI Q\&A Chat

The Q\&A chat lets you ask natural-language questions about your recording and get direct answers with clickable timestamps.

### How to use it

1. Open a completed recording
2. Click the **Ask** or **Chat** button
3. Type your question, for example:
   * *"What was the deadline we agreed on?"*
   * *"Who is responsible for the design?"*
   * *"What were the main concerns raised?"*
4. The AI responds with an answer and a **clickable timestamp** that takes you directly to the relevant moment in the video

### Conversation history

Your conversation is saved per recording. You can return to a previous session and continue where you left off, or start a new conversation.

### Shortcuts

Shortcuts are pre-defined prompts you can trigger with a single click — useful for questions you ask frequently across meetings, such as "What are the action items?" or "Summarize in 3 bullet points."

* Access shortcuts from the shortcut bar above the chat input
* Organization admins can create shared shortcuts for the whole team
* You can also create personal shortcuts from the shortcuts settings