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# Getting started

### Your first audience, from idea to activation

Turn an audience idea into an activated segment in six steps.

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**Your outcome:** a built audience, ready to send to your DSP or SSP.
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**Confirm your workspace**

Use the sidebar selector to confirm your active workspace.

For example: `Audi`

<figure><img src="/files/LcYh5XcJpJL4ypnmppmj" alt="The workspace selector in the DS-1 sidebar."><figcaption><p>Select the workspace before you start.</p></figcaption></figure>
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**Start a conversation**

Enter a plain-language request from the home screen. You can also select a recommended agent card.

Try: `Find me audiences that are coffee drinkers`.

Attach files to add working context across your sessions. Attach a project to use its isolated context.

<figure><img src="/files/Irksxcsw0RMPaM0dCDU8" alt="The DS-1 home screen with a prompt field and recommended agent cards."><figcaption><p>Start with a prompt or select a recommended agent.</p></figcaption></figure>
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**Search for an audience**

Open the **Search Audience** card and enter a topic.

Try: `Luxury SUV buyers`.

DS-1 suggests related search terms, such as premium SUV dealerships. Ask for more terms, refine the list, then build the audience.

<figure><img src="/files/ZKc9strJPa5rCSJKwOxD" alt="The Search Audience card in DS-1 with audience search results."><figcaption><p>Refine the suggested terms before building.</p></figcaption></figure>
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**Syndicate your audience**

After you build the audience, choose **Syndicate**.

Available destinations are configured for your agency. Confirm the segment name and destination when prompted.

Your segment appears in the selected platform based on its processing timeline. For example, The Trade Desk can take 24–48 hours.

<figure><img src="/files/BLYTNfoXdCWyddTMVY3l" alt="The syndication flow in DS-1 with destination options."><figcaption><p>Choose the platform that will receive the segment.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/eBqTaLIJDhrG5gjfaz6w" alt="The DS-1 syndication confirmation prompt."><figcaption><p>Confirm the segment name and destination.</p></figcaption></figure>
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**Create a project**

Use a project for recurring client campaigns. It keeps related chats and files together.

Projects are isolated workspaces. Their history and files remain within that project. You can also attach a past conversation from **History**.

<figure><img src="/files/iDukH7XWuJu55jwmkxQM" alt="The project creation flow in DS-1."><figcaption><p>Create a project for a recurring client campaign.</p></figcaption></figure>
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**Return to your work**

Open **History** to find earlier conversations. Use the search bar to locate a conversation, then assign it to a project when needed.

<figure><img src="/files/tpvSPM7B3ncw17VIPCAv" alt="The History view in DS-1 with a conversation search field."><figcaption><p>Search previous conversations from History.</p></figcaption></figure>
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**Keep exploring**

Learn how DS-1 protects and handles your data in [Privacy and Data Concerns](/ds-1-foundations/privacy-and-data-concerns.md).