{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "id": "document-to-answers-en",
  "translationKey": "document-to-answers",
  "language": "en",
  "edition": "codex",
  "title": "Got a long document? Ask AI to help you find the useful bits",
  "summary": "Find the dates, instructions or answers you care about without starting with a summary of everything.",
  "kind": "workflow",
  "category": "research",
  "url": "https://afaai.tw/codex/en/document-to-answers/",
  "updated": "2026-10-24",
  "reviewAfter": "2026-11-23",
  "revision": 2,
  "evidence": "experimental",
  "prerequisites": [
    "The document you want help reading."
  ],
  "cost": "Use an app you already have.",
  "limitations": [
    "For a deadline or important rule, read the passage the answer points to."
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title": "Open a chat and add your document",
      "detail": "In Claude, use the + button and choose Add files or photos. You can also paste the relevant text."
    },
    {
      "title": "Ask what you actually want to know",
      "detail": "Try “What do I need to do before this event?” or “Which dates should I put in my calendar?”"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ask where it found the answer",
      "detail": "“Show me the paragraph about that” makes it easier to go back to the useful bit."
    },
    {
      "title": "Turn it into something handy",
      "detail": "Ask for a short checklist or a few notes you can read on your phone."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Upload files to Claude",
      "url": "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude",
      "checked": "2026-10-24"
    },
    {
      "title": "Gemini Notebook FAQ",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16269187?hl=en",
      "checked": "2026-10-24"
    }
  ],
  "prompt": "Help me read this document. I want to know [my question]. Keep the answer short and show me where you found it. If the document doesn’t say, tell me. Then turn the useful bits into a checklist.",
  "markdownUrl": "https://afaai.tw/markdown/document-to-answers-en.md"
}