Add a file, link or voice note to a message
Your material is already somewhere — last year's series notes in a PDF, a photo of the whiteboard from staff meeting, an article you want to respond to. Hand it to Aligned with your question and it works from what the file actually says, instead of guessing.
1/5 · Click + beside the send button
Good to know
- Pasting something long — a whole manuscript or a transcript — turns it into a document chip called Pasted text instead of filling the box (anything over 6,000 characters). Add your question and send. On a phone with a draft open, the Tell me what to change… bar does the same: the chip appears in the bar, which then reads Add your question….
- A file is read with the message it came with. If a later question is answered as though it isn't there, attach it again. With a document, mentioning it (“the notes I attached”) also works.
- On a phone, + is the way to attach — there's no dragging files in.
- Very long documents are trimmed, and Aligned tells you when it did, so its answers won't cover the end. Send a long one in parts, say which part is which, and ask about one part at a time.
If it’s not working
It says “You can attach up to … at a time.”
That's the most one message carries. Send this one first, then add the rest to your next message.
It says “That file is too large (max 15MB).” or “Couldn't read that document.”
Try a smaller copy of the file, or copy the part you need and paste it into the message instead — a long paste becomes an attachment by itself. If it says “Couldn't read any text from that file.”, there was no text in it to read.
It says “Microphone access was blocked.”
Your browser or phone said no to the microphone — allow it for Aligned in its settings and try again. There's no time limit on a recording.
It says “Part of your recording couldn't be transcribed — the rest is in the box.”
The connection dropped for part of a long recording. Everything else is in the box; say the missing part again, or type it.
It says it couldn't open my link
Some pages can't be read from outside — anything behind a login, a paywall or a bot check, even if it opens fine for you. Copy the text from the page and paste it into your message instead.
I attached a file in the Assistant and it opened a new chat
The Assistant doesn't read attachments, so what you sent opens in a regular chat that can read it, and a note there says so. Carry on in that chat.
Next, you might want to
- Get a better answer from AlignedTell Aligned what missed and ask again, go deeper on a sermon, or turn on Pro Thinking for a harder question.
- Write this Sunday's sermonGo from a passage or topic to a full sermon draft in your tradition, ready to shape.
- Upload your statement of faith and documentsAdd your beliefs, policies and manuscripts so Aligned draws on them, and choose which ones your website may quote.
- Let Aligned take notes in your next meetingRecord a staff or elder meeting on your phone or computer and get a summary, action items and decisions back.