Your call with Bruce starts in two minutes. You know you promised him something last time, but you can’t remember what. Tap ⌘ twice (⌘⌘) on your keyboard, ask “What did I promise Bruce last time we spoke?”, and you’re ready before the call connects.
Tap ⌘ twice, quickly, from anywhere on your Mac, even mid-call. The search bar opens, ready for your question.You can also move your pointer to the bottom-left corner of your screen and click Search. See Find your way around.To close the search bar, press Esc or tap ⌘⌘ again. It stays open when you click into another app, so you can see the conversation as you work.
Ask a follow-up in the same bar, like “And what did Anna say?” Soda remembers the conversation so far, so you don’t have to explain it again.Closed the bar by accident? Type /resume to pick up your last conversation where you left off.
Type @ and start typing a name. A list of your contacts and companies appears. Pick one, and Soda knows exactly who you mean. The tag tells Soda who you’re asking about. It doesn’t stop Soda using anything else it knows to answer.You can tag more than one person in the same question, for example “What did @Geoff and @Anna agree on pricing?”Tag someone and press Return with nothing else typed, and their profile opens straight away.
Know two people called Geoff? Tag the right one with @, and Soda won’t need to ask for clarification.
Search covers your calls and emails, and everything Soda has learned from them about your contacts and companies. It goes as far back as your memory does.It only covers your own memory, plus anything teammates have shared with you. Nobody else’s calls or emails appear in your answers. See Share with a teammate.
Soda needs the Input Monitoring permission to notice the ⌘ key. Check that it’s turned on in Permissions. If you turned it on a moment ago, quit and reopen Soda, because it takes effect after a restart. For more help, see ⌘⌘ doesn’t open search.
Soda says it took too long
You’ll see “That took too long, please try again”. Broad questions take longer to answer. Ask again, and narrow it down: name the person or company, or add a time like “last month”. See Asking good questions for examples.
Soda says something went wrong
Check that you’re online, then ask again. Type or paste your question back into the box.
Soda asks me to sign in again
You’ll see “Please sign in again.” You’ve been signed out. Sign in again, then ask your question.
Soda asks "Which Geoff?"
Soda knows more than one person with that name, so it asks rather than guessing. Click the right one, and Soda carries on. If Soda can’t find the name at all, it suggests close matches for you to pick from. Next time, tag the person with @ and Soda won’t need to ask.
Soda asks which Geoff you mean.
The answer isn't what I expected
If Soda hasn’t heard or read something, it says so rather than guessing. Check which call or email the answer came from. If a detail is wrong, see When Soda gets it wrong.
