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Bearly can find and combine relevant passages from documents in a chat. Ask a focused question and the answer can include numbered citations that lead back to the source file and page.

Use this for evidence gathering, comparison, and precise questions. If you want a broad overview of one long file, create a Deep Summary instead.

Ask about attached documents

  1. Attach the source material

    Select the plus icon beside the message box, choose Attach files, and add the documents. Wait for each attachment to finish loading.

  2. Ask a focused question

    Name the files, evidence, and form of answer that matter. Bearly can work across several sources in one request.

    Compare the renewal and termination terms in these agreements. Make a table with notice periods, fees, and unusual exceptions, and cite every row.

  3. Send the message

    Bearly reads or searches the relevant material and answers in the chat. Preparing a newly attached or scanned document can take a moment.

  4. Open the evidence

    Select a numbered citation in the answer—or a source filename shown above it—to open the document. When a page is known, Bearly opens near that page so you can inspect the surrounding text.

For a follow-up, stay in the same chat. You can ask Bearly to quote a passage, explain a term, resolve a disagreement between files, extract a table, or look for evidence that would challenge the first answer.

Research project files

Documents added to a project are available to chats in that project. Open or start a project chat and refer to the material by name:

Using the documents in this project, trace how the proposed launch date changed and identify who approved each revision. Cite the source for every date.

This is useful for a continuing body of reference material because you do not have to attach the same documents to every project chat. Files attached only to one ordinary chat remain with that chat.

Work with strong source material

  • Use descriptive filenames so citations are easy to recognize.
  • Keep only relevant sources in scope, or name the exact files to compare.
  • Searchable PDFs, word-processing documents, presentations, spreadsheets, CSV, Markdown, and plain-text files are common choices. A document can be up to 200 MB for document search.
  • Scans and unusual formats may need extra processing. If text cannot be extracted, export a searchable PDF or paste the important passage into the chat.
  • For audio or video, use Transcribe before asking detailed questions about the spoken content.

If Bearly cannot find the answer

  • Check that the upload completed and that you are in the chat or project containing the file.
  • Mention the document name and use distinctive words, dates, people, or section titles from the likely passage.
  • Ask a narrower question first, then request a synthesis after the relevant evidence has been found.
  • If a citation no longer opens, the source file may have been removed. Attach it again and repeat the question.
  • If no passage is found in a scan, attach a text-searchable copy.

For help attaching, previewing, or downloading a source, see Work with files in a chat. For reusable project material, see Add documents to a project.