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On iPads that support Apple Intelligence, Lectra can read a document when you ask it to. You can ask questions about what you’re reading and get answers that point to the page, summarize a page, quiz yourself, and ask one question across several documents. Everything runs on your iPad, these features stay off until you turn them on, and your notes and documents are never used to train any AI model.

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Before you begin

  • An iPad that supports Apple Intelligence, with iPadOS 26 or later.
  • Apple Intelligence turned on in your iPad’s Settings app.
  • Your iPad’s Apple Intelligence model finished downloading. Your iPad downloads it after you turn on Apple Intelligence.
On other iPads, these features aren’t available, and the rest of Lectra works as usual. To check your iPad, open Lectra’s Settings > Intelligence. If your iPad can’t run these features, the screen tells you why. To learn what each message means, see Troubleshooting.

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Turn on intelligence

Lectra doesn’t read any document until you say yes. You can turn it on the first time you use a feature, or in Settings.

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The first time you use a feature

The first time you tap Intelligence (the sparkles button) in a document, or Ask in your library, Lectra asks “Let Lectra read this document?” or “Let Lectra read these documents?”. The prompt explains that the work happens on your iPad, that your notes and documents are never used to train any model, and that every use is listed in Settings.
  • Tap Turn On to continue.
  • Tap Not Now to keep intelligence off. The sparkles and Ask buttons disappear after you close the prompt. You can turn intelligence on later in Settings.

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In Settings

1

Open Settings

Open Lectra’s Settings. To learn how, see Settings.
2

Go to Intelligence

Tap Intelligence.
3

Turn on the switch

Turn on the switch at the top of the screen. It reads On when intelligence is on.
Turning on intelligence also lets Lectra turn your lecture recordings into text. To learn more, see Record lectures.

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Ask about a document

The Intelligence chat answers questions using the pages of the document you have open, and shows which pages it read.
1

Open a document

Open any PDF or notebook in your library.
2

Open the chat

In the toolbar, tap Intelligence (the sparkles button). The chat opens as a panel. On a wide screen, it sits beside the page.
3

Ask a question

Tap a suggestion, or type your own question in the box. While Lectra works, it shows which page it’s reading.
4

Check the source

Under each answer, tap a page chip, such as p. 6, to go to a page that Lectra read for that answer.
The chat starts with four suggestions that you can tap:
  • Summarize this page
  • What are the key terms here?
  • Explain this more simply
  • Quiz me on this page
Under each answer, you can also:
  • Tap Copy to copy the answer.
  • Tap Add as note to put the answer on the current page as a sticky note. Drag the note where you want it.
Lectra saves each document’s chat on your iPad, so it’s there the next time you open the document. When you share a document, the chat isn’t included.
Lectra answers from the pages it reads for each question, so it may not see the whole document at once. If the pages don’t cover your question, Lectra can answer from general knowledge and says that the answer comes from outside the document. Check important answers against the page.

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Ask across several documents

You can ask one question about several documents at once, for example to compare two readings or to find which one covers a topic.
1

Select documents

In your library, tap Select, and then tap two or more documents.
2

Tap Ask

In the selection bar, tap Ask (the sparkles button). The Ask across documents sheet opens.
3

Ask your question

Type a question, such as “Compare their main arguments” or “Where is this topic covered?”. The answer names the document that each point comes from.
For long documents, Lectra reads only the beginning of each one. When that happens, the sheet says “These documents are long — only the beginning of each is used right now.”

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Get a better name for an imported file

When you add a file with a name that doesn’t say much, such as “Untitled” or “Scan”, Lectra can read the first pages and suggest a better name. This works only when intelligence is on. When Lectra has a suggestion, it asks “Rename this file?” and shows the name it suggests.
  • Tap Rename to use the suggested name.
  • Tap Keep Name to leave the name as it is.
Lectra never renames a file without asking you.

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Use Siri and Shortcuts

Lectra adds two actions to the Shortcuts app and Siri. Both run on your iPad and need intelligence turned on. The summary action reads only the beginning of a long document.

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See what intelligence did

Lectra keeps a record of each time a feature read one of your documents. The record lists only the feature, the document’s name, the date and time, and where the work ran. It never stores your questions, the document’s text, or the answers.
1

Open the record

In Settings > Intelligence, scroll to RECENT ACTIVITY.
2

Read an entry

Each entry shows the feature, such as Ask this document, followed by the document’s name, the date and time, and “on this device”.
3

Clear it (optional)

Tap Clear, and then tap Clear again to confirm. Clearing the list doesn’t change your documents.
The record covers the last 30 days.

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Turn off intelligence

In Settings > Intelligence, turn off the switch. Lectra stops reading your documents right away, and the sparkles and Ask buttons disappear. Turning it off doesn’t delete anything. Your saved chats, your activity record, and any lecture transcripts stay on your iPad. If you turn intelligence back on, they’re still there.

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Privacy

  • Summaries, answers, and quizzes are generated on your iPad. Your notes and documents aren’t sent anywhere to produce them.
  • Your notes and documents are never used to train any AI model.
  • A feature reads a document only when you use it on that document. The two exceptions run only after you turn on intelligence: rename suggestions for newly added files, and automatic transcripts of your lecture recordings.
To learn how Scope handles your data, see Privacy.

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Limits

  • Lectra answers from a limited number of pages per question, and from only the beginning of each document when you ask across documents.
  • If you ask many questions in a short time, Lectra pauses briefly and shows “Intelligence is cooling down. Try again in” followed by the wait time.
  • Answers can be wrong. Use the page chips to check them.

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Troubleshooting

If intelligence isn’t available, Settings > Intelligence shows one of these messages in place of the switch.
The button appears only on iPads that support Apple Intelligence. If your iPad supports it, check Settings > Intelligence. If you tapped Not Now earlier, turn the switch on there.
The document has no text that Lectra can read yet, for example a scan whose pages haven’t been recognized. Lectra recognizes the text on scanned pages in the background. Try again later.
Ask about a smaller part of the document, such as one page or one section.
Apple’s on-device model won’t answer some questions. Rephrase the question, or ask about a different part of the document.

Record lectures

Record while you write, and get a transcript on your iPad.

Search your library

Find words in your PDFs, typed notes, and handwriting.