Turn a Word document into study guides, checked against your material
Upload a Word document and QuerySpark writes study guides from what is actually in it, so you can see the whole topic on one page on exactly what your course covers. .docx files up to 20 MB.
Example
Study guide from HIST 110 notes
A sample of what you get from a Word document on history. Yours is written from your own file.
HIST 110 notes: Causes of the First World War
Long-term causes
- Militarism and the naval race
- Alliance system
- Imperial rivalry
- Nationalism in the Balkans
Short-term trigger
- Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
- July Crisis
Essay angles
- Was any one power responsible?
- Accident or design?
Check yourself
How did the Schlieffen Plan bring Britain into the war?
How we read Word documents
We read the .docx structure directly, keeping headings and paragraphs, so a long set of notes is split into topics before any questions are written.
Get the best results
- Use headings. They become the topics of your study guide.
- One document per unit keeps sets focused.
- Paste in your lecturer's learning objectives at the top to steer the questions.
What your study guides include
- A structured outline of the main topics in your material
- Key terms, learning objectives and common misconceptions
- Worked examples where your material has them
- Practice questions at the end of each section
How you study them
Read the guide to get the shape of the topic, then jump into practice from any section. The guide and the questions come from the same analysis, so they cover the same ground.
Best for: starting a new unit, condensing a long reading, the night before an exam.
Things that trip people up with Word documents
- Old .doc files are not supported. Save as .docx first.
- Track-changes and comments are ignored; accept them first if they matter.
- Text inside images is not read from Word files. Export to PDF if your notes are mostly screenshots.
Questions about word to study guide
Does it keep my headings?+
Yes. Headings become topics, and the study guide follows your document's structure.
What about Google Docs?+
Download as Microsoft Word (.docx), or copy the text and paste it in directly.
How long is the study guide?+
Choose a quick review sheet, a comprehensive guide or an exam-prep guide. Length follows your material: a ten-page chapter gets a page or two, not padding.
Is the word document to study guide converter free?+
Yes. You can try it free with a 3-day Pro trial and no credit card, then keep using the free plan every month.