Apex Vision AI User Guide

The pop-up is the small window that opens when you click the Apex icon next to Chrome’s address bar. Use it to get help with a question on your screen.

1. Open your question

   Make the full question and any answer choices visible on the webpage.

2. Click the Apex icon

   Choose Quick Solve From Current Page. Apex reads the visible page and works on the question.

3. Read the explanation

   Review the answer in the pop-up. For a longer conversation, choose Open Side Panel.

The Side Panel is your chat area beside the webpage. Use it for detailed explanations, follow-up questions, and help with images.

1. Open the Side Panel

   Click the Apex icon, then Open Side Panel.

2. Add your question

   Type or paste it into the message box and send it. For a diagram or a problem you can’t copy, use Image Capture.

3. Keep the conversation going

   Ask follow-ups in the same chat. You can request smaller steps, a different example, or a practice question.

The Side Panel also contains Study Tools, Voice Tutor, and Settings.

The toolbar is a small bar that can display Apex’s answer on your webpage. Use it when you want to keep your work in view.

1. Show the toolbar

   Open Settings and turn on Toolbar.

2. Get help with the page

   Run Quick Solve from the Apex pop-up. Its default Windows shortcut is Ctrl + Q.

3. Make it comfortable to read

   In Settings, adjust the text size, bar height, or opacity (how faint the text looks). You can hide the toolbar whenever you want.

On supported Canvas and Blackboard pages, Apex can show help buttons beside a question.

1. Turn the buttons on

   Open Settings and enable On-Screen Buttons.

2. Open a practice question

   Look for Apex’s Get Answer and Get Study Tip buttons beside it.

3. Choose the help you want

   Select Get Answer for an answer or Get Study Tip for help understanding the topic.

Open the Side Panel and select Study Tools. Choose what you want to make, add a topic or your course material, and follow the tool’s prompts.

Guided Study helps you work through a problem with hints, explanations, and practice. It is in beta and requires you to sign in.

1. Open Guided Study

   In the Side Panel, select Study Tools → Guided Study. Add the question you’re working on.

2. Show what you’ve tried

   At Your attempt, enter your working or explain where you’re stuck. It doesn’t need to be correct.

3. Choose your next step

   Use I’m stuck for a hint or Just explain it for an explanation. You can ask for more help as you go.

4. Check your understanding

   Use Practice This for a similar question. Your topic mastery, or progress on that topic, updates after Apex checks your attempt.

Talk through a question out loud and hear the explanation. Voice Tutor uses your microphone and snapshots of the tab you start it on. Sign in before starting.

1. Open the right webpage

   Bring up the question or reading you want help with. Select Voice Tutor in the Side Panel.

2. Start the session

   Choose Start 10-minute Voice Tutor. Allow microphone access when Chrome asks. The panel shows your available sessions.

3. Ask your question

   Speak normally, then ask follow-ups as needed. For example: “Talk me through this problem one step at a time.”

4. Pause or finish when you need to

   Mute mic stops microphone input; tab snapshots continue. Use Pause to pause the session, or Stop when you’re finished.

For more detail, see the Voice Tutor guide. You can adjust its tutoring style below.

Study tips help you review the idea behind a question and decide what to practice next.

1. Get help with a question

   Use Quick Solve or an on-screen Get Answer button.

2. Open the study tip

   Choose Get Study Tip when it appears, or open the study recommendations from the pop-up’s book icon.

3. Try the advice

   Review the suggested topic, then ask the Side Panel for an example or a practice question.

Open Settings in the Side Panel to change how Apex looks and which controls appear on your webpages.

Show the controls you use

• Toolbar — show or hide the answer bar.
• On-Screen Buttons — show or hide help buttons on supported questions.
• Highlight Popup — show Get Answer when you select text.
• Side-Panel Button — show or hide the button that opens chat from a webpage.

Make answers easier to read

Adjust the toolbar’s text size, height, and text opacity. In Side Panel chat, choose Study for organized explanations or Chat for a conversational reply.

Auto-fill can select an answer on supported multiple-choice questions in Canvas and Blackboard. Use it for practice where AI help is allowed.

1. Enable Autofill

   Turn on Autofill in Settings.

2. Get an answer

   Open a supported practice question and use Get Answer or Quick Solve.

3. Review the selection

   Check which answer Apex selected and read the explanation. Correct it if needed before continuing.