Reading, highlighting and asking about a passage

Read your PDFs in Qenot, mark what matters, and ask about any line with the answer's source one click away.

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Highlight a line in the lecture, then follow the answer's citation back to the page it came from.

The Content page is where you read. It shows your PDF (or notes, slides and web pages) with a chat beside it, so you can read and ask without switching tabs.

Highlight a line in the lecture, then follow the answer's citation back to the page it came from.
Highlighting a line, then following an answer's citation back to the marked passage.

Select text to act on it

Select any words and a small toolbar appears. From it you can:

  • Ask about the passage: the question goes to the chat with the passage attached.
  • Highlight it in one of several colours, or make it bold or underlined.
  • Add a note to it, which shows as a small marker you can open later.
  • Add to Recall, which turns the passage into a card you'll be asked about later.
  • Translate it.

Check where an answer came from

  1. Ask a question in the chat beside the document.

    Answers come from your own sources.
  2. Open the sources under the answer.

    Each one shows the passage it used and its page.
  3. Choose Open in source.

    The document jumps to that page and marks the passage for a moment.

Read without distractions

When you read generated notes or practise, Full screen hides the sidebar and header. Press Esc to come back. See deep work in one window for why this helps.

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Common questions

Are my highlights saved?

Yes, to your account. They're there on any device, and you can see all of them in the marks list beside the document.

Why does Microsoft Edge show its own menu when I select text?

Edge adds its own mini menu to every selection on every website. To hide it on Qenot, open the … in Edge's menu and choose "Hide menu for this site". Qenot's own toolbar still appears.

Can I translate a passage?

Yes. Select it and choose Translate; the translation opens beside the document.