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# How do I create a course from a document?

Upload a document and AI structures it into a multi-screen course. You set the audience, tone, and length, then review the outline before it builds.

The Transform a document method turns a document you already have into a course. AI summarises and reformats your content to suit Coassemble's screen types, chunking long text into headings and bullets, rather than copying it word for word. It's a strong starting point you refine afterwards.

## Create the course

1. From your dashboard, select **New course**, then **Transform a document**.  
2. **Upload your document** by dragging it in or selecting **Add a file**. You can upload more than one document and add a prompt to give context. There's a 50MB file size limit.  
3. Set your audience's **familiarity** with the topic: Beginners, Intermediate, or Advanced.  
4. Optionally add **audience detail** and choose a **learning outcome** (AI suggests options, or type your own).  
5. Confirm the **language** (AI detects your document's language, and you can change it) and choose a **tone**: Informal & Conversational, Academic & Research-Based, or Motivational & Persuasive.  
6. Choose the **length** as a screen-count range.  
7. If your document has images, choose whether to **include them**.  
8. Select **Generate course outline**.

## Review the outline

AI generates an outline, including a quiz screen at the end. Before it builds the full course, you can add or remove screens, rename titles, and drag screens into a new order. When you're happy, select **Create course** and AI builds each screen.

## Edit and publish

Once generated, refine the content, images, and design in the editor, then publish to make it live.

## Frequently asked questions

### What file types can I use?

PDF, Word (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), text (.txt), and rich text (.rtf). Document transformation has a 50MB file size limit.

### Will my document be copied word for word?

No. AI summarises and reformats your content to fit Coassemble's screen types, so it's digestible for learners. You refine it afterwards.

### Can I use more than one document?

Yes. Upload several documents and add a prompt to give context, and AI merges them into one course.