Check a document against a condition

A document you already have is often the fastest way to settle a condition. Midfire reads it against that one condition and tells you whether it speaks to it, quoting the passage it relied on.

Check one

1. Open the condition and choose your answer.
2. Press + Check a document against this, then pick the file.
3. Press Check document. The result appears under your answer before you record it.

You can check PDF, Word, Excel, text, Markdown, CSV and JSON files of up to 4 MB. Export a PowerPoint deck or an old .doc file as a PDF first. When a file is too large, export just the pages or the sheet you need.

What the result says

Each check returns one verdict, with the quote behind it:

• the document supports this condition;
• it goes against this condition;
• it touches on it without settling it;
• it says nothing about this condition.

Then record your answer as usual. The check informs your answer and never chooses it for you.

What Midfire keeps

• The file is read once and discarded. Midfire never stores your document.
• It keeps a receipt with the verdict, the quoted passage, the file name, a fingerprint of the file and the date.
• The document is never shared. People who can read your answer see the receipt, and the file stays with you.
• A completed check stays on the record even if you cancel your answer.

Good to know

• Each person can check 3 documents per condition, and the panel shows how many you have left. A condition that needs more is often trying to say two things at once.
• When documents from different people point opposite ways, the condition reads as contested, and the decision maker sees both receipts before making the call.