š Your First 4 Wins with Whale
Welcome to Whale! š Whether youāre here to document processes, onboard faster, or scale your teamās knowledgeāyouāre in the right place. To help you hit the ground running, here are your first 4 wins to unlock in Whale.
These steps will get you familiar with Whaleās core features and show you just how easy it is to create, capture, and access knowledge.
ā 1. Download the CoCreator Chrome Extension
The CoCreator extension is your on-the-go documentation assistant. It lets you capture processes directly from your browser without switching tabs.
Once installed, youāll see the Whale icon in your browser toolbarāready to help you create guides as you work.
You win? A super easy-to-use extension that helps you capture any process
š„ 2. Record Your First Guide with CoCreator
Use the extension to record your screen and voice while walking through a task. Whale will automatically transcribe your recording and turn it into a draft guide you can polish and publish.
š£ How to do it:
Click the Whale CoCreator icon
Hit āScreen Recordingā
Walk through your workflow and explain it out loud
Stop recording and convert to a guide
This is one of the fastest ways to turn real work into real documentation. Read the full article here.
You win? Time, time and time. Turn your captured processes into guides in seconds
š¤ 3. Ask Alice a Question on Your Guide
Once your guide is live, test out Alice, Whaleās built-in AI assistant. Alice helps users find answers by reading and summarizing your documentation.
š£ To use Alice:
Open your published guide
Click the āAsk Aliceā button
Ask a natural-language question like:
āHow do I reset a user password?ā
Alice will find the relevant section or summarize the steps
This helps your team learn how to find answers fastāwithout digging.
You win? Way less frustration because you find what you need when you need it with Alice.
š 4. Share Your Guide With a Teammate
Knowledge is better when shared. Send your new guide to a teammate, assign it as training, or simply post the link in Slack.
š£ Use the Share or Assign option from the guide view.
Tag someone to read or complete it. Done!
Navigate to your guide
Click "Share" on the top right corner
Select your team member, a group or yourself
Assign!
This is your first step in building a habit of internal documentationāand showing others how easy it is to get involved. Read the full how to guide here.
You win? Time and time again. Colleagues can follow a process without you explaining it over and over, individually.
š” Bonus Win: Celebrate!
Youāve just created your first piece of living knowledge inside Whale. Keep going, and youāll quickly turn your teamās know-how into a system that scales.
š Whatās Next?
Organize guides into Playbooks
Set review cycles to keep content fresh
Invite your team and assign training
Explore Analytics to see whatās being read