# Using an Assist Cell

Steps to use an Assist cell:

* Navigate to a Notebook.
* Click on the ***Assist*** option.
* The Assist cell gets inserted below.

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* Type a prompt in the Assist cell.
* Click the ***Send*** icon.
* The response based on your prompt gets generated below.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/1QeOywZjV1cHo55cMW8u/blobs/us4TstHtkksEhVWTBN67/image.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* Since the generated result in this case is a code. Add a new code cell and copy the generated code in it.
* Run the code cell.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/1QeOywZjV1cHo55cMW8u/blobs/6cuO7yEWaYzgoYtMhoQI/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Running the generated code</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The Bar plot gets generated below the code cell.

<figure><img src="https://4082649235-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1QeOywZjV1cHo55cMW8u%2Fuploads%2FZhyoskrGqDAYuVF5P1fR%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3325aa6a-00ba-4b3e-8766-2296ded401d4" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Bar chart based on the Assist generated code</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

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