Research workflows
Read and understand research papers with AI in Word.
Textmolt lets you read Zotero papers in Microsoft Word on Windows. Highlight passages, add notes and ask about selected excerpts or available full text, keeping your draft alongside the source.
- Paper source
- Zotero 7–10, connected through Viamolt
- Reading views
- Original PDF layout or a reflowed view
- AI context
- A selected excerpt, an abstract or available full text
See a question answered from a paper excerpt
Open a PDF beside your Word draft, ask about a selected passage, and check the answer against the excerpt and its page reference.
Recorded in the real add-in · Word on Windows
How the workflow works
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Open the source
Connect Zotero through Viamolt, find a paper and open its PDF beside your draft.
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Choose what to ask about
Select a passage for a focused question, or choose the available abstract or full-text option. Check the context before sending.
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Compare the answer with the paper
Compare the answer with its source. Selected excerpts carry page labels; return to the relevant passage and check surrounding qualifications.
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Keep useful reading notes
Highlight text and add notes. Record the authors’ findings, remaining uncertainties and passages you may need when writing.
Different reading questions need different context
| Reading task | What Textmolt provides |
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| Read the original | A PDF reader with original and reflowed views |
| Understand a sentence | Questions about a selected excerpt, tagged with its page |
| Translate a passage | AI help with selected PDF text |
| Explore a complete paper | Available full-text questions, subject to extraction and plan limits |
| Ask about a figure | On Pro, send a figure from the PDF, tagged with its paper and page, to a model that accepts images through your own key |
| Organize your reading | Highlights and notes alongside the paper |
AI answers can misinterpret papers. Textmolt supports Word on Windows; Mac and WPS Office are not officially supported.
A request to start from
Explain this selected passage in plain language. Distinguish the reported finding from the authors’ interpretation, and identify any limitation stated here. If the excerpt is insufficient, say what other section I should read.
Example request, not a tested result. Check the answer against the paper.
Summarize a research paper, then check the evidence
An answer based on an abstract cannot establish details found only in the methods or results. Choose context that contains the evidence your question needs.
- Check whether you supplied an excerpt, abstract or full text.
- Read surrounding text before relying on a quoted statement.
Need more context? Ask about the full paper
Include the available full text, ask about the limitations reported by the authors, and check the original passage. Available text is subject to document and model context limits.
Recorded in the real add-in · Word on Windows
Turn reading into usable evidence
Take notes on claims, methods and limitations to guide later writing. An AI explanation should not replace the source itself.
- Record the passage that supports each important observation.
- Distinguish your interpretation from the authors’ conclusions.
Questions about this workflow
Can I use AI with Zotero papers inside Word?
Yes. Textmolt connects to your Zotero library through Viamolt. Read a paper beside your draft, select relevant text and ask AI to summarize or explain it. Check the attached context and original passage before relying on the answer.
What do I need for Zotero reading?
Zotero (versions 7–10) and Viamolt must run on the same Windows PC as Word. Pair Viamolt with your Textmolt account.
Can every PDF be used in full?
Full-text questions need extractable text and remain subject to document, model-context and plan limits. Check what is attached before asking.
Where can I check reading features and costs?
The homepage compares current plans. AI requests use a supported API key or Textmolt credits, separately from plan features.