You can start with material you already have. On the desktop app, create a new session. The transcript area offers Upload Audio, Type Notes, and Paste Text. Choose the starting point that matches your material.

For audio, select Upload Audio and choose a supported file. Here we use our existing fictional Willow Cafe recording. Follow the processing message until the transcript is ready. Completion time depends on the file and service; this is one example.

Read the imported transcript before building on it. Double-click a line to enter the editor. Check names, dates, and numbers against your original material. Click outside the editor to return to the formatted view.

Open Speakers to inspect the labels. In this single-voice example, we replace Guest One with Demo narrator and confirm the change. Give real speakers names only when you know who they are. A system status line is not another person speaking.

If your material is already written, Type Notes lets you enter it directly. Paste Text is another starting option. Our earlier follow-up used written notes about the opening target, owners, and unresolved decisions. A small, accurate set of notes is enough to begin asking useful questions.

Once the source is ready, the same tools are available for the next step. Review the briefing, ask a follow-up, generate a summary, or create a visual. Check the output against the source before you use it. You can turn existing material into useful work without repeating a live recording.