# 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](/help/part-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](/help/find-anything).

![Content search hits with page numbers and snippets](https://submittalkit.com/static/images/help/search-inside-documents-hits.webp)

## 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](/help/document-library) is covered: uploads, documents accepted from a [document hunt](/help/find-datasheets), 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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Submittal Kit · Parts & Library · Updated 2026-08-15
Canonical: https://submittalkit.com/help/search-inside-documents