# Smart AI Input

Smart AI Input lets you quickly create contacts in Alano by pasting information instead of manually filling out fields.

You can log leads by pasting:

Screenshots (images)

Email signatures (text)

LinkedIn profile snapshots

Any mixed text or image content containing contact details

## Step 1: Open Smart AI Input

Click Add Contact

Select Smart Input

This opens the Smart AI Input panel.

## Step 2: Paste your content

Paste any of the following into the input area:

Screenshot of a contact (image)

Email signature text

LinkedIn profile snapshot

Any copied text containing contact details

You can paste images, text, or a combination of both.

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## Step 3: Review extracted information

Once pasted, Alano analyzes the content and extracts contact details automatically.

Review the detected information and make edits if needed.

## Step 4: Save the contact

After reviewing, choose how to save the contact:

Add as a new contact

Add to an existing customer

Create a new customer and add the contact

Proceed to save the contact in Alano.

View our clear instructions here on LinkedIn.

Original Outline page: https://wiki.alano.ai/s/alano-user-guideline/doc/smart-ai-input-AavFvE2QOa

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Last generated: 2026-06-30