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Search Inside Documents

Search the text of every library PDF page by page, or ask a question and get a cited answer.

Somewhere in 300 datasheets is the one that states the 4-20 mA output impedance, and opening them one by one is not a plan. Every PDF in your library is searchable by its contents, page by page.

Search page by page

Type in the Parts Library search box and a Search inside documents panel appears below the part results, listing every library page that mentions your term. Each hit shows the file name, its document type, the page number, a snippet with your term in context, and the parts linked to that document. Clicking a hit opens the document at the matched page, not page one.

The Cmd+K palette reaches the same text from anywhere in the app, alongside parts, submittals, and everything else it finds. See Search everything.

Walkthrough 3 steps · 0:22 video

  1. Search Inside Documents, step 1: the screen with the control outlined
    Step 1 of 3 Type a term in the Parts Library search box.
  2. Search Inside Documents, step 2: the screen with the control outlined
    Step 2 of 3 A Search inside documents panel appears below the part results, listing every library page that mentions it.
  3. Search Inside Documents, step 3: the screen with the control outlined
    Step 3 of 3 Each hit shows the file, its type, the page, a snippet, and the parts linked to it. Click one to open the document at that page.

Ask the library a question

When the hits panel has results, an Answer this button appears:

  1. Type your question or term into the search box.
  2. Press Answer this. Progress shows while your documents are searched.
  3. A written answer appears, assembled from the documents in your library, with sources cited by file name and page.

Each cited source is a link that opens the document at that page, so you can verify the answer against the sheet before it goes into an RFI response or a submittal note. The answer comes from your own library, not from anywhere else.

What's searchable

Every PDF in your Document Library is covered: uploads, documents accepted from a document hunt, all of it. There is no separate indexing step to remember.

Search for a catalog number to find every document that mentions a part, including competitor cross-reference tables and accessory sheets that were never linked to it.

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Updated Oct 10, 2026

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