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Upload files

Teach TideReply from PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets and text files.

Files are good for content that isn't on your website: size charts, product manuals, price lists, internal FAQs.

  1. 1

    Open Upload file

    Go to Knowledge Base and click Upload file.

  2. 2

    Choose the file

    Click the box or drop your file onto it. You can upload PDF, Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), CSV or plain text (.txt) files up to 4 MB.

  3. 3

    Upload

    Click Upload & Process. TideReply reads the file in the background. It's live when the source shows Ready.

Good to know

  • Scanned PDFs don't work. TideReply needs text it can select. A PDF made from photos or scans fails with a message saying so. Export the original document as PDF instead, or paste the text as a text entry.
  • Bigger than 4 MB? Split the file, or remove images from it. Only the text is used.
  • Fix a typo without re-uploading. Open the file from Knowledge Base and edit its text. Changes are live once you click Save.
  • Replace a file by deleting the old one and uploading the new one.

Still stuck? Email support@tidereply.com. A real person on our team answers every email.

Updated 23 October 2026