> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.elitea.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is a Canvas?

Canvas is your all-in-one workspace for editing, refining, and collaborating on AI-generated content in ELITEA. Instead of copying results into other tools, you can work directly with code, tables, and diagrams—right where the conversation happens.

Canvas supports real-time collaborative editing where multiple users can work on the same content simultaneously:

* **Multi-user Editing**: Multiple team members can edit the same canvas content at the same time
* **User Indicators**: See who else is currently editing the content with user avatars and names
* **Live Updates**: Changes made by other users appear in real-time
* **Edit Conflicts**: The system manages edit conflicts automatically to ensure data integrity

## Available Editors

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Code Editor" icon="code">
    Edit code with syntax highlighting, find/replace, and code folding. Export as `.py`, `.js`, `.java`, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Table Editor" icon="table">
    Modify tables with spreadsheet-like functionality. Add/remove rows and columns, sort, filter, and export to XLSX or Markdown.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Diagram Editor" icon="diagram-project">
    Edit Mermaid diagrams with live preview and syntax highlighting. Export as PNG, JPG, or SVG.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DOCX Editor" icon="file-word">
    Edit `.docx` files from Artifacts in a full WYSIWYG interface — formatting toolbar, ruler, zoom control, save directly to the Artifact bucket.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Info title="Opening the DOCX Editor">
  The pencil icon (✏️) does **not** appear for DOCX files in chat. Open DOCX files via the **View/Edit file icon** in Artifacts or chat attachments instead.
</Info>

## How to Use Canvas

1. Ask ELITEA to generate code, a table, or a Mermaid diagram.
2. When ELITEA generates the content, look for the pencil icon (✏️) in the top-right corner of the content block.
3. Click the icon to open the Canvas editor in a modal window.
4. Make your edits using the available tools:
   * **Copy**: Copy content to clipboard
   * **Undo/Redo**: Revert or reapply actions
   * **Save**: Save your changes
   * **Export**: Download in various formats
5. Click **Save** to preserve your changes in the conversation or **Export** to download files.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/epam-a74ef051/8ltV7YdnKNCEAtwo/img/menus/chat/canvas-open.gif?s=3458e1d7f3f20fe3292dca465b4337b8" alt="Canvas open" width="1913" height="911" data-path="img/menus/chat/canvas-open.gif" />

<Info title="See also">
  See also:

  * [Use Canvas in Conversations](../../how-tos/chat-conversations/how-to-canvas)
  * [Edit Files in Canvas](../../how-tos/chat-conversations/file-editing-canvas)
  * [Agents from Canvas](../../how-tos/chat-conversations/how-to-create-and-edit-agents-from-canvas)
  * [Pipelines from Canvas](../../how-tos/chat-conversations/how-to-create-and-edit-pipelines-from-canvas)
  * [Toolkits from Canvas](../../how-tos/chat-conversations/how-to-create-and-edit-toolkits-from-canvas)
  * [MCPs from Canvas](../../how-tos/chat-conversations/how-to-create-and-edit-mcps-from-canvas)
</Info>