Business mode
Business mode is Orion's simpler data-and-chat workspace for reports, analysis, and everyday business questions. It is meant for users who want answers from notebooks without working directly in raw cells and code.
Choose Business mode
- Open Orion.
- In the first-run dialog, choose Business.
- Click Continue.
Choose Pro instead when you want the full notebook-first IDE with cells, code, file panels, and the complete developer workflow.
You can change the choice later from Settings → Appearance.
What changes
- Orion opens a chat-first workspace focused on projects and reports.
- You see App View content instead of raw notebook cells.
- New notebook creates a notebook for a fresh report or question.
- Refresh reruns the report and updates visible App View output.
- Edit lets you revise report markdown directly in App View and remove outputs from the visible report.
- Share publishes the current report through Orion Cloud.
- Export creates a PDF or HTML copy of the visible report.
- Dirty editor files autosave in Business mode, even if the general autosave setting is off.
Work with projects
- Choose a project folder when Orion asks where your work lives.
- Open an existing analysis or create a new one.
- Ask Orion to create, update, or explain a report.
- Use Refresh after data or notebook changes.
- Pin frequently used projects or files from the more-actions menu.
Business mode still uses local Jupyter to run notebook code. If Orion asks you to connect a runtime, choose the Python environment that has your data libraries installed.
Edit a report
- Open a notebook in Business mode.
- Click Edit in the report toolbar.
- Click a markdown section to edit its text.
- Click Save, or press Ctrl + Enter on Windows/Linux or Command + Enter on macOS.
- Right-click a report item and choose Remove to hide it from App View.
- Click Done when you are finished.
If you remove the wrong item, press Ctrl + Z on Windows/Linux or Command + Z on macOS before leaving the report.
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Last updated July 2026.