Autofill and evidence
Generate, edit and apply suggestions without losing sight of their sources.
What does Autofill need?
A target field, a usable source and a selected PICO, or an explicit No PICO choice.
Link to this answerCan I select several sources for one Autofill request?
The established workflow uses one source at a time.
Link to this answerHow do I build an answer from several sources?
Review and apply one source's suggestion, then generate from another and choose how to incorporate it.
Link to this answerDoes generating a suggestion change my document?
Can I request an alternative for an already-filled field?
Yes. Generation and applying the alternative remain separate.
Link to this answerDoes whole-document Autofill overwrite completed answers?
It targets empty or untouched template fields, preserving accepted answers.
Link to this answerDoes Autofill use the field's guidance?
Yes, alongside its name, native type and relevant project context.
Link to this answerDoes jurisdiction-specific Autofill mean manually assigning obscure rules to fields?
No. Relevant jurisdiction knowledge is selected automatically. Authors do not need internal rule identifiers.
Link to this answerCan Autofill fill a current submission date or human declaration from an old source?
Those are current-document or human decisions, not findings to copy from another document.
Link to this answerDoes no suggestion mean the source contains no evidence?
Not necessarily. Lack of supporting evidence and a preparation or generation failure are different situations.
Link to this answerCan I edit a suggestion before applying it?
Where do I make quick edits?
In the editable suggestion box in the Autofill sidebar.
Link to this answerCan I enlarge the suggestion area?
Yes. The suggestion surface is resizable, and the panel can be widened.
Link to this answerWhat if I need full Word formatting?
Choose Review and edit in Word.
Link to this answerDoes editing that Word review immediately change the submission?
No. It is a separate review document until you apply the result.
Link to this answerCan I append instead of replacing my existing answer?
Yes. Existing prose can offer Add after existing answer, alongside other valid placement choices.
Link to this answerCan I insert at the cursor or replace selected text?
When Writer supplies a valid target within the field, that option is offered.
Link to this answerIs replacing the entire answer treated as destructive?
Yes. It is distinguished from adding content, with Cancel available.
Link to this answerMust I reject the old suggestion before generating from another source?
No. A new request replaces that field's current offer without first requiring rejection.
Link to this answerDoes Reject undo an answer I already applied?
No. Rejecting an offer and undoing a document edit are different actions.
Link to this answerCan an Autofill suggestion carry supporting references?
Yes. Its stored result can contain source evidence and reference information.
Link to this answerHow can a text answer retain evidence information?
Dossier stores associated evidence metadata separately from the visible answer text.
Link to this answerWhat does that evidence information identify?
The source document, relevant passage, location, excerpt and the accepted answer fragment it supported.
Link to this answerAre citation numbers the same as that evidence history?
No. Visible citations and internal evidence associations are related but different.
Link to this answerDoes copying the lightweight suggestion manually preserve everything?
Do not rely on it. Ordinary copy/paste does not perform the same evidence-acceptance operation as Use suggestion.
Link to this answerWhat is the safest way to retain Dossier's evidence associations?
Apply the reviewed suggestion through Dossier's normal application controls.
Link to this answerWhat if I substantially rewrite the suggestion?
Source history can remain, but the edited wording must not be presented as unchanged, machine-verified evidence.
Link to this answerDoes formatting alone necessarily invalidate the evidence?
No. Formatting changes and substantive wording changes are treated differently.
Link to this answerWhat if I insert a citation while editing the suggestion in Word?
Native citations in the reviewed Word content transfer with the accepted target content through the supported review workflow.
Link to this answerIf the source changes later, does an old suggestion remain valid automatically?
No. Dossier checks whether its supporting passages still match and can withhold a stale suggestion.
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